298 - Rick Wilson: Trump Killed the Republican Party | On MAGA, Tucker Carlson, and 2028

<p>Rick Wilson is a political strategist, author, and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. After decades working in Republican politics, he became a prominent conservative critic of Donald Trump. In this episode, Rick and Robinson discuss the Republican Party Rick believes Trump has destroyed, America’s changing position in the world, and the struggle to defeat Trumpism. More particularly, they talk about the GOP’s competing factions, Trump’s relationships with Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin, and American policy toward Iran and Venezuela. They also discuss divisions among Democrats, Bernie Sanders and the progressive left, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico, the influence of podcasts and social media, and the prospects for the 2026 and 2028 elections. Rick’s books include Running Against the Devil (Forum Books, 2020).</p><p><br></p><p>Rick’s Website: <a href="https://www.therickwilson.com/">https://www.therickwilson.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Running Against the Devil: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623822/running-against-the-devil-by-rick-wilson/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623822/running-against-the-devil-by-rick-wilson/</a></p><p><br></p><p>OUTLINE<br>00:00 Introduction<br>00:47 The Best Reasons for Voting Trump<br>02:16 The Republican Party Is Broken into Three Pieces<br>09:16 Why Rick Left the Republican Party<br>13:58 The United States&#39; Fall from Grace<br>24:27 How Netanyahu Plays Trump<br>28:21 Deconstructing Trump&#39;s Takeover of Venezuela<br>31:43 Why Democrats Can’t Get Their Act Together<br>35:35 Why Progressives Struggle to Win the Presidency<br>39:46 El-Sayed Has &#39;The Gift&#39;<br>42:40 Podcasts and Elections<br>45:06 Nick Fuentes and the Groypers<br>51:58 Will Trump Be President Forever?<br>53:33 Talarico and the Republicans&#39; Loss<br>56:38 Why Trump Could Cost Republicans 2028</p><p>Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.</p>