Republicans are staring at ugly polls and have finally identified the problem: apparently they just need better messaging. Janesh and Markos dig into the increasingly desperate advice conservatives are giving Trump, why you can’t PR your way out of people struggling to afford groceries and gas, and the small problem that their proposed solution is usually just more Trump. Plus, gay whales enter the culture war, MAGA discovers trolling is less funny when the bills are due, and somebody finally suggests the one strategy Republicans haven’t tried: hiding Trump. Want more? Donate 👉 https://tinyurl.com/32j27yfy Newsletters 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yfc5w263 Signup 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4djw6rmn

Turns out empathy is a lot easier when the problem shows up in your own backyard. Janesh and Markos dig into conservatives discovering consequences in real time, why “socialism” suddenly isn’t scaring people like it used to, and whether there’s a difference between meeting Trump and actually letting him run the conversation. Plus, data centers become an unlikely political awakening, MAGA buyer’s remorse reaches Idaho, and America once again discovers that everything is ideological until the bill arrives. Want more? Donate 👉 https://tinyurl.com/32j27yfy Newsletters 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yfc5w263 Signup 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4djw6rmn

Trump started a war he can’t seem to finish, the fallout is hitting everything from global shipping to the gas pump, and Republicans are discovering that being stuck with him might be almost as bad as trying to escape him. Janesh and Markos dig into Trump’s Middle East mess, the GOP’s MAGA problem, and what Democrats should actually do with power. Plus, MAGA buyer’s remorse hits Facebook, Newt Gingrich gets absolutely unnecessary collateral damage, and America continues its proud tradition of learning everything the hard way.