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Jonathan Swan on the real Trump White House

If You're Listening

Published
August 17, 2026
Duration
36:15
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Last updated
Aug 26, 2026

Discusses New York Times reporter Jonathan Swan has spent more than a decade covering Donald Trump, and he say…

Summary

New York Times reporter Jonathan Swan has spent more than a decade covering Donald Trump, and he says nothing compares to this term. His new book, Regime Change, co-written with Maggie Haberman, argues Trump's second presidency is being run unlike any other in living memory: driven by gut instinct over briefings, staffed by loyalists chosen for devotion r…

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New York Times reporter Jonathan Swan has spent more than a decade covering Donald Trump, and he says nothing compares to this term. His new book, Regime Change, co-written with Maggie Haberman, argues Trump's second presidency is being run unlike any other in living memory: driven by gut instinct over briefings, staffed by loyalists chosen for devotion rather than experience, and designed to move faster than Congress, the courts or the media can keep up with. Follow If You're Listening on the A

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