This Will Be Trump’s Worst Decision

If you’re having trouble viewing this email, view in browser What the hell happened in politics this week? Esquire's legendary blogger Charles P. Pierce has answers  This Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia Could Go Down as the Worst Idea Trump Has Ever Had To the outside observer, there’s no reason to trust either end of this deal. The American side is being run by grifters and incompetents. The Saudi side is being run by people who have settled accounts with bone saws and beheadings and who also are sharper about money than the Americans ever will be. Read More At Least One Good Thing Has Come out of Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco I went to see the president’s great, big failure myself, and it’s comedy gold. There was a great spillover of gawkers from the Lincoln Memorial, taking pictures of the long, wide, blank expanse of what was supposed to be the reflection of the Washington Monument. After all, it’s not often that you can see before you a perfect metaphor for an entire presidency. Read More The GOP Has Completely Surrendered to Big Stupid, and American History Will Suffer for It During a Tuesday House subcommittee meeting, Republicans sounded like a bunch of fourth graders while crusading against “woke” ideology in American museums. Read More We’ve Reached the End of Political Accountability. Now We’re in the Hands of Madmen. I’m baffled that the GOP keeps getting away with nominating people like Andy Biggs—who allegedly helped plan the “Stop the Steal” rally—for major offices. Read More There’s a MAGA-MAHA Brouhaha Brewing in Iowa Pesticides and fertilizers are washing off the state’s farms and into its waterways, sending cancer rates through the roof. Guess who’s backing the chemical conglomerates? Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2026 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779