David Frum
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
David Frum is a political commentator and author known for his insights into American politics and history. This interview reveals his ability to mediate discussions on contentious issues while advocating for principled engagement and understanding in a polarized environment.
“And I always said when people said my friend, my cousin, my dad is a big Trump supporter, what can we say to reason with them? And my stock response is tell them to believe more in their children because a lot of, I think, what goes on, and this is very true, I think, of what is going on in British conservatism, is this kind of hostility…”
“And leaving it to me. And I would say, why does he bark like that? And she said, he's trying to warn us that we're surrounded by small flying dinosaurs. And I said, why does he have to bark? She said, why do you tweet, which is very powerful rebuke. So I try to give a sense of this just because look, loss is the great human equalizer.”
“You're going to go to work for Donald Trump, you need to be very clear in your mind about where you will say no, about how and when you are summoned by the presence of the president, that awe-inspiring presence, no matter how big a dufus the president actually is, and in this case he's a pretty big doofus, no matter how much of a dufus, n…”
“I mean, I feel the tragedy of what is happening in the Middle East. I felt it on the day of October 7th when the terrible news of this heinous, heinous. Invasion, murder, rape, outburst hit the world. I thought, what did they think they were doing?”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 88. Bush and Iraq, being J.D. Vance’s boss, and why Trump loses (David Frum)
LISTEN AT THE SOURCE ↗THE RECORD IS CHECKABLE