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The Daily Beast Podcast

Trump's Circle Drops F-Bomb Post Putin Meet: Wolff

The Daily Beast Podcast

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4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles for a scathing examination of Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin—and the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein that's cast over the entire affair. From Trump’s failed promises to release Epstein’s files, to his floundering attempts at deal-making in Ukraine, Wolff reveals how distraction, denial, and deference to Putin define Trump’s playbook. With insider texts, sharp analysis, and vivid accounts of the theatrics on the world stage, this episode unpacks the haunting ties between Trump, Russia, and Epstein—and what it all means for America’s future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What does Vladimir Putin have on Donald Trump?

0:04.0

During the first administration, Epstein told me that he had gone on a secret trip to Moscow to meet Putin.

0:15.0

So here is the question. What did Jeffrey Epstein tell Vladimir Putin about Donald Trump?

0:26.1

I'm Joanna Coles. This is the Daily Beast podcast. Please don't forget to subscribe to our new

0:31.7

spin-off podcast with me and Michael Wolfe going deep inside Donald Trump's head. It's called Inside Trump's Head. We'll be

0:39.6

talking about it in a second. But first, most importantly, what we'll really be unpacking is

0:44.9

was the Putin summit the moment that Donald Trump was able to shift the narrative from the thing

0:52.2

that has been hanging over him for the last six weeks and he

0:56.0

cannot get out from under Jeffrey Epstein. Will Maga give him a break here or will they just

1:04.4

circle back to Epstein? Because as Michael Wolfe is always saying, the Epstein story keeps coming

1:10.5

back to haunt Donald Trump, even from the

1:14.5

grave. Let's get into it. Michael Wolf, what is happening? Where is Alaska? Is Alaska still in America?

1:23.6

Can our president find Alaska on a map?

1:28.2

Last time we talked, you said that you thought he needed a big idea,

1:33.4

that Trump had been wandering around the corridors of the White House,

1:36.8

saying he needed a big idea to get Jeffrey Epstein

1:39.8

and the White House's refusal to release the Epstein files off the front pages.

1:47.1

Has he succeeded?

1:48.7

Well, first I should say, we should ask the question,

1:51.7

what am I doing here?

1:53.1

Because I am supposed to be on the Inside Trump's Head podcast.

1:58.9

So what is, what's the plan here? To be very clear for all listeners,

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