The man in charge is bluffing, blustering, and trying to manipulate the markets by claiming that the administration is in negotiations with Iran and was holding off on further military strikes. Israel's reaction was to drop more bombs on Iran, and the regime itself used Trump's own lines against him in its response. In any event, Iran has shown it can close the Strait of Hormuz, which is much more of a power move than the degradation of Tehran's missile capacity. With the war hitting Americans financially in their daily lives—and Trump now refusing a deal to fund TSA—the Dems have to hammer home that it's POTUS who has delivered higher gas prices and long lines at the airport. Plus, JD is in a job bind, the head of FEMA has a teleporting issue, and Trump showed utter depravity over the passing of Bob Mueller. Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

show notes

Monday's "Morning Shots"
"Bulwark on Sunday" with Bill and Catherine
Tim's and Bill's 'Bulwark Take' on Trump's reaction to Mueller's death
Yeats' poem, "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing"
The real "Baghdad Bob"

Attempted Arson on DHS Office in Idaho

Daily SITREP from Early Warning Network

DOJ Seeks End to Cleveland Consent Decree

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