This Is Telling Sign Trump, 80, Is In Deep Decline | The Daily Beast Podcast

Terry Moran returns to the Daily Beast Podcast to tell Joanna Coles what he found on the ground in Maine and Iowa, where voters’ frustration could upend the midterms without giving Democrats an easy path to victory. He sizes up Susan Collins’ fight to keep her Senate seat, then explains why Trump’s increasingly coarse language may reveal more than a change in campaign style. The former ABC White House correspondent also delivers a blunt assessment of Trump's now-former press secretary Katie Zacharia. As questions swirl around chief of staff Susie Wiles, Moran draws on years of covering the White House to describe how the president’s habits shape everyone working for him. Finally, he turns to Ukraine and the decision he fears could change America’s place in the world.

00:00 - Telling Sign of Trump's Decline
04:41 - Susan Collins Faces Troy Jackson In Maine
11:19 - What Trump’s Language Reveals About Him
16:04 - Terry Moran’s Midterm Outlook In Maine And Iowa
23:35 - Katie Zacharia’s First White (and Last!) House Briefing
30:23 - Questions About Zacharia’s Legal Credentials
35:01 - How Trump Sets The Tone In The White House
40:30 - Trump, Putin And The Future Of Ukraine

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📖 Title: This Is Telling Sign Trump, 80, Is In Deep Decline
👂 Podcast: The Daily Beast Podcast
📺 Episode: 787
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: October 18, 2026
👨‍💼 Guest: Terry Moran
🎙️ Host: Joanna Coles

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