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Tim Is Sometimes Right #2: Michael Cohen's Return to Trump
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Miller introduces his second vindication of the segment: Michael Cohen has reconciled with Trump and is being given a WABC radio show after owner John Katsimatidis explicitly checked with the White House for approval — a detail Miller finds both darkly funny and revealing about how American media works in 2026. Cohen claimed Trump personally gave him a 'glowing recommendation' and believes he'll be 'the next Rush Limbaugh.' [1] — Tim Miller "Michael Cohen is back in Trump's good graces, with a WABC radio show blessed by the White House — and Tim Miller is not surprised. Cohen wa…" 33:20 Miller uses the moment to explain why the Bulwark never platformed Cohen: unlike genuine Never-Trumpers or even reluctant converts who saw the Trump operation up close and were repelled by it, Cohen was Trump's bag man — the person who did corrupt, illegal things on Trump's behalf for decades. His apparent conversion to the resistance was always transactional, always for sale. Kristol adds that Cohen repeatedly asked him to appear on his podcast and he politely declined every time. The lesson: being right about someone isn't pleasant when it means watching an entire media ecosystem get played.
Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, who became a resistance darling, has reconciled with Trump and was offered a radio show on WABC after the owner checked with the White House for approval.
Michael Cohen is back in Trump's good graces, with a WABC radio show blessed by the White House — and Tim Miller is not surprised. Cohen was never a genuine Never-Trumper; he was Trump's bag man who did corrupt things on his behalf for decades. The 'resistance star' framing was always wrong, and the reunion proves it.
