# Bill Kristol: Trump's Revenge Tour Is Backfiring

An episode of [The Bulwark Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1447684472), 4 May 2026, 54 min.

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Acting 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POTUS is still so steamed that NATO is not helping him with the Iran war that he's ordered thousands of U.S. troops withdrawn from Germany—even though the bases there are key to the war effort. Plus, the ceasefire looks to be in trouble, the Dems need to cool it on the 'burn the witch' culture, and Trump's vanity public projects are becoming increasingly grotesque. Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller. show notes : • Monday's "Morning Shots" • Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with David Baer • Tim's 'Bulwark Take' with Marc Elias on the SCOTUS VRA ruling • JVL on the risks of Fetterman flipping parties • Lauren on how some Dems want Chair Ken Martin to go • Mark Hertling on Trump pulling troops out of Germany • Eric Edelman on the troop drawdown • Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and LA on 5/12: TheBulwark.com/Events

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