Will Sommer

1 week ago | thebulwark.com | Sarah Longwell |Jonathan V. Last |Andrew Egger |Will Sommer

JVL, Sarah Longwell, Will Sommer, and Andrew Egger talk Trump’s sad, sparsely attended military/birthday parade in Washington DC while ‘No Kings’ protests across the country draw unprecedentedly massive crowds. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to audio.

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Tim Miller |Will Sommer

Tim Miller and Will Sommer analyze how the MAGA movement is reacting to Israel’s strike on Iran and what it could mean for Trump’s coalition moving forward. As tensions rise overseas, deep divisions are surfacing within the far-right. From Jack Posobiec’s warnings about a fractured movement, to Nick Fuentes accusing Trump of betrayal, to Tucker Carlson openly opposing any U.S. involvement. We’re seeing cracks in what is usually a united front.

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer |Sonny Bunch

Will Sommer joins Sonny Bunch to discuss the latest edition of False Flag. Will breaks down the messy, petty feud between MAGA influencers Scott Presler and Brandon Straka. From bogus Amish voter drives and Elon Musk’s $1 million donation to sex scandals, cosplay jail cells, and January 6 fallout, they dive into the clout battles and chaos fracturing the GOP’s influencer class. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment.

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer

EVERY RIGHT-WING INFLUENCER needs a shtick. Scott Presler’s is that he registers tons and tons of new Republican voters. Whenever there’s a crucial election coming up, there’s a good chance Presler will be in the area, registering scads of new voters for the GOP—and posting about it. A lot. Often, Presler advertises how he targets unique demographic groups, like truck drivers or the Amish. This has made him into a heroic figure on the right and earned him more than 2 million followers on X.

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer

MyPillow founder and diehard 2020 election denier Mike Lindell is in a Denver courtroom this week, as his ten-day defamation trial over stolen election claims kicks off. Since the trial revolves around Lindell and the highly charged issue of election conspiracy theories (but, mainly, Lindell), it promises to be a mess. Lindell is being sued by Eric Coomer, a former employee for Dominion Voting Systems, for publicly accusing Coomer and Dominion of helping to steal the election for Joe Biden.