The Madman Method: Understanding Trump's Decision-Making
From Smerconish on CNN by CNN Podcasts
April 11, 2026 · 43 min
About this episode
The episode explores President Trump's decision-making process with insights from leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.
In our latest show, I dive into the depths of President Trump's decision-making process. Is it all madness, or is there method to the madness? Hear insights from leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and much more. Tune in now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Michael Smerconish
Guest: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Topics covered
- Trump's decision-making
- leadership
- political analysis
- insights
- madness vs method
Keywords
- Trump
- decision-making
- leadership expert
- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
- politics
- madness
- method
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Organizations: CNN Podcasts
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