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EPISODE · Oct 5, 2025 · 5 MIN

Republicans Broke Rural Healthcare—Then Blamed Democrats

from Bulwark+ Takes · host Sam Stein and Will Saletan

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and Will Saletan take on Mike Johnson’s Meet the Press appearance where he repeatedly lied about the shutdown being over undocumented immigrants receiving free healthcare, struggled to answer Trump’s call to use the military against citizens, and said the unprecedented federal firings during the shutdown are completely up to Russ Vought.Read Jonathan Cohn’s related newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/government-shutdown-emergency-medical-care-illegal-immigrantsTickets to Bulwark Live in DC (10/8) with Sarah, Tim and JVL are on sale now at https://TheBulwark.com/events.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.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.

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