Delusional Trump Drifts Into Fantasy as Chaos Engulfs His White House
Here’s what you need to know about what’s moving the president—and the world.
No one knows why Donald Trump does what he does—and that often includes Donald Trump himself. The “Inside Trump’s Head” podcast, featuring Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles, offers unique insight into his whims, fears, lurches, and constant efforts at distraction.
In the latest episode, Wolff and Coles reveal how Trump’s erratic grip on reality is shaping conflict abroad while aides scramble to contain fallout at home, even as simmering tensions split his base and political rivals weaponize faith for power. Meanwhile, in a surreal twist, a new and truly Trumpian obsession is reemerging as a defining fixation for the president. Here on Substack, we’re highlighting the five points that are lighting his latest five-alarm fire.
o Last dance: While his administration careens from one crisis to another, the president remains focused on—wait for it…—his big beautiful ballroom. The East Wing renovation is consistently top of mind for Trump, even amid, well, everything else; it now represents, to him, a totemic embodiment of his successes and his power. And as much as Trump sees himself as a builder and developer, he loves the spectacle of wrecking balls and demolition crews. But at the rate he’s going, he may as well be tearing down his White House as a whole.
