Bulwark Takes

Sam Stein and JVL talk about Elon Musk and his DOGE team losing favor with the electorate. Does MAGA like Elon or not? Is DOGE overstepping and will Elon become the scapegoat of the Trump administration?

Adrian Carrasquillo deep dives into MAGA world's plans to create narratives around mass deportations with a gilded frame to control the public perception of Donald Trump's extreme executive order.  Read more in Adrian's newsletter Huddled Masses, Inside Trump World’s Plans To Gloss Up Mass Deportations

Sam Stein and Tim Miller discuss Donald Trump's press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu where he said he wants the US to take over Gaza Strip.

Sam Stein and Huffington Post senior reporter Arthur Delaney discuss the funding freeze one week on and all the confusion.

Tim Miller and JVL recap on the stock markets not having the projected fall with Donald Trump's tariff plans, revealing the market stability saw through Trump's bluff. Read JVL's The Triad: Follow the Money: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/follow-the-money-trump-musk-market-reaction-tariffs-canada-mexico-nyse-dow-sp500-treasury Vox Pecunia, Vox Dei: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/vox-pecunia-vox-dei

Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling joins Ben Parker to discuss how Trump’s extreme plan to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay would be both immensely expensive and enormously inhumane.

Sam Stein, Mona Charen, and Joe Perticone talk RFK Jr.'s approval vote in the senate committee making him one step closer to becoming HHS Secretary, and the dangers that Sen. Cassidy, who ultimately voted yes, laid out with RFK's continued misinformation on public health.

Sam Stein is joined by Alex Ward, National Security Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, to discuss what happened today at USAID, how Elon Musk and his team took over, and with Marco Rubio appointed acting administrator, what happens from here.

We received tons of emails from federal workers and many who are affected by the mass confusion created by Elon Musk's initiatives at government agencies. Sam Stein shares insights from viewers and the importance of transparency as government workers continue to sift through chaos. For any information or insight, submit tips to https://thebulwark.com/tips