The Daily Beast Podcast

David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to discuss Trump presidency’s increasingly chaotic—and potentially dangerous—spiral. As Trump retreats further into a bubble of flatterers, key figures around him appear to be pulling away, raising new questions about who is really running the White House. Rothkopf unloads on Trump’s disastrous Iran strategy, arguing that the president has burned through critical U.S. weapons stockpiles and left America dangerously weakened, while Iran now holds the leverage. They also dig into Trump’s escalating attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, the Republican Party’s increasingly desperate turn toward racism, and the legal battle threatening Trump’s lavish White House ballroom. And as Trump grows more isolated and appears increasingly disengaged, Rothkopf raises a chilling possibility: America could be heading toward another moment in which people behind the scenes—not the president himself—are effectively making the decisions.

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Anthony Scaramucci and Nell Scovell join Joanna Coles on a special edition episode of the Daily Beast Podcast. In the first installment of a four-part series on the women around Donald Trump, they ask the question that's hanging over Washington: where are Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump? Drawing on Scaramucci's firsthand experience inside Trump's orbit, the conversation explores why the first lady has become so absent from public life, what her disappearance could reveal about her marriage, whether Ivanka's decision to leave politics has changed the balance inside Trump's White House, and why the women closest to him may have once acted as the only people capable of tempering his instincts. Coles and Scovell unpack Melania's rare public interventions, Ivanka's dramatic transformation from political insider to private citizen, and the complicated family dynamics shaping Trump's second presidency.
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Hugh Dougherty joins Joanna Coles to break down the stunning court ruling that could bring Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project to a halt—and why legal experts believe the decision leaves even the Supreme Court with few easy options. They also dive into Todd Blanche’s path to attorney general despite fierce opposition from Epstein survivors, the political fallout for Senate Republicans, Trump’s own admission that Republicans could be headed for a brutal midterm defeat, and alarming new economic data that threatens his political standing. Along the way, they discuss White House leaks, growing unrest inside Trump’s orbit, and why the administration’s biggest battles may be just beginning in what could become one of the most consequential weeks of Trump’s presidency.

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Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dive into another astonishing week inside Donald Trump’s head, analyzing the president’s fixation on image—from his infamous hair to a controversial White House helipad—as they reveal how performance continues to shape his presidency. They examine why Trump refuses to abandon embattled allies, how blame for the Iran crisis is already shifting inside his administration, and why Pete Hegseth may be heading toward the same fate as past loyalists. The conversation also explores RFK Jr.’s surreal new cooking show, the politics of conspiracy and wellness, the scramble among cabinet members already positioning themselves for 2028, and what a pivotal Democratic primary could signal about the future of political campaigning. Wolff offers fresh insight into Trump’s mindset, his obsession with control, and the growing sense that fear of him is giving way to ridicule in ways that could reshape the political landscape.

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James Carville returns to the Daily Beast Podcast with a blunt prediction about Donald Trump’s future, arguing that the president could ultimately quit rather than face the political collapse he believes is coming after the midterms. Carville explains why he thinks Trump’s power is already beginning to evaporate, what a Trump resignation and pardon from JD Vance could look like, and which alleged financial scandals could come under scrutiny if Democrats retake Congress. He also weighs the risks of another election-disruption campaign, the Democrats’ internal battle over the party’s future, why he believes South Carolina voters could play a decisive role in choosing the next Democratic nominee, and what he makes of Mitch McConnell’s prolonged absence from the Senate

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