Washington’s Weekend of Chaos and Denial
The Mary Trump Podcast
Mary Trump Media
4.9 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
This weekend’s political chaos tour begins with Donald’s appearance on Fox State TV’s Special Report with Bret Baier, where he defended controversial remarks about Iran and reflected on his recent trip to China amid growing economic and global tensions.
Mary Trump also breaks down Education Secretary Linda McMahon openly discussing plans to shut down the Department of Education, alongside Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reviving false 2020 election claims despite years of investigations disproving widespread fraud.
From election denialism to growing extremism inside the GOP, this latest political roundup captures another surreal weekend in American politics.
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| 0:00.0 | We've said that this summit is a success. |
| 0:04.0 | As you get ready to head back to Washington, what's the most significant, specific thing you walk away from here for the U.S.? |
| 0:13.0 | I think the most important thing is relationship. |
| 0:16.0 | It's all about relationship. I have a very good relationship with President Xi and with China. And it sounds |
| 0:23.0 | like something that doesn't mean anything, but it's everything in deal making and problems |
| 0:27.6 | we've solved. The two of us have solved a lot of problems between that somebody |
| 0:32.2 | else would have maybe done very badly with. |
| 0:51.2 | Welcome to the Mary Trump podcast. |
| 0:57.5 | Over the weekend, Donald appeared on Fox State TV's special report with Brett Baer in order to discuss his trip to China, his meeting with Chinese President |
| 1:04.7 | Xi Jinping, trade negotiations, and the growing tensions surrounding the global economy. |
| 1:11.7 | Here's some of the things Donald had to say. |
| 1:14.1 | President, she said something yesterday. |
| 1:16.4 | He talked about, and he wasn't referring to the last 15 months, |
| 1:20.6 | he talked about America is a nation in decline. |
| 1:24.6 | And I said, you're right. |
| 1:26.0 | But he wasn't talking about because he said, what you've done in 14, And I said, you're right. But he wasn't talking about because he said what you've done |
| 1:29.0 | in 14, 15 months is a miracle. Yes. Well, that's actually true. What Donald and the Trump regime |
| 1:38.7 | have done in the last 14 or 50 months is miraculously horrific. |
| 1:52.0 | He is exposed just how weak this country is and what a large percentage of the population is cruel, ignorant, and willing to put up with anything in order to support what has been |
| 2:00.5 | the most destructive administration |
| 2:03.7 | in American history, or at least modern American history, but we still have two and a half years |
| 2:09.5 | ago. So there's time. |
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