The Bulwark Podcast
Nicolle Wallace joins Tim Miller to discuss Donald Trump's contradictory claims about election integrity, the fraud charges brought by Jack Smith, and the silence of Merrick Garland.
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Key takeaways
Trump asks supporters to believe that elections run by Democrats in 2016 and 2024 were legitimate, but the election he oversaw was not, despite losing the one presidential election while in charge of election integrity.
12Jack Smith charged Trump with fraud for knowingly lying about his loss to Joe Biden, yet Trump continues to claim the 2020 election was stolen.
4Trump appears determined to take matters to the breaking point ahead of the midterms.
3Merrick Garland has remained silent through purges at the Department of Justice and the FBI.
4Lindsey Graham is cited as having damaged democracy.
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He claims the election he oversaw was illegitimate while accepting elections run by Democrats.
2Smith charged Trump with fraud for knowingly lying about his loss to Biden.
4Garland has stayed silent through the purges at the DOJ and FBI.
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This guide is based on the episode 'Nicolle Wallace: The Sore Loser Is Trying to Ruin Our Elections' from The Bulwark Podcast, published on 2026-07-17.
The one presidential election Trump lost was when he was in power and in charge of election integrity.
Still, Trump is asking his supporters to believe the most preposterous lie yet: The elections run by Democrats in '16 and '24 were legitimate, but the election he oversaw wasn't.
And he seems determined to take matters to the breaking point ahead of the midterms.
Plus: Never forget that Jack Smith charged Trump with fraud for knowingly lying about his loss to Biden, the real TDS is continuing to claim the 2020 election was stolen, Lindsey Graham damaged our democracy, and why has Merrick Garland stayed silent through all the purges at the DOJ and FBI?
MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod
Show notes:
• Nicolle's show, "Deadline: White House" • Nicolle's pod, "The Best People" • Tim's playlist • Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code THEBULWARK at https://www.Ridge.com/THEBULWARK #Ridgepod
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