Episode Description:
Would a second Trump presidency be far more right wing? What drives the former US president? Is he trying to do a deal with Taylor Swift?
In this week's episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by Anthony Scaramucci, Trump's former spin doctor, where he answers all these questions and more.
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00:00 Intro
01:36 Backstory
05:33 If Tump returns
07:30 Being fired by Trump
08:30 Agreeing to work for Trump
10:00 Clashing with members of the administration
12:30 Bankers in Politics
13:15 Fundraising
14:00 A segregated democracy
17:13 Why Scaramucci made it to the white house
20:17 Working closely with trump
22:36 How Trump's administration functioned
25:24 Geopolitics
26:15 Trump's mindset
28:00 How people use Trump
33:00 Understanding Trumpism
34:25 Isolationism
35:00 How protectionism is enabled
36:00 Biden, why he'll win
39:15 How power corrupts ideals
43:20 Disillusionment with the american system
44:45 Economic data vs real world effect
46:30 Alternatives to Biden
49:25 Taylor Swift
52:10 Geopolitics 2
53:42 Politcal malaise
55:10 Beyond partisan allegiances
57:20 De-brief
