Jonathan Swan

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222 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 19 Jul

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The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 198. How Trump’s Imperial Presidency Really Works · 19 Jul 2026 podcast

He doesn't have a long-range strategy.

He's not rooted in principle.

And there's not really a deep and serious policy process.

So he's prone to have these very rapid reversals.

And actually, AI policy is a perfect example.

He was sort of bewitched by this, ensorcelled by this amazing technology and was just like, get rid of all the regulations, all the roadblocks,

open season.

And now we're seeing the 180.

It may be big for a year.

Alistair, have you seen the footage of him on Face the Nation, Maggie?

You'll get the idea if you look at it.

Okay.

I'll look it up.

It looks – it's like, you know – It's paint.

It's paint.

What's the word for a movie where it is what – you know, snakes on a plane.

It is what it sounds like, you know.

It's that, right?

The equivalent would be if Tony Blair's giving a press conference and there was a really sharp question and Tony Blair says, you're a little scumbag piece of shit and the person standing next to him is Alistair Campbell.

If it's, you know, someone who is essentially a fan, but who is, you know, of the president, but who's standing there as a reporter, but is actually a fan.

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