Alex Isenstadt on Trump's Revenge Tour and Return to the White House

Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri

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🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Tara is joined by political reporter Alex Isenstadt to discuss his new book, ‘Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power.’ He shares his intel on Trump’s political moves, campaign strategy, and cabinet selections. They go over some of Trump’s quotes in the book, and he shares what the Republican campaign team was planning for after Joe Biden’s first 2024 debate. He breaks down Trump’s vice presidential choice and how JD Vance regained both Trump and the public’s support, becoming the potential heir to the MAGA following. Finally, they discuss Trump’s decision to have the Putin meeting regarding the war on Ukraine and the release of the JFK assassination files on the same day. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Alex Isenstadt Producer: Olivia Crerie Additional Production Supervision: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh hey there. It's your girl, Bryn Whitfield. You might know me from a little show called The Real Housewives of New York City on Bravo.
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1:42.0	I want to welcome my super plugged-in former colleague Alex Eisenstadt of Axios.
1:48.4	We used to work together at Politico many moons ago, maybe just a few years ago. He has a new book out today as of
1:56.7	recording on Tuesday called Revenge. And the premise of the book is that President Donald's Trump
2:04.5	was able to stage what no one can deny was a remarkable comeback after January 6th with a
2:11.4	mindset focused solely on revenge. So I think when you read this book, you're going to feel like you are in the room
2:20.6	with President Trump and his team, especially in those really hairy moments during the election.
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