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EPISODE · Dec 17, 2025 · 29 MIN

Susie Wiles, Vanity Fair & Trump: Mark Halperin On What You Weren’t Told

from The Smerconish Podcast · host Mark Halperin, Michael Smerconish

Mark Halperin is editor-in-chief of 2WAY and host of the Next Up podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael speaks with Mark Halperin about the controversy surrounding Susie Wiles’ comments in Vanity Fair, including her remarks about Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, and others. Halperin lays out what he believes really happened in the interviews, why key quotes were published, and how Trump’s inner circle views the fallout. They also unpack Trump’s widely criticized Truth Social post about Rob Reiner, Halperin’s unique explanation of how Trump processes death, and what it reveals about his political instincts. Original air date 17 December 2025.

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