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Maggie Haberman: Trump’s ‘Unreality Bubble’ Meets the Midterms | The Mishal Husain Show

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Few journalists have watched Donald Trump as closely or for as long as Maggie Haberman.

The New York Times reporter first encountered him as a tabloid fixture in the 1990s and has since chronicled his ascent to the White House, the period between his presidencies and the transformation of the office itself.

Her book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” written with Jonathan Swan, examines the Republican’s second term through the first weeks of the US-Israel war with Iran.

In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Haberman looks ahead to the US midterm elections. She discusses Trump’s “unreality bubble,” his attitude to the war, his complex relationship with Vice President JD Vance and why she sees a “black hole” ahead.

00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain
03:22 Trump’s early interest in US politics
08:50 Six weeks to the midterms
11:04 Who’s in Trump’s inner circle?
12:51 Trump and JD Vance
14:43 Trump calls Maggie ‘maggot’
20:12 Beyond the midterms
22:50 Has Trump changed America? ’
24:44 US and Iran
30:34 Visiting Trump in the White House
35:58 “The book nearly killed us”

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20 Comments

@ErinShirey-o4j 13 days ago

Excellent commentary and analysis. First time I’ve tuned into Mishal Husain and I find her impressive. She is calm, precise and professional in this interview. Maggie is always great. Thank you both.

@psyclotronxx3083 13 days ago

I cannot wait until this nightmare is over.

@ruthiero 13 days ago

Not enough folks understand that reality TV isn't.

@grif13 13 days ago

Thank you Ms. Husain. Thank you Ms. Haberman. Very thought provoking.

@GeorgeLandreman 13 days ago

The Supreme Court has changed the country by giving the presidency immunity. That's the singular decision that has enabled DJT to burn down the house.

@robquasi6153 12 days ago

Disagree, America is capable of this and much worse, until USA realizes,it’s the problem.

@SamQJohnson 13 days ago

Trump is just a symptom. There will be a next Trump if the underlying issues are not resolved.

@ErdosRenyi 13 days ago

an upside to being insanely rich is that most things will work out in your favor. a downside to be insanely rich is believing that things will ALWAYS work out in your favor.

@Nap-r8z 13 days ago

I wish I could believe there won’t be another Trump…but I can’t🇨🇦

@Daagher 46 minutes ago

Thank you, SO MUCH, Maggie. Canada loves you. ❤

@ErinShirey-o4j 13 days ago

Maggie H you are magnificent! This country owes you such a debt of gratitude!

@flyindonkeyodoom 12 days ago

Maggie Haberman is an American Hero 🦅🇺🇸

@MoniqueLovato 13 days ago

Thank you for a smart, sane convo from two smart women about something so insane. The fact Maggie has 3 children tells me she will write more books. Most don’t want to think about more kids just after having the last one. And the fact checking challenge this time just made she and Jonathan better at their craft.

@JensFelixSchumacher 13 days ago (edited)

@Mishal "great questions" & @Maggie "great insights". Thank you both. Jens, German, 64, retired in Barcelona. Lived 18 years in the US. Fingers crossed for your democracy.

@rajachhatwal1266 7 days ago

Maggie and Swan have been all over the media last few weeks. Best interview so far. Mishal is great interviewer. Kudos.

@nicolawright3051 10 days ago

The American political and legal system is rotten. SCOTUS, electoral college, gerrymandering, big money donors, citizens united are all rotten. Trump will happen again if America does not stop the rot, permanently.

@johnfrederikson2002 8 days ago

Maggie: thank you for what you do. Your reporting is truly invaluable. J.

@pamelawooden6012 13 days ago

I love Maggie. I have tried to read her book twice and both times I could not do so. At a certain point, when I see the powers that be turn their heads to his treachery and lies, what he is doing to the world as a whole, I cannot continue to read. I think it is amazing that he is proud of his unprincipled outlook on his superiority to the rest of mankind. Thank you for such an amazing interview.