Nearly seven million Americans peacefully took to the streets out of their love for this country, and Trump in response acted out like a toddler obsessed with his own poop. Indeed, our commander-in-chief really does have more affinity for the Sharia law dictators in the sand kingdoms than he does for Saturday’s true patriots. This may be the moment when the Dems and its allies take the patriotism banner back from Republicans. Plus, the lengths the administration went to imprison immigrants in El Salvador, the Dem base wants a fight over the shutdown, and Trump keeps serving up reasons why the Trump/Russia conspiracy has survived for so long.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

show notes

Miles Bruner's Bulwark piece on leaving the GOP
Jon Cohn on the Americans caught in the shutdown vice
The FT on the volatile Trump-Zelensky meeting last week
Bill and Sarah on a successful "No Kings"
The Post on the El Salvador prison deal

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