Paranoid Trump's Vile Racial Slur for Cuffed Sen.

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Joanna Coles unpacks global chaos colliding with American absurdity: a California senator thrown to the ground, Israel striking Iran, and the man in charge of U.S. diplomacy? Trump’s golf buddy Steve Witkoff. Who else to make sense of this than Michael Wolff, the chronicler of Trump’s chaos. Wolff dives into Trump’s racist tirade after the arrest of Senator Padilla, and how Gavin Newsom accidentally became the face of Democratic leadership—thanks to Trump himself. Plus, Wolff paints a jaw-dropping picture of Trump’s “phone monologues,” Witkoff’s terrifying Middle East power grab, and why American politics now runs on height, hair, and real estate credentials.

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0:00.0	To mix a perfect mojito this summer, all you need is some ice, some rum, and then top up with zesty, refreshing, fever tree mojita mixer.
0:14.3	Finish with a splash of sunshine and some good friends and enjoy.
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0:28.4	Please enjoy responsibly.
0:35.6	I'm Joanna Coles. This is the Daily Beast podcast. What an event for week. On Wednesday, we had Governor Newsomon explaining what was happening in California. And hundreds of you responded with extraordinarily thoughtful, smart comments about him. And many of you saying this is what the future of the Democratic Party's
0:55.7	leadership looks like. I think it was more than just his local fan base. It felt like many of
1:01.5	you thought this is what leadership looks like, someone who talks to both sides, who's calm,
1:06.2	who's reasonable and who's saying, come on Donald Trump arrest me. And you will notice, of course,
1:10.6	that Donald Trump has not yet arrested him, despite his threats, because he understands that that would be an immediate opportunity. I don't think he wants to give to his opposition. Who better to break all of this down with, plus the most recent developments from the Middle East of Israel
1:28.5	bombing the nuclear and military facilities in Iran, then of course the man who lives inside
1:34.3	Donald Trump's head with him, Michael Wolfe. Michael, just to remind you, has authored four
1:40.4	books on Donald Trump. He talks to many of the people around Trump.
1:45.5	He's regularly listening to what's happening in the White House when he can hear above the
1:51.7	jack hammers, of course, this week tearing up the lawn for Trump's Mar-a-Ago-style patio.
1:58.3	So let's get straight into it.
1:59.9	Michael, what is happening?
2:05.6	Michael, good morning. I've missed you. And where to begin? We've got...
2:10.5	And I can't believe the world marches on. We take a few days break from each other.
2:16.7	I know. What is the state of affairs? California in lockdown.
2:20.6	Gavin Newsom now elevated to the national stage and Israel going into attack nuclear and military
2:29.0	sites in Iran. Pete Heggseth on his way to the Middle East, as you're comfortably in the Hamptons,
	...

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