The State of the Trump | The Coffee Klatch for February 28, 2026

The State of the Trump | The Coffee Klatch for February 28, 2026

From The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich by Robert Reich

February 28, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

Robert Reich and Heather discuss various political issues including Trump's actions and media control.

Friends, Today, Heather and I ask and try to answer: Why is Trump attacking Iran? Also: Why is he so gracious to Mayor Mamdani? Why does ICE continue to be so out of control? Why did the Republican House Oversight Committee want Hillary Clinton to testify about Jeffrey Epstein? Are the Epstein files finally closing in on Trump? Why worry that CBS, CNN, HBO, and Comedy Central are all coming under the control of a Trump crony? Why be concerned that Pete Hegseth won’t let a crucial AI tool bar spying on Americans and prohibit non-human control over lethal weapons? And, not the least, why am I so short? All this, and more! on today’s Klatch. Please pull up a chair, grab a cuppa, and join in the conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Robert Reich

Guest: Heather

Topics covered

  • Trump's foreign policy
  • media control
  • political commentary
  • ICE actions
  • Hillary Clinton
  • AI and surveillance
  • personal anecdotes

Keywords

  • Trump
  • Iran
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Jeffrey Epstein
  • ICE
  • media control
  • Pete Hegseth
  • AI
  • surveillance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, CBS, CNN, HBO, Comedy Central

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