The Bulwark Podcast Project 2025 Is Coming Back To Bite Trump
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Dec 2, 2025 
Amanda Carpenter, a senior writer at Protect Democracy and author of 'IF YOU CAN KEEP IT', joins Tim Miller to unpack the fallout from Trump's embrace of Project 2025 and its unpopularity, which is sinking his poll numbers. They delve into the controversial boat bombings in Venezuela and question the administration's aims, legal ramifications, and military accountability. Additionally, Carpenter highlights successful grassroots coalitions challenging Trump's immigration policy and the troubling threats against Indiana legislators resisting redistricting.
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Project 2025 Backfiring Politically
- Project 2025 was a full-year-one plan that the administration largely implemented but is now causing political blowback.
- Amanda Carpenter argues its unpopular policy choices have driven Trump's approval down to around 36% and created openings for accountability.
Caribbean Strikes Trigger Oversight
- The boat strikes in the Caribbean have raised bipartisan scrutiny and oversight interest.
- Carpenter emphasizes this attention because unchecked military actions abroad risk politicizing armed forces and threatening democracy.
Strikes May Be About Regime Change
- The administration appears to be using maritime strikes as an intimidation campaign aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
- Carpenter says such moves lack congressional oversight and blur the line between counternarcotics and foreign policy objectives.