Trump’s Fabricated World Is Crashing

The managing editor of The Bulwark, Sam Stein, joined host Tim Miller for a wide-ranging news roundup that covered everything from missile stockpile depletion to a congressman’s bizarre defense of holding his daughter’s stuffed bunny hostage. The dominant theme: the gap between what the Trump administration claims is happening and what is actually happening is widening, and the consequences are becoming harder to ignore.

The Munitions Crisis and Trump’s Unreality

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed at Camp David last week over America’s depleted missile stockpiles. Hegseth reportedly blamed his deputy, Steven Feinberg, for not keeping Trump informed. The numbers are stark: CNN reported the U.S. has burned through 80% of its pre-war THAAD interceptors and 50% of its Patriot interceptors. Reuters added that the Army has used virtually all of its highly accurate long-range missiles.

Trump responded by calling the reports “treasonous” and promising to hunt down the leakers. Stein noted the obvious inconsistency: “How do you prosecute a made-up story?” The administration is simultaneously claiming the reports are fiction and threatening to prosecute people for leaking them.