This Is Why Trump Has So Many Weird Work Wives

This Is Why Trump Has So Many Weird Work Wives

From The Daily Beast Podcast by The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

August 31, 2026 · 50 min · Season 1 · Episode 759

About this episode

The episode explores the women surrounding Donald Trump and the complex power dynamics within his White House.

David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles and Nell Scovell in their third installment of Inside Trump’s Women for a revealing and often hilarious look at the women orbiting Donald Trump and the strange power dynamics inside his White House. From Natalie Harp’s extraordinary devotion and Margo Martin’s constant presence at Trump’s side to Karoline Leavitt, Laura Loomer, and the formidable Susie Wiles, the trio traces the history of presidential “work wives” from JFK and Bill Clinton to the present day, asking what happens when professional loyalty, personal access, and raw power begin to blur. Rothkopf brings his own White House experience to the conversation, exposing the loneliness, paranoia, favoritism, and need for constant affirmation that can thrive inside the presidential bubble—and why the women closest to Trump may reveal more about his inner circle than anyone else. #ad Use code BEAST at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/beast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosts: Joanna Coles, Nell Scovell

Guest: David Rothkopf

Topics covered

  • Donald Trump
  • power dynamics
  • women in politics
  • White House
  • work wives
  • loyalty
  • personal access

Keywords

  • Trump
  • work wives
  • power dynamics
  • White House
  • loyalty
  • politics
  • women

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