Dumpster Fire: People Hate Cheney, Primacy is Bipartisan, Plundering Ukraine, Philippines Assassination Threat, Fareed Zakaria as Sychophant, Hungary’s Lessons

Checking in on the dumpster fire that is world politics.

This week:

• Polling shows that Liz Cheney’s endorsement depressed enthusiasm for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania and Michigan.

• Trump’s national security adviser co-signs Jake Sullivan’s threat perceptions.

• Senator Lindsay Graham’s plans to plunder Ukraine—“It’s about the money!”

• The Philippines’ vice president threats assassination on…the Philippines’ president.

• Fareed Zakaria lavishing praise on Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy (!).

• Lessons for surviving autocracy, from a former Hungarian parliamentarian.

Further Reading:

Data for Progress polling snapshot

Trump’s national security pick: I’m on same page as Jake Sullivan about ‘our adversaries’

Lindsay Graham on Ukraine

The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

Fareed Zakaria shares why he’s excited for Trump’s DOGE

I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era

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