Episode
I Know Why Trump's Slimy Goon Squad is Unravelling
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- The Daily Beast Podcast
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- Jun 23, 2026
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- 3839
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Summary
David Rothkopf and Joanna Coles unpack a weekend of political chaos that stretches from the collapsing Iran negotiations to the algae-filled disaster of Trump’s reflecting pool renovation, exposing a presidency built on grift, dysfunction, and spectacle. As JD Vance is dispatched to Switzerland to negotiate an impossible peace deal, Trump’s public undermining of his own vice president becomes a window into the increasingly fragile state of Trump’s inner circle. David and Joanna dive into the bizarre Father’s Day snub of Don Jr. vs Eric Trump and the mounting controversy surrounding Ivanka’s Albanian ambitions. Rothkopf delivers one of his most blistering critiques yet, connecting failed foreign policy, a decaying reflecting pool, and an administration he sees as incapable of governing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices