I Know Just How Bad Trump's Decline Is About to Be | The Daily Beast Podcast
Kurt Andersen and Joanna Coles revisit the Donald Trump that Spy magazine spotted 40 years ago: a blustering New York celebrity who claimed he could master nuclear missiles in an hour and a half. Andersen explains why Trump was a joke then but became president, and why today’s thin-skinned tech billionaires deserve the same sharp scrutiny. They consider what a midterm defeat could do to a president who craves attention, then size up JD Vance, Marco Rubio, RFK Jr. and the Republican who Andersen says would make a far more formidable candidate. The conversation turns to Pete Hegseth and the Iran war, Andersen’s increasingly plausible vision of an American breakup and the Kimberly Guilfoyle revelations that seem written for the pages of Spy.
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00:00 - Trump's Dark Next Chapter
04:34 - How Spy Saw Trump Coming
09:02 - Trump’s Long Road To The Presidency
13:27 - What Made Spy Magazine Different
17:52 - The Billionaires Spy Would Target Today
25:01 - What A Midterm Defeat Could Do To Trump
29:34 - Who Could Succeed Trump In 2028?
37:45 - Pete Hegseth And The War In Iran
42:10 - Could America Really Break Apart?
46:35 - Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Lobbying Scandal
51:00 - What Could Surface After Trump Leaves Office
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📖 Title: I Know Just How Bad Trump's Decline Is About to Be
👂 Podcast: The Daily Beast Podcast
📺 Episode: 783
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: October 11, 2026
👨💼 Guest: Kurt Andersen
🎙️ Host: Joanna Coles
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00:00 - Trump's Dark Next Chapter
04:34 - How Spy Saw Trump Coming
09:02 - Trump’s Long Road To The Presidency
13:27 - What Made Spy Magazine Different
17:52 - The Billionaires Spy Would Target Today
25:01 - What A Midterm Defeat Could Do To Trump
29:34 - Who Could Succeed Trump In 2028?
37:45 - Pete Hegseth And The War In Iran
42:10 - Could America Really Break Apart?
46:35 - Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Lobbying Scandal
51:00 - What Could Surface After Trump Leaves Office
#trump #podcast #news
📖 Title: I Know Just How Bad Trump's Decline Is About to Be
👂 Podcast: The Daily Beast Podcast
📺 Episode: 783
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: October 11, 2026
👨💼 Guest: Kurt Andersen
🎙️ Host: Joanna Coles
Click here to become an official member of the Daily Beast's YouTube community: https://youtube.com/@TheDailyBeast/join
Have a question or comment for us? Leave Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff or any of our guests a voicemail in our listener mailbox. Call (929) 274-3577 with your name and message and you may be featured on a podcast or on the Daily Beast. You can also send us an email at beastpod@thedailybeast.com.
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