Podcast
The Bulwark Podcast
The book was brought up several times as a recent, well‑received account of the Republican Party’s shift after January 6, with hosts noting its deep dive into figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene and the broader disinformation campaign surrounding Donald Trump. Adam Kinzinger, Karen Tumulty and Charlie Sykes all praised it as a compelling, urgent read that captures an 18‑month pivot toward MAGA‑centric politics. The consensus was that it was a very good, highly engaging work.
Episode: Adam Kinzinger: Detoxing from Congress
Adam Kinzinger mentioned just finishing this recent book by Robert Draper, noting it was very good and involved a deep dive into Marjorie Taylor Greene. He expressed mild regret over having to learn that much about her influence.
I just actually finished Robert Draper's recent book I'm trying to think of the exact title but it's really good book actually it's called the weapons of mass delusion
Episode: Karen Tumulty: Are the Pundits Getting It Wrong?
The host mentioned he was in the middle of reading Robert Draper's book, which discussed the disinformation campaign and the role of figures like Donald Trump.
I talked with Robert Draper about his book yesterday that you know the weapons of mass delusion and all of that and and the and the role that people like Donald Trump play but but that I think that this sort of bottom up lack of of belief that the system actually works or that anyone in the system actually should be held to any sort of moral standard that strikes me as a much more fundamental problem here
I am in the middle of reading Draper's book it is very very good and it's not just Trump I mean there are so many Trump wannabes who are coming into the system who are playing on that exact same expectation of voter tolerance
Episode: Robert Draper: Weapons of Mass Delusion
The book focused on the pivot point in the Republican Party since January 6th, 2021, capturing an 18-month period of the party doubling down on embracing MAGA-centricity. The author started reporting for the book on the morning of January 6th, 2021, inside the Capitol, which drastically changed the book's intended direction.
I love this blurb from his new book, Weapons of Mass Delusion, When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind.
So the Weapons of Mass Delusion, there have been so many books written about the various history of the Republican Party losing its mind.
And see this book, Weapons of Mass Delusion, covers the 18 months since January 6th, what you called the pivot point between this is not normal to this is dangerous and it's not going away.
The book is weapons of mass delusion when the Republican party lost its mind it is an incredible riveting urgent immediate read.