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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 59 MIN

Monumental Sign Trump Is Running Scared: Rothkopf

from The Daily Beast Podcast · host The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles

David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles as the White House hits messy overdrive, trying to contain war abroad and chaos at home. From an Iran conflict Trump reportedly can’t manage to illegal tariffs sparking corporate backlash to a cabinet mired in scandal, including Kash Patel under fire, and Pete Hegseth losing the room, Rothkopf, The Daily Beast’s unmissable columnist, paints a picture of an administration held together by optics, not strategy, and his now showing signs that he's scared about it. With insiders panicking ahead of the midterms and questions mounting about Trump’s fitness and control, they ask: How long can the illusion hold before it all collapses? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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