The Reason Why Trump Keeps Getting Worse: Wolff | Inside Trump’s Head
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles break down the latest clues to what’s really driving Donald Trump, from his attempts to influence FIFA and his obsession with being at the center of every spectacle to the staggering financial windfall he’s reaped from his crypto empire while hundreds of thousands of investors have collectively lost billions. They also unpack the scandal engulfing Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner, Trump’s instinctive defense of embattled public figures, the changing rules of modern politics, the future of NATO as Trump heads into another high-stakes summit, and why Michael believes Democrats still haven’t figured out how to capture the country’s moral attention in the Trump era.
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00:00 – The Reality of the Trump Grift
05:35 – Billionaires and the Sports Power Move
10:30 – The Graham Platner Scandal and Reaction
15:56 – Understanding Modern Scandals and Political Charisma
21:10 – Analyzing the Trump Meme Coin Industry
25:57 – The Loss of Public Moral Outrage
28:59 – Nigel Farage and the New Politician
34:40 – Giorgia Meloni and the European Schism
39:52 – Cultural Differences and the Iran War
45:21 – Trump Appears on Second Lady Podcast
51:57 – Usha Vance and the Campaign Strategy
56:01 – Legal Battle Updates Involving Melania Trump
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📖 Title: The Reason Why Trump Keeps Getting Worse: Wolff
👂 Podcast: Inside Trump’s Head
📺 Episode: 135
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: July 7, 2026
🎙️ Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff
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@user-c7p4p
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Isn’t the section 11 sanction motion against Michael’s attorneys, not Michael. So, aren’t ultimately the attorneys, not Michael, on the hook for defending and paying for that ?
@Susiei-c6p
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Well this is a lovely collegial discussion. It’s better I think, less confrontational
@littlegreen5845
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Platner for president
@TheDavidfallon
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Michael is not from the Daily Beast, but he is beastly daily. And loving it.
@georgeskaristmatik3664
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Michael Wolff’s paused, I thought he had a Mitch MCconnel moment
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@martinetti123
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
“great opportunities”🤑 whatever the cost💀
or a "great" gang masquerading as a "great country".
"We must rise!"✊(Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei)
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@NanaUBzns
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Michael is charming us with his mild mannered side today, nicely done 👌
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@AllyPerrott
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Get rid of this guy 😮
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@howardrourke5659
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He owned the New Jersey Generals and single handedly put the USFL out of business
@cherylreid9165
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Fergie read to kids and it was successful, Queen Camilia promotes reading and is often seen reading to kids, so I guess they thought this is an activity that has a positive track record. (I do not live in the US, but I'm sure I've seen regular shots of Michelle reading to kids too.) Besides why think of something new.
@lindatt10
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
I haven’t lost moral outrage about the Trump ongoing corruption. He is never held accountable by anyone!! So why bother, right?
Compare Graham Platner with Pete Hegseth or any other drunken predator associated with Trump. The world is just f**king upside down.
@jovani4126
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Perhaps JD wants to demonstrate that Usha is very much part of the American culture ?
@Dustcatcher
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Oh Joanna, PLEASE STOP interrupting!
When you do this, we cannot hear what you were going to say or what we wished Michael would have been able to finish.
PLEASE
@Frontier2000AnoDomin
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
🤔🧠💭> AMERICANS CONSTANTLY BANG ON about Drumpf's "powerful physical presence". There's nothing "powerful" about weighing 275lb and it all being FAT, rather than solid muscle. Normal countries just call that obesity, the good ol' U.S. of A's call it "being BIG"… 😂🤣😂. But hell, that's the American "weigh"…
@ants_in_my_eyes_Wilson
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Fucking Graham Platner WAS calling the country to moral attention. That is what people seem to be missing here. He was doing a damn good job of it, too.
@rogermcgrath7946
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
The people who contributed probably knew theyd lose but wanted Trump to pump Crypto in general
@jeffd9782
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
How on earth did trump become president?
@sallynewton7867
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Love Joanna saying no not First Lady – but president
@ants_in_my_eyes_Wilson
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
I'm sorry but I'm so fucking tired of hearing people say that he should step aside. When Susan Colin wins, remember this moment. Because he was our best fucking shot. For the moment, like everybody keeps saying without seeming to understand the actual words, these are allegations. Literally anybody can make allegations. I just think this was a little too perfect for the Republicans and the establishment Democrats, to oust one of the most fierce competitors that our political landscape has seen in quite some time.
@ilanpi
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Why can’t you get your facts straight? The red card was not rescinded.
@bertjm36
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Trump never owned a soccer team. Thr New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) were owned by Warners. Trump owned an American football team, the New Jersey Generals of the World Football League, (WFL), a short-lived competitor to the National Football League that played in the spring instead of the fall.
@abbu.robinson
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
There is a football man,
He looks like a slap head,
He overturned a red card,
But still US hopes are dead,
The Belgians said: you what now?
And beat them 4 to 1,
Fifa is disgraced again,
With help from Orange man,
The Ayatollah's missing,
No sight or sound at all,
Despite the public mourning,
At his father's funeral,
Kind of like the Mahdi,
Mujtabah is in hiding,
While IRGC forces,
Are tanker targeting,
Grift and grift and grift again,
Anything Trump can fleece,
Podcasts meme coins and fake books,
The public pays the price.
@KarenFrench-s5p
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Joanna, just as some note, amongst all this terrible shit, you would look great with a Pixie cut 🤗
@busynana7917
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
Thank you Michael & Joanna!!! ❤🇬🇧
@borderlinebullwinkle
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
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@GeorgeThomas-t7m
July 8, 2026 at 8:26 am
He tried to buy the Buffalo bills. The owner owners won't allow that