We're Watching Marco Rubio's Soul Wither & Die (with Rick Wilson) | The Michael Steele Podcast

Michael Steele speaks with Republican strategist, Lincoln Project co-founder and NYT best-selling author, Rick Wilson. The pair discuss the havoc Elon Musk and Donald Trump have wreaked on national and global stability. Plus, the importance of outspoken opposition, how power-hungry Marco Rubio is being humiliated by Trump and what needs to happen in order to prepare for the 2026 midterms.

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00:00 Cold Open
0:01:45 Interview Begins
0:03:00 People Haven't Processed the Damage That's Going to Hit Them
0:05:40 The Firing of Federal Employees Is Going to Plunge DC and Crash the Economy
0:08:32 USDA Is Cancelling 1.9 Billion in School Lunches
0:10:17 They Want to Replace 80,000 People in the VA with AI
0:13:21 Republicans Want to Shut Down Town Hall Meetings
 0:14:56 "Y'all Think a 900 drop in the Dow Is a Bad Day?"
0:16:09 Elon Musk Is Every Bond Villain Rolled Into One
0:17:15 Elon Musk Could've Had High Schools Named After Him
0:19:14 Musk Has Everyone's Data
0:25:55 Are Cussing Democrats What We Need Right Now?
0:31:45  People Are Suffering Because One Man Decided Their Work Wasn't Valuable
0:36:21 Zelenskyy's Meeting with Trump Will Go Down As One of the Lowest Moments in American Administrations
0:38:25 Trump's Relationship With Marco Rubio
0:41:32 Marco Rubio Knows What He's Doing Is Wrong, But He Wants Power Badly
0:44:13 How Do We Recover and Rebuild From What Trump and Musk Have Done?
0:46:54 What Is the Lincoln Project Working On In This Political Moment?
0:48:11 Preparing for the 2026 Midterms

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