About this episode

Maggie Haberman discusses Donald Trump's perception of power and the implications of the Iran conflict.

Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent for the New York Times and co-author of "Regime Change," shares some of the inside perspective she has gleaned from her reporting, including Donald Trump's fixation on his own power and how the war he started with Iran has shown him the limits of that power.

People in this episode

Host: Jen Psaki

Guest: Maggie Haberman

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• power dynamics
• Iran conflict
• political reporting
• media insights

Keywords

• Maggie Haberman
• Donald Trump
• power
• Iran
• politics
• reporting
• New York Times

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times

Books & works: Regime Change

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