I’ve Seen Trump Up Close. Why I Know He’s Failing

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The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Katy Tur joins Joanna Coles to parse how a once forceful Trump, who called her “little Katy,” is now plagued by health concerns, prosecutorial incompetence, and an ever-growing Epstein scandal. Tur, Host of MS NOW’s ‘Katy Tur Reports’ digs into the deep fissures in Trump’s public persona: slowing energy, slurred speech, and shifting routines that raise questions about his health and stamina. Tur also breaks down the ongoing implications of the Epstein files, Trump’s handling of journalists, and the political fallout from rising healthcare costs. From the personal to the political, this conversation captures a president—and a country—under intense scrutiny

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0:00.0	Isn't it interesting that the New York Times has delved into this?
0:03.6	There was so much hand-wringing over approaching it during the Biden years,
0:08.8	and they got so much flack for it.
0:10.4	And there was a question of when is somebody going to really tackle Donald Trump's slowing down?
0:16.3	Because you can see it.
0:17.1	He is different than he was.
0:18.8	He doesn't have the same amount of energy.
0:20.7	He's not as coherent as he used to be. He is different than he was. He doesn't have the same amount of energy. He's not as
0:21.4	coherent as he used to be. He's always been not entirely coherent, but it's different now.
0:28.1	He's slower. His speech is slower. You can see him falling asleep sometimes or appearing
0:33.1	to fall asleep in the Oval Office. I'm Joanna Coles. This is the Daily Beast podcast, and today we have the host of Katie
0:43.0	Turre reports. Katie Turr, you will remember, really made her name during the first Trump
0:49.2	election. She was assigned to cover him. The assumption was that he was a joke of a candidate. And of course,
0:55.3	he became president not once, but twice. And Katie Tour has reported doggedly throughout the 10
1:01.9	years that Donald Trump has been dominating our political cycles. So let's not waste any more time.
1:09.0	Let's get into it.
1:17.6	Katie Turth. Welcome to the Daily Beast podcast studio. I can't believe I'm, this is the first time that I'm here.
1:21.2	I can't believe it either. And I want you to come back regularly. I would love to.
1:29.8	So listen, you've been covering Donald Trump since he descended his golden staircase in Trump Tower.
1:30.7	Since he was a joke.
1:32.3	Since he was a joke.
1:35.8	And now, of course, he's still a joke, but in a different way.
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