@eggerdc.bsky.social
White House correspondent, The Bulwark. Covered campaigns for The Dispatch and the Weekly Standard. Christian, husband, 3x dad.
@eggerdc.bsky.socialKimberly Guilfoyle's pay-for-play scandal is grotesque and obviously corrupt. But she'd have to run it 20,000 times to match Trump's own haul for second-term graft.
@eggerdc.bsky.social"Trump says they’re all going back. For Bel’s friends and family, the future is murky; whether they can stay, and for how long, still remains to be seen. But they won’t all be going back. They buried Pierre Damas Bel on Saturday. He’s here to stay."
@eggerdc.bsky.socialThank you for reading.
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.social@eggerdc.bsky.social reacts to Trump reciting “The Snake,” an anti-immigrant poem that he dedicated to Springfield:
“ This guy makes people worse…When they get into that sort of MAGA mob mentality, a lot of that nuance drops away, and they're just kinda ready to rock with ‘The Snake.’"
@eggerdc.bsky.socialThis weekend, I went to Springfield, Ohio, for Pierre Damas Bel's funeral--and to next-door Vandalia for Trump's same-day rally, where the president took a victory lap on the policies that killed him. I hope you'll give it a read.
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.social"Sometimes it’s important to remind ourselves of the uncomfortable facts of life. Trump gave a lengthy interview to Time Magazine that was published yesterday. Let’s stare into the abyss together."
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
@eggerdc.bsky.socialYesterday Trump said the Earth can't be safe until the Iranian people are wiped off it. It's not clear he even meant it. That's just life in the shadow of the world's most important short-circuiting mind.
Today's newsletter:
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.social@crampell.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social react to Trump boasting that he has "the highest of IQs" while suggesting his own supposedly superior brain is the safeguard America needs against the risks of AI.
"This is beyond parody."
@eggerdc.bsky.socialI love the idea of writing in *Reagan* specifically. There's not a single living Republican you'd like to see as president--and this hasn't caused some sort of deeper reevaluation?
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.social@jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social on Ken Paxton blaming Trump for dragging down his campaign:
“This is biting the hand that feeds you on a scale that we just haven’t seen from other MAGA Republicans this cycle. The vibes must be really bad right now.”
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.social"Aren’t 'transformative' technologies that allow the 'previously impossible' the kind of thing that requires some oversight by government?" Most voters think so, and they may vote so.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.socialAtlanta! Join @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @jvl.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social, and @timmiller.bsky.social in Georgia on October 20th.
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@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.socialWe’re coming to Atlanta on October 20th! Join @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social, and Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social, @jvl.bsky.social, and @timmiller.bsky.social in Georgia.
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.socialTrump is facing a terrible spread on the issue of AI—and he may not even have bottomed out. In fact, the full contours of Trump’s uniquely insane approach to AI are only just coming into focus. Today's Morning Shots from @eggerdc.bsky.social:
@eggerdc.bsky.social"In much the same way that Trump truly believes Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if he were president, he genuinely seems to think a misaligned AI won’t dare to act up as long as he’s around."
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.socialWatch the full episode of Bulwark Takes with @eggerdc.bsky.social and George Conway:
@thebulwark.comReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.social“Turns out that Mitch McConnell is actually alive.”
After three months out of sight, Mitch McConnell has resurfaced in Washington. @timmiller.bsky.social, @jvl.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social inspect the proof-of-life footage.
@eggerdc.bsky.socialA year ago, I wouldn't have expected Ukraine hawks to manage to get Trump onside for more Russia sanctions. But I wouldn't have expected Congress to affirmatively create NEW tariff powers for Trump either. Today's newsletter:
@crampell.bsky.socialReposted by @eggerdc.bsky.socialinternal audit released by DHS’s inspector general found a significant dip in Homeland Security Investigations’ enforcement efforts against fentanyl trafficking from FY 2024 to FY 2025, because resources were diverted toward immigration instead. (via @eggerdc.bsky.social)
@eggerdc.bsky.socialA little news in today's newsletter: Senate Dems are seeking more information about a DHS OIG report that found all-hands-on-deck immigration enforcement was crowding out anti-fentanyl trafficking work at Homeland Security Investigations
