On today's Bulwark podcast, senior editor Jim Swift and senior writer Andrew Egger join host Charlie Sykes to look back on some of the big stories of the summer, from President Trump's increasingly scorched-earth trade war tactics to 2020 Democrats' race to the left on gun control to the question of presidential candidate Woke Joe Walsh. Special Guests: Andrew Egger and Jim Swift.

The Trade War Goes Over the Edge

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The Trade War Goes Over the Edge

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