The Trump Mental Health Issue We Don’t See: Wolff | Inside Trump’s Head
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dissect Donald Trump’s declining health as the president heads back to Walter Reed for another physical exam and questions swirl around whether the nearly 80-year-old can physically survive a second term. From Trump’s repeated cognitive tests and mounting exhaustion to behind-the-scenes panic over Iran, Cuba, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, and the future of the MAGA succession fight, the episode spirals through paranoia, power, and the growing sense that the pressure around Trump is finally starting to show. Wolff also reveals extraordinary new details from his legal war with Melania Trump, including how Trump-appointed judges, Boris Epshteyn, and Todd Blanche fit into what he describes as a justice system now reshaped around Trump himself, before Joanna Coles caps things off with the surreal spectacle of Usha Vance’s baffling new children’s web series and the increasingly strange cast orbiting the Trump universe.
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00:00 Trump’s Health Crisis and Walter Reed Visit
04:43 UFC at the White House and Trump’s Birthday Spectacle
09:01 Will Trump Survive His Presidency?
14:08 Scenarios for Trump Collapsing in Office
19:03 Iran Negotiations Spiral Into Political Disaster
23:10 Trump’s Cuba Obsession and Casino Empire Fantasy
27:28 Michael Wolff’s Melania Trump Lawsuit Explained
32:03 Where Melania Really Lives and the Federal Court Fight
36:36 Trump Judges, Judicial Power, and Fear Inside the Courts
41:05 The Political Succession Battle Between JD Vance and Marco Rubio
45:18 Trump’s Inner Circle Starts Positioning for 2028
📖 Title: The Trump Mental Health Issue We Don’t See: Wolff
👂 Podcast: Inside Trump’s Head
📺 Episode: 117
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: May 26, 2026
🎙️ Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff
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@cynthiaageuss
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I got a paper poppy when I was in London one year. Still have it.
@debrafield-randall-ct6oy
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Old deranged lunatic pedifile grandpa trump is severely mentally incapacitated and should be IMPEACHED but our corrupt maga repub cult congress won't
@ClassicWill080
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
It wasn't an anorak Michael Foot wore, it was a green wool coat.
@CarolHauck-s3j
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Christ, I hope not. Dear God, I hope not. I'm so sick of him.
@dogfacedboy6947
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
It is utterly bizarre to realize that hundreds of millions of people all over the world wish Trump would die as soon as possible. I can't help but think…. Vance. He's really quite… unknown. And depending on the timing it would position him as a shoe-in to win the next election. As in, name the TOP FIVE Democrats! Three? ONE?!? Even half-a-one….
@debrafield-randall-ct6oy
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
We can only 🙏. Think how many lives arr saved if he's gone!
@BJQ-sp4he
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
NEVER!! Flag day is flag day.
I don’t care who’s bday it is.
@KathleenPetry-e3g
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I think it is likely he will not make it to the end.
@tracejohnson7777
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I hope Trump does on TV (naturally)
@EmilyMiller-c1b
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Joanna ,glad to see you back and to Michael also .
@katharinewyland3070
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
No he will not make it to the end of his term
@distaff2935
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Nasty people feed off the rest of us. They can live far longer than we might want them to… perhaps out of spite!
@NardsMcGee
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I wish Wolff would learn how to shut-up and let people finish talking before interrupting.
@melaniejackson4199
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Unfortunately I think he’ll survive.
@christys3
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Nope, can’t do it anymore. Michael, you are as annoying as hell when you interrupt like that.
@janicethomson4612
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
You will never get rid of Trump. He will go on for ever!!
@YerPalSkipp
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
KEELING OVER!!! 100%!!!
@kennethpayne1991
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I agree 100% with Michael. I actually predicted this to my sister's after the donalds win. But I said he wouldn't make it halfway through the 2nd year. Honestly I attribute that to the best medical care and access to medical drugs not afforded to the public. Again, just my opinion.
@Bobby-g8o
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
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@tfrankocallaghan
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
A slight correction: Michael Foot did NOT wear an "anorak" to the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day in November 1981. Nor was it a "donkey jacket" as some of the gutter press described it. It was in fact, a type of duffel coat -as worn by many of those who served in the armed forces being commemorated. On the day itself, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, had described it as a "sensible coat for a day like this". But these are merely the documented facts, rather than the repeatedly rehearsed prejudices, propaganda, and long-established lies of the conventional wisdom.
