The Daily Beast Podcast

Joanna Coles and Hugh Dougherty break down a chaotic final stretch of Donald Trump’s midterm campaign, as hecklers hijack his rallies and even some of his biggest supporters turn against him. From Democrats gaining ground in deep-red states to Trump losing Joe Rogan and JD Vance’s increasingly desperate attempts to dodge questions about the economy, the cracks in MAGA are becoming harder to ignore. With Election Night approaching, Joanna and Hugh examine whether Trump’s political machine is heading for a major reckoning.

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Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles look inside a White House bracing for the midterms, where losing the House may be expected but losing the Senate could put nearly everyone around Trump in danger. Wolff describes how election night could unfold inside the residence, why Susie Wiles and Attorney General Todd Blanche may be especially exposed and why Natalie Harp appears to be the one aide whose job is safe. Then he and Coles make their calls on eight Senate races, including the strange contest in Alaska where two men named Dan Sullivan are on the ballot. They also consider whom Trump would blame for a defeat and why his fixation on other people’s looks reveals so much about how he sees himself.

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Jennifer Welch, author of the new book Not Today, Fascists, returns to the Daily Beast Podcast to join Joanna Coles for a fiery look at the midterms. Fresh from a nationwide book tour, Welch says the voters she’s met are furious with politicians and corporations that have enabled Trump—and have no appetite for business as usual. She takes apart Trump’s increasingly bizarre rallies, calls out the Republicans who keep standing by him and makes a bold prediction about control of Congress. Welch also explains why a Texas Senate race could strike a blow against Christian nationalism, how the Epstein files add to voters’ anger over corruption, and why Elon Musk’s campaign spending may backfire. As election day approaches, she argues that voters have a chance to deliver a verdict on Trump and the billionaires who have thrown their weight behind him.

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Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles debate whether Democrats can take the Senate as the midterms approach, with Wolff predicting a sweeping defeat for Trump and Coles warning that Republican money could still make the difference. They turn to a new House Judiciary Democrats’ report on Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, including allegations about their ties to the modeling industry, and ask whether the story will finally affect voters. Wolff also discusses Princes and Thieves, a new book about Jared Kushner’s dealings with Persian Gulf leaders, and says its author contacted him after Kushner threatened legal action. From Elon Musk’s election spending to the money flowing through Trump’s family, they trace what a Democratic Congress might investigate.

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David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to expose Trump’s growing political crisis as corruption scandals, a disastrous war with Iran and a wave of global anti-authoritarian backlash threaten to blow up in his face. With the midterms looming, explosive allegations about Jared Kushner’s foreign money, a Trump family cash grab and a crumbling circle of international allies could spell trouble for the president. Plus, Melania’s latest controversy, Netanyahu’s uncertain future and why Trump’s election troubles could trigger a new wave of chaos in Washington.

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