Trump Secretly Admits Top Goon ‘Is Crazy’

Inside Trump's Head

The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 29 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dive into a chaotic stretch where Donald Trump’s impulses collide with global consequences, revealing a president driven less by strategy than by instinct, ego, and narrative control. From openly contradicting his own stance on mail-in voting to stamping his name on the dollar, Wolff and Coles track a pattern of behavior that prioritizes dominance and attention over consistency. As the Iran war enters a volatile phase with no clear objective, Wolff argues there was never a real plan—only improvisation now spiraling into risk—while Coles probes whether there’s hidden logic behind the scenes or just confusion layered with bravado. The conversation sharpens around Trump’s reliance on storytelling to survive political damage, his fixation on grievance as midterms loom, and the growing cracks inside his inner circle, from RFK Jr.’s instability to rising doubts about key figures tasked with executing policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This could not be a worse situation and a more, more of a malfunction of a situation
0:08.0	than we have seen in a very long time.
0:13.0	This is a window on exactly who he is and on his serious limitations as a, as a president and as an intelligence.
0:28.7	There was no goal. It was like we have a lot of, we're stronger than they are,
0:33.4	so we'll be able to come out of this looking better than they do.
0:38.1	We'll be, we'll win.
0:40.5	How could we not win?
0:42.0	There was never a definition for him of winning, except winning, winning.
0:51.4	Michael.
0:53.4	Joanna, you're back.
0:55.0	Where were you?
0:56.4	I was in Montana.
0:58.4	I was in Montana.
0:59.2	I was breathing in some yellow stone air, inspired by Taylor Sheridan's shows.
1:08.5	I'm big into his new show, Madison, actually, partly, well, entirely because
1:13.2	of Michelle Pfeiffer. Thank goodness he's brought her back. I don't like his portrayal of female
1:17.4	characters. I love her. So you like this? Everything I've read about this, Madison makes it sound
1:24.3	terrible. Well, all you have to do is watch Michelle Pfeiffer. The question is, it's not about the show. It's about do you like Michelle Pfeiffer or not? Because if you do, it's like watching an Instagram video of her. It's just fantastic. It's all about her hair, a sunglasses, her coat. So I take this that you like Michelle Pfeiffer. I love Michelle Fiver.
1:44.7	I'm so grateful he's brought her back from where was she?
1:47.7	I don't know.
1:48.4	How do you even remember Michelle Pfeiffer?
1:51.0	Yeah, a casino.
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