I Know Why Trump's Slimy Goon Squad is Unravelling | The Daily Beast Podcast

David Rothkopf and Joanna Coles unpack a weekend of political chaos that stretches from the collapsing Iran negotiations to the algae-filled disaster of Trump’s reflecting pool renovation, exposing a presidency built on grift, dysfunction, and spectacle. As JD Vance is dispatched to Switzerland to negotiate an impossible peace deal, Trump’s public undermining of his own vice president becomes a window into the increasingly fragile state of Trump’s inner circle. David and Joanna dive into the bizarre Father’s Day snub of Don Jr. vs Eric Trump and the mounting controversy surrounding Ivanka’s Albanian ambitions. Rothkopf delivers one of his most blistering critiques yet, connecting failed foreign policy, a decaying reflecting pool, and an administration he sees as incapable of governing. 00:00 - Trump the “Vandal-in-Chief” 05:07 - JD Vance Sent to Negotiate the Iran Crisis 10:26 - Trump’s Iran Failure and the Collapse of His Strategy 14:31 - The Reflecting Pool Disaster and Washington’s New Swamp 19:32 - Grift Force One and the Qatar Plane Controversy 24:09 - Cabinet Loyalty: Marco Rubio 28:09 - The Maggie Haberman Book and Journalism Ethics 30:25 - Father’s Day Drama Inside the Trump Family 34:08 - Ivanka and the Albania Resort Backlash 38:39 - Trump’s Family Dynamics 41:10 - Britain’s Political Crisis and Keir Starmer’s Exit 44:31 - Mamdani, Progressive Politics and What Voters Actually Want 49:02 - Why Government No Longer Feels Like It Works 51:10 - Elon Musk, Billionaires, and America’s Inequality Problem 53:24 - Obama and the Former Presidents 55:02 - Trump, Power, and the Presidency as Personal Property #trump #news #podcast 📖 Title: I Know Why Trump's Slimy Goon Squad is Unravelling | The Daily Beast Podcast 👂 Podcast: The Daily Beast Podcast 📺 Episode: 720 🎧 Format: Full Podcast 📅 Date: June 22, 2026 👨‍💼 Guest: David Rothkopf 🎙️ 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? Send us an email: beastpod@thedailybeast.com The Daily Beast is committed to accurate, fair, independent, fast, and accountable journalism. We seek the truth and report it honestly, without fear or favor. We ground robust and provocative opinions in fact. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheDailyBeast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thedailybeast Share this video on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social Share this video on X: https://twitter.com/thedailybeast Share this video on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thedailybeast