"David Frum discusses the menacing crises the Trump presidency is inflicting on the United States and its own movement to start 2026. David speculates that the recent lethal ICE incident in Minneapolis, the growing erraticism of Trump's rhetoric, and the targeting of Jerome Powell indicate that MAGA world is cracking. He argues that Trump's unpredictable and escalating actions are taking the MAGA movement, the Trump presidency, the U.S., and the rest of the world down a path of doom."
"Then, David is joined by Timothy Naftali, the founding director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, to discuss perhaps Trump's most brazen grift: his proposed presidential library in Miami. Frum and Naftali also discuss why comparisons of Trump to Nixon fall flat and how Trump's actions in Venezuela reflect a policy of weakness. Finally, David ends the episode with a discussion of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte."
Menacing crises are afflicting the Trump presidency and its movement as 2026 begins. A lethal ICE incident in Minneapolis, growing erratic rhetoric, and the targeting of Jerome Powell suggest fractures within MAGA. Unpredictable and escalating actions by Trump risk taking the movement, the presidency, the United States, and global stability down a path of doom. A proposed presidential library in Miami is characterized as a brazen grift tied to profit motives. Direct comparisons between Trump and Nixon are judged imperfect. Actions concerning Venezuela are described as reflecting American weakness. A literary segment covers Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
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