Bill Kristol: Trump's Revenge Tour Is Backfiring
Bill Kristol and Tim Miller discuss how Trump's efforts to pursue political revenge, such as targeting James Comey, are counterproductive. Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany is undermining the war effort in Iran and straining NATO relations. Meanwhile, internal Democratic tensions and Trump's vanity projects are drawing criticism.
- ▪Acting AG Tood Blanche stated that the phrase '86 47' can be used freely by anyone except James Comey, who Trump wants imprisoned.
- ▪Trump has ordered thousands of U.S. troops withdrawn from Germany despite the strategic importance of those bases to the Iran war effort.
- ▪The ceasefire in the ongoing conflict appears to be at risk, and Democratic party factions are urged to avoid escalating internal cultural conflicts.
- ▪Trump's personal public projects are described as increasingly grotesque and driven by vanity.
- ▪Democrats won the recent government shutdown battle, but party unity remains a concern due to internal divisions.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/PreviewBill Kristol: Trump's Revenge Tour Is BackfiringTim Miller and William KristolMay 04, 2026∙ PaidShareActing AG Tood Blanche announced over the weekend that basically everybody in America can use the expression "86 47" without fear of prosecution—except James Comey, who Trump yearns to see behind bars. Also, POTUS is still so steamed that NATO is not helping him with the Iran war that he's ordered thousands of U.S. troops withdrawn from Germany—even though the bases there are key to the war effort.
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