About this episode

The episode features discussions on Donald Trump's presidency, including controversies and recent events involving him and other political figures.

-- On the Show: -- Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, New York Times journalists, join us to discuss their new book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump -- Republicans condemn Graham Platner over his sexual abuse allegations but ignore the sexual assault liability of Donald Trump -- President Donald Trump prematurely celebrates a peace deal with Iran right before maritime attacks trigger a resumption of U.S. airstrikes -- Donald Trump makes several severe verbal blunders including calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the name of Vladimir Putin -- Donald Trump navigates aircraft steps with extreme caution and relies on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for guidance on the tarmac -- Donald Trump appears to doze off with closed eyes during an official international meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- Donald Trump holds a chaotic press conference featuring aggressive rants about assassination, roadside bombs, and his social media metrics -- On the Bonus Show: Maine Democrats claim Platner is meddling with the replacement process, ACA premiums are poised for another big hike, an ICE agent fatally shoots a man in…

People in this episode

Host: David Pakman

Guests: Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• politics
• journalism
• Iran
• press conference
• sexual abuse allegations
• international relations

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Maggie Haberman
• Jonathan Swan
• politics
• press conference
• sexual abuse
• Iran
• Ukraine

Sponsors

PDS Debt, Incogni, Brain.fm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times

Books & works: Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

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