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Trump is out of options – now he’s turned to 'The West Wing' clips

Donald Trump has used a video clip from the TV show The West Wing to threaten Tehran with “disproportionate” bombing – but he’s no Jed Bartlet. Aaron Sorkin’s character was an intellectual. Trump ...
The Daily Beast

‘The West Wing’ Is Suddenly Relevant Again as Trump Era Fades

A nostalgia-packed Emmys reunited cast members from one of the most beloved TV dramas of all time, The West Wing. On stage to present one of the final awards of the evening, several of the show’s cast ...
Washington Post

Even Richard Schiff thinks we’re living in ‘The West Wing’

NEW YORK — As clips of “Veep” began circulating Sunday afternoon in the wake of President Biden’s exit from the 2024 race and Vice President Harris’s ascendance in his place, the group chat of another ...
The Conversation

Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics

When the early 2000s hit series “The West Wing” returned on Netflix in December 2025, it spurred conversation about how the idealistic political drama would play in Donald Trump’s second term. The ...