Truth About Trump’s Miserable Mar-a-Lago Christmas

Inside Trump's Head

The Daily Beast

Society & Culture, News

4.3 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to peel back what Christmas looks like inside Donald Trump’s carefully staged world at Mar-a-Lago — a holiday less about family and warmth than performance, attention, and control. From the bored, rope-off table at the center of the patio to Trump’s late-night torrent of Truth Social posts, Wolff maps how even Christmas becomes another arena for validation. They examine Melania’s rare flash of animation beside her father, the eerie surge of hyper-religious messaging from Trump-world, and the rituals that feel rehearsed rather than heartfelt. As the conversation widens, they trace how sagging TV ratings, Hollywood power plays, and proximity to Trump himself still dictate the action around him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.2	closer than anything he has ever represented. And that, I'm trying to be careful here,
0:48.8	Donald Trump was involved in Jeffrey Epstein's lifestyle.
0:58.9	Michael Wolfe.
1:01.2	Joanna Coles.
1:02.5	Merry Christmas.
1:04.1	Thank you.
1:04.5	I was going to say happy Boxing Day,
1:06.2	because we're recording this on the morning of the 26th.
1:10.1	And Boxing Day is your holiday.
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