Will Sommer

Washington, D.C., United States

Media reporter on leave WaPo. Author of "Trust the Plan," a book on QAnon. Email: will.sommer -at- https://t.co/ScXlxKhvrq. Signal: willsommer.38.

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Articles

MAGA's New Icon? The Racist Playground Mom

1 week ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer |Tim Miller

Tim Miller and Will Sommer break down a disturbing viral video of a woman yelling a racial slur at a child and how MAGA influencers turned her into a cause worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Check out False Flag here: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/false-flagAs 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.
Trump Fires Adviser Mike Waltz in Wake of Signalgate

1 week ago | thebulwark.com | Sam Stein |Will Sommer |Sarah Longwell

Sam Stein is joined by Sarah Longwell and Will Sommer to break down a stunning development inside Trump’s national security team: National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is out—after accidentally including Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg on a Signal thread discussing classified information. 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?
The DOJ Is Burning Down-and She’s Tweeting Through It

1 week ago | thebulwark.com | Sam Stein |Will Sommer

Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the chaos inside the DOJ’s civil rights division, where Harmeet Dhillon’s Twitter habits and leadership style are raising eyebrows and prompting resignations. Leave a commentWatch, listen, and leave a comment.
The Twitter Addict Running Our Govt’s Civil Rights Arm

1 week ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer

Welcome back to False Flag!The White House’s weird influencer briefings keep getting worse. After the first one featured a MAGA personality who believed the moon had disappeared, I tuned in Tuesday to see a second influencer briefing starring Brenden Dilley. Dilley is a QAnon conspiracy theorist who once refused to wear a mask during the pandemic on the grounds that he also hates to wear condoms—and quipped that he has three children by three different women to prove it.
Mike Flynn Devoured by the MAGA Conspiracies He Created

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Sam Stein |Will Sommer

Will Sommer talks with Sam Stein about the latest edition of his newsletter:False FlagThey discuss how Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security advisor, went from the premier peddler of MAGA conspiracy theories to being the target of one. Leave a commentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event …
MAGA’s Premiere Conspiracy Theorist Becomes the Target of One

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer

FEW AMERICANS HAVE DONE MORE to mainstream conspiracy theories than Michael Flynn, the retired Army general who served as national security advisor for the first few days of Donald Trump’s first term. After being indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Flynn became a martyr for the MAGA right. QAnon believers, in particular, came to revere him—a reverence that Flynn eventually embraced.
MAGA Media Is Having A BREAKDOWN Over Pete Hegseth

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Andrew Egger |Will Sommer

Conservative Media Is Panicking | Andrew Egger and Will Saletan break down the chaos surrounding Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon drama. From firings to leak accusations, conservative media is scrambling to control the narrative and turning on each other in the process. Leave a commentWatch, listen, and leave a comment.
MAGA Media Is Torn Over Hegseth’s Screwups 🍿

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Will Sommer

DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH HAS VOWED to bring “warfighters” back to the Pentagon. True to form, his ongoing leadership debacle has set off a narrative war between two conservative media titans: Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly. The dispute centers on three high-ranking Defense Department staffers ousted last week, reportedly as the result of a leak investigation. Since then, the three have been on an unusually high-profile redemption tour, issuing a joint statement saying they’re innocent.
Dan Bongino Doomed? The MAGA Mob Is Out For Blood

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Andrew Egger |Will Sommer

Andrew Egger and Will Sommer unpack the tensions with FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino from MAGA influencers over unmet expectations such as promised high profile arrests of Tom Hanks and Oprah, rising swatting incidents and pizza deliveries, and his continued tweets that he’s “working on it” with no results. 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?
Ron Johnson Has Gone Full 9/11 Conspiracy Nut

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Sam Stein |Sarah Longwell |Will Sommer

Senator Ron Johnson just floated a shocking 9/11 conspiracy theory, claiming the government might have been involved. Sam Stein, Sarah Longwell, and Will Sommer dive into this alarming trend of politicians promoting dangerous conspiracies, why these ideas keep spreading, and how they're impacting American politics. Leave a commentWatch, listen, and leave a comment.