188. Trump Declares War On His Own Party

The Rest Is Politics: US

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Can Republican congressman, Thomas Massie, beat his Trump-backed rival in the Kentucky primary? Does Trump still have an iron grip on the GOP? And, with the Iran war at a deadlock, is a global fuel crisis imminent? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more. Become a Founding Member: Go deeper into US politics every week with ad-free listening, members-only miniseries, early access to live show tickets and a bonus members-only Q&A podcast every week. Sign up at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠therestispoliticsus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy your tickets for our US tour here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our free newsletter here⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Head to ⁠⁠⁠join.whoop.com/politics⁠⁠⁠ to get started with WHOOP today. Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠therestispoliticsus@goalhanger.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Video Editor: Kieron Leslie Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe Producers: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Executive Producer: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Guys, we have a great sponsor.
0:06.7	We have WOOP, and this is the WOOP 5.0, which is the latest and greatest technology on fitness data tracking, health data tracking.
0:16.6	And I love this thing.
0:17.9	Number one, it's incredibly comfortable.
0:19.9	Number two, it stays charged for up to 14 days, if you can believe that.
0:25.0	And number three, particularly if you're somebody like me that does a lot of travel,
0:28.6	it helps me keep track of my sleep schedule, my HRV and my fitness.
0:34.8	And it also motivates me to eat healthy and find time to sleep, all things that are
0:40.6	making me healthier and more stout as we age. When I heard whoop was signing on as a sponsor,
0:46.4	I was like, well, I got one of those, and I love whoop, and I'm recommending it to you as well.
0:51.2	Please go out and get yourself a whoop. You'll try it on. You won't take it off. So head to join.wop.wop.com slash politics to get started with
1:04.6	whoop today. Roosevelt, Truman, two visionaries who understood a simple truth.
1:12.6	Strong economies build stable politics.
1:15.6	Stable politics keep the peace.
1:17.6	The post-war world wasn't an accident, it was designed.
1:21.6	So what happens when we forget the lesson?
1:24.6	As today's politics grow more divisive and economic uncertainty spreads,
1:29.0	are we risking the very stability they fought to secure? In the visionaries, James Holland
1:34.3	explores the urgent question. Is our current turmoil the beginning of something far more
1:39.4	dangerous? History is speaking. Are we listening? The Visionaries by James Holland is in all good bookshops
1:46.4	in the UK and in the United States of America. That's right, in the UK and the US. And there's
1:51.8	the fantastic audible audiobook read by me, Al Murray. What else could you want?
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 10 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Goalhanger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Goalhanger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.