Greg Sargent

Many media types and Dems continue to operate as if Trump is a politically invincible figure, a "Teflon Don." But in truth he's becoming an increasingly weak, failing, diminished, unpopular, naked-emperor figure, and it's time to treat him as such. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2000...

Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans. As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA. See this:

This is a damning anecdote from Rep Jim McGovern. He tells me that during debate over Trump's big budget bill, House Rs privately admitted to him that it would screw over their own constituents, yet they had to vote for it anyway. Read all of it. He wrecks them: newrepublic.com/article/1999...

"We were hoping Trump would denounce Alex Jones for the damage he caused to families who did lose somebody and other families impacted by the tragedy. He never did. We were disappointed in the lack of response." -Newtown parent, to me, in this piece:

ICYMI, new piece/thread from me. This is a pretty wild story and you shouldn't miss it:

Useful reminder from @sulliview.bsky.social that a key reason Trump picked Hegseth was because more independent Pentagon leaders played a key role in restraining him during his first term, and he wasn't going to make that mistake again. The consequences are dire: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good point from @davidrlurie.com over at @atrupar.com's place: By surrounding himself with people who are singularly devoted to remaining in Trump's good graces, he only insures the perpetual reinforcing of his worst instincts in a downward spiral of sycophancy: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-stoo...

Trump "does not think like a democrat (small d). He thinks like a dictator. A democrat who understood his obligations in a democratic system...would stop and think: Gee...maybe I should pull back a little." Good @mjtoma.bsky.social on his deep contempt for his role: newrepublic.com/post/208931/...