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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Maggie Haberman - The Ultimate Guide to Donald J. Trump

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, News, Daily News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Haberman discusses “Confidence Man,” her comprehensive book about the making of Donald Trump, the former president’s obsession with media attention, and the intensifying clash between Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.5

Now.

0:03.5

Maggie Heybeman, welcome to the Daily Show.

0:07.2

Thanks for having me.

0:08.7

You have written a book that many have called

0:11.4

The Ultimate Guide to Donald J. Trump,

0:14.7

because it feels like you have an understanding of him

0:18.4

that few, never mind journalists, few human beings do.

0:22.2

And what's interesting is, every time I've seen your

0:24.8

reporting on him, every time I've seen him comment on you

0:27.4

and the conversations you have with each other

0:29.7

and the interviews that he grants you,

0:31.0

even though he seems to hate you, but then he likes you,

0:33.3

it seems a little bit like the relationship

0:36.1

Hannibal had with Clarice.

0:37.5

I can't tell if you have a mutual admiration for each other,

0:44.5

fascination as a journalist, explain to me why he

0:47.4

keeps speaking to you, and then after it says to you,

0:50.1

why would you write the things that he said to you?

0:52.1

First of all, thank you, and thank you for having me.

0:57.4

A couple of things, look, he's a subject who I cover,

1:00.2

and I have covered a number of politicians

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