I Know Why Trump Is in His Shameless Cash Grab Era

Inside Trump's Head

The Daily Beast

News, Society & Culture

4.3 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles unpack into a week of chaos inside the Trump White House, from a failed attempt to push through what Wolff calls an unprecedented political “grift” to Trump’s growing frustration over a war he can’t seem to escape. They unpack reports of a furious showdown with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the surprising rise of loyalists with little traditional experience, the mounting political cost of RFK Jr.’s influence, and new questions surrounding Trump’s health as speculation swirls around his recent medical visits. Along the way, Wolff shares a remarkable campaign-trail story involving Jeffrey Epstein’s former plane, reveals why Trump may care more about controlling the Republican Party than winning elections, and examines the latest controversy surrounding Melania Trump’s past, offering a revealing look at the obsessions, grievances, and calculations driving the president’s decisions behind closed doors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.5	This was a griff beyond just, this was just a grab in which they didn't even care.
1:19.1	That's the moment in which this came tumbling down.
1:23.7	Part of what is going on now is he's figuring out what he gets, what he can get.
1:30.3	He runs this government, this government offers all kinds of opportunities.
1:36.3	So they have to figure out what's the opportunity that they can get away with.
1:42.3	It's just pure opportunistic grift. What he can get away with. What he can get away with. It's just pure opportunistic grift.
1:45.3	What he can get away with.
1:46.7	What he can get away with.
1:48.0	That's the grifter's creed.
1:54.8	Michael.
1:56.2	Are we rolling?
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