Jonathan Chait: A Scary Clown – by Tim Miller

Pete Hegseth may have a winning smile from Fox & Friends, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military aligns with Trump’s views — and is likely why he was nominated for Secretary of Defense. Moreover, Republicans won without offering a middle-class economic agenda, and without the ties between the Democrats’ loss and the party’s busy police force.

Jonathan Chait joins Tim Miller.

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Chait’s piece on Pete Hegseth
Tim’s Thanksgiving Playlist

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