Trump’s Alternate Reality War Speech | The Bulwark Podcast

Trump fired Pam Bondi, maybe the most destructive AG in the history of the United States, because she wasn't able to magically and lawlessly jail his political enemies. On Wednesday night, he told Americans that gas prices would naturally go down when he was finished with his war—much like the way he told the country in March 2020 that COVID would just go away. In reality, China may end up in control of the Strait of Hormuz and with freight passage paid with the Chinese Yuan. America and the world are paying for the incompetent (and petrified) advisers Trump has surrounded himself with. Plus, POTUS threatened war crimes on national television, the Iranian diaspora bet on the wrong horse, and who will be the next Barbie to get the ax?

Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller.

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Show Notes:
Tim's livestream at 8pm ET on YouTube and Substack: https://www.youtube.com/@bulwarkmedia

The Bulwark LIVE after Trump's Iran address: https://www.youtube.com/live/ntJJiQpCEtE?si=PEKtUPdxaW98vzuB

Susan's column on Trump's Wednesday address: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/trumps-case-for-war-fails-to-mention-how-to-win-it?_sp=8e0b20ad-b236-4f84-ac54-0aa7e0805d0d.1775156314172

Susan on Trump breaking up with NATO: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/a-mamdani-strategists-advice-for-democrats-in-the-2026-midterms

The New Yorker on the ex-CIA officer who stopped Iran from getting the bomb: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/06/he-helped-stop-iran-from-getting-the-bomb

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Chapters:
00:00:26 Trump’s War Speech Fallout
00:01:34 No Plan, No Strategy
00:03:30 Trump’s Contradictions On Iran
00:05:14 Economic Risks And Oil Shock
00:07:36 Confusion For The Public
00:09:31 Polls Collapse And Political Damage
00:12:10 Ad Break – Mack Weldon
00:12:52 Conflicting War Objectives
00:14:15 Incompetence And No Strategy
00:17:17 Strait Of Hormuz Crisis
00:20:49 Global Conflict And Alliances
00:21:27 Reaction To Trump’s Speech
00:24:47 Threats And War Crimes Concerns
00:29:03 Iran Protests And False Promises
00:32:20 DOJ Chaos And Bondi Exit
00:38:29 NATO Tensions And Europe Fallout
00:48:07 Global Economic Crisis
00:51:01 Domestic Politics And Spending Cuts
00:54:31 Can America Still Do Big Things

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