Will Republicans Make Donald Trump a Lame Duck?

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Michael Warren, and John McCormack to discuss whether Donald Trump has become a lame duck president and reflect on McCormack's piece on Ben Sasse.

The Agenda:

—Republicans split on slush fund

—Standing up to Trump

—Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence (thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/bill-p…)

—Learning from Ben Sasse (thedispatch.com/article/ben-sasse-senate-cance…)

—The original Remnant cohost

—How to talk about death

Show notes:

—Ben Sasse's remarks during the Kavanaugh hearings (youtube.com/watch?v=IlAHS6pT5A4)

—Thom Tillis and Scott Bessent on Bill Pulte (x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/20622571650169327…)

—Thune and Cotton on Pulte (x.com/cspan/status/2061884544911843491)

—Ben Sasse's podcast Not Dead Yet (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-dead-yet/id1…)

—The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance (amazon.com/Vanishing-American-Adult-Coming-Cri…)

—Them: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal (amazon.com/Them-Hate-Each-Other-Heal/dp/125019…)

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