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Jonathan V. Last

Portrait of Jonathan V. Last

Editor and political commentator at The Bulwark.

Also known as JVL
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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Jonathan V. Last on 2026 Midterm Elections, Body Image, and Government Spending, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Jonathan V. Last

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Jonathan V. Last

Role at the time: Writer, The Bulwark

Condemned

Statement summary

Jonathan V. Last called Massie's impeachment articles against Hegseth "a good start" and said a future Congress should impeach Trump administration officials.

“Thomas Massie just pointed the way for the next Congress... A Democratic-led House should impeach all of the officials around Trump who have committed high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Impeach Them. All of Them. (The Bulwark)
Why we used this label

Last explicitly endorses impeaching Hegseth (among other officials), calling Massie's articles "a good start," an express endorsement of the case for impeachment.

Read statementShould Pete Hegseth be impeached?
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Jonathan V. Last

Role at the time: Bulwark editor, posting on his personal Substack profile

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Last half-seriously proposed that Democrats pass Trump’s payment bill, then campaign against the inflation and fiscal irresponsibility he expected it to cause.

“I’m half serious. Dems take the House and then send Trump his $5,000 bribe bill to sign”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Jonathan V. Last’s public note on passing Trump’s dividend bill · Jonathan V. LastOriginal Substack note c-334105020, September 10, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT
Why we used this label

Combines a negative bribery characterization with tactical, qualified support for passage—not an endorsement of its economic merits.

Read statementTrump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
Portrait of Jonathan V. Last

Jonathan V. Last

Role at the time: Writer, The Bulwark

Condemned

Statement summary

Jonathan V. Last called Hegseth "a cretin" for mocking an American ally with his post.

“The super butch secretary of WAR is making fun of an American ally... These are not Canadian soldiers. The Canadian Army is not a woke, Marxist polycule... So Pete Hegseth is a cretin.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Pete Hegseth, the Bed, Again (The Bulwark)
Why we used this label

Last directly calls Hegseth "a cretin" and says the post mocks "an American ally," an express condemnation.

Read statementDid Pete Hegseth’s “this is real” post mock Canadian cadets?
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Jonathan V. Last

Role at the time: Editor and commentator at The Bulwark

Challenged the characterization

Response to this claim

Jon Ossoff’s “travel with Natalie” remark insinuated that Donald Trump and Natalie Harp were having an affair.

“The Trump people assumed that Ossoff meant that Trump was having some sort of untoward relationship with Natalie Harp.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Ossoff plays Trump like a Harp — discussion with Jonathan V. Last and Ali VitaliJonathan V. Last discussion of Natalie Harp
Why we used this label

Rejects the affair frame while defending scrutiny of the official relationship.

Read statementJon Ossoff’s travel with Natalie remark about Donald Trump and Natalie Harp

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