🚨 https://preparewithlionel.com ORDER NOW! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Listen to what everyone is warning. Preparedness Starts With Personal Responsibility ◉ Follow LIONEL on X: https://x.com/LionelMedia ◉ SUBSCRIBE to the LIONEL NATION Newsletter https://bit.ly/4gVpdcQ ▶ SUBSCRIBE to the LIONEL NATION Newsletter. https://bit.ly/4ouBt68 The Republican Party has suffered a devastating political defeat. The 2026 midterm elections delivered a stunning Democratic takeover of both houses of Congress and left President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement confronting questions about leadership, strategy, loyalty and political survival. How did Republicans lose so dramatically? Who deserves the blame? And what happens when a political movement discovers that enthusiasm, rallies and presidential popularity cannot guarantee electoral victory? Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Lionel Nation for a provocative examination of the Republican midterm catastrophe and its consequences for President Trump, the Republican establishment and the future of American conservatism. Macgregor is a decorated United States Army combat veteran, military strategist, historian and author. A graduate of West Point, he earned a doctorate in international relations from the University of Virginia. He served 28 years in the Army, commanded American armored forces during the legendary Battle of 73 Easting in the 1991 Gulf War and became an influential advocate for military reform. During President Trump's first administration, Macgregor served as senior adviser to the acting secretary of defense. He has written extensively about military strategy, American foreign policy and the dangers of strategic overreach. But today's battlefield is political. Did Republican leadership ignore the American electorate? Did foreign military commitments, economic frustration and Washington dysfunction undermine MAGA's promises? Has President Trump lost control of the political narrative? And can Republicans recover