Trump’s Republican lackeys are living a 'nightmare' right now: report

Systemic Error Podcast · Jul 4, 2026 · 3m

Trump’s Useful Losers, Senate Republicans’ Self-Inflicted TrapThe Power Is Still Trump’sRepublicans are not trapped by circumstance; they are trapped by the bargain they made with Trump. The source material makes the hierarchy plain: John Thune may hold the title of Senate majority leader, but Trump remains the one person in the party with the power to define loyalty, assign blame, and turn colleagues into targets. That is the actual governing structure here.What the Reporting ShowsThe immediate story is simple enough. Ed Kilgore argues that Senate Republicans started 2026 in a strong…