💬 Hostage Politics Isn't Governance—It's Just Expensive Theater
Published Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM PT Hostage Politics Isn’t Governance—It’s Just Expensive Theater Here’s what’s happening, and I’m going to say it plainly because the sarcasm would just get in the way: Trump is holding Jay Clayton’s SEC nomination hostage to force Congress to pass voting restrictions. That’s not negotiation. That’s not leverage. That’s a hostage situation dressed up in a suit and tie, and we’ve apparently decided this is fine now. ...