@SheilaDavies-g8e
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
My condolences Joanna . Its a tough one, losing your Mum
@walterschmidli1876
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
He won't survive
@PamelaStrate
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I hope not!
@chickenmcnugget5965
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Usha Vance appears to like a modern copy of Martha Goebbels: ambitous and lots of children
@TheOjaiPlantGuy
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
47:58 I am so glad I’ve never discovered having a child with someone
@mizcristina3339
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I think Trump will fall 🙂
@NickDuCass
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Re poppies, for me, the amazing display at the Tower of London with those little red flowers cascading from a wall down into the moat which became a sea of red, was most moving.
@jack_0U812
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I would not be at all surprised to see Trump die in days. I also would not be surprised that the celebration would be bigger than anyone would ever believe.
@chickenmcnugget5965
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
This looks like Usha "AI" Vance
@kolkishon
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Michael Wolff's first wife was ticked off that Michael got his eventual second wife pregnant while Wolff was still legally married to her, his first wife! It was messy! First wife delayed the divorce for so long that he couldn't marry the second wife until after their first baby was born! His 3 elder children with his first wife were never the same!
@cisbell4025
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I think there's a 50:50 chance that Trump pulls a "Woodrow Wilson", too sick to appear anywhere, no one allowed to see him, and some person acting as his "Edith Wilson". No way would he ever turn over power to Vance.
@carolineasebrook6643
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I don’t want Trump to die. Not that I’m a particularly benevolent person, but because I don’t want him to be a martyr for MAGA.
@YouTubePhilosopher
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
These two seem very close, very close indeed
@embrady9736
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
The US has the buddy poppy and the proceeds benefit the Veterans of Foreign Wars veterans assistance program. They are traditionally worn on the Friday before Memorial Day, officially recognized as National Poppy Day.
@christys3
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Michael, Michael, Michael. STOP INTERRUPTING!!!! 🤬🤬🤬
@Dfreecity
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
He could easily just collapse , but he will soon disappear and a double will take his place.
@albertinadebeer4309
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
🩵
@bennybaker4926
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I can think of 3 possiblities. 1, trump dies in office after the midterms (best case). 2, He pulls a coup d'etat in 2028 (that will be bad but everyone will see what he is). 3, He tries to invade Cuba and the Russians fight back and in a desparate move trump starts nuclear world war rather than be a 'loser'. I live near a potential ground zero point so i won't have to suffer long.
@simonoltman4160
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Here’s hoping Michael is right 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@rhondamarkowitz819
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
It's rough, Joanna. Been there and done that with both parents. So sorry. We missed you, and love you.
@appleart4905
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
jd couldn't win in 2028 chinese are against him so bad. it wont happen.
@NeilWilkinson-t8o
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Only the Daily Mail was outraged at Michael Foot's Armistice day dress, Joanne. No real people were bothered….
@nanettehart6604
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
You guys are making a big deal about Trump’s doctor’s visits. He’s at the geriatric age and he for sure has the usual and he will definitely survive the next 3 years. He is declining in his mental acuity and that’s what is scary!
@DoaaEsmat-c7u
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
I totally agree with Joana . He will probably survive the presidency .
@sharonkincaid-wininger6766
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
We welcome you back, Joanna…… 😢🎉 I have faced losing parents, and a husband….. I am glad that you were with your family, and all who have experienced loss, were aware of a variety of experiences that would be part of your experiences …. Hugs from Michigan
@Johnwashere-dt2ov
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
My crystal ball is that Trump will, for any number of reasons, not finish his Term and we will see President JD Vance in half of the White House.
@janinebjorkman5540
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Michael, your repeated, rude interrupting of Joanna is just so frustrating to watch. PLEASE LET HER FINISH what she is saying. Joanna you show remarkable forbearance and politeness when you are repeatedly interrupted. I wish I could hear what you were going to say each time.
@wendy-n7t2u
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
It’s a moron 🤮event .. enjoy it morons 🤮
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