For the 400th episode of The Lincoln Project Podcast, Rick takes his turn in the hot seat. He talks about how he first got involved in politics, his background in Russian studies and time at the Department of Defense, and how The Lincoln Project came to be. As the first republican to speak out against Trump, Rick has always spoken his mind and stayed true to preserving the integrity of his country. Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X, subscribe to his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com, and buy his books “Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever” and “Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump – and Democrats from Themselves” at fine bookstores everywhere.  Follow Ben Howe on X @BenHowe and buy his book “The Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power over Christian Values” also at fine bookstores everywhere.  Join the fight with Lincoln Project at www.lincolnproject.us and follow us on X at @ProjectLincoln. And please subscribe, rate and review this podcast, thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices