Susan Glasser: Trump Has a Man Problem

The king of the birther conspiracy knows he needs to round up the white male vote, so he's serving up one of his old faves—straight-up anti-Muslim bigotry. And he's added a new one: Making Americans pay for another political ad, this time about what a tough guy he is. But Trump also has another corruption problem, courtesy of Trump Jr.'s ex-fiancée, Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle, who seems to have a habit of calling in very expensive favors. Plus: Rubio is laying the groundwork for 2028, Hegseth is lobbying to keep his job after the midterms, the Democratic establishment is coming together for El-Sayed, Bibi has been very bad for Israel, and Trump has created a long-term security crisis for the West as a result of his Iran war.
Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

• Susan on Hegseth declaring victory in the wrong war (newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washingt…)

• The NYT on Iran forcing Trump and Hegseth to retreat (nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/politics/trump-iran-…)

• Sam's interview with the guy who snitched on Guilfoyle (thebulwark.com/p/we-spoke-to-the-guy-who-snitc…)

• Susan's 'Political Scene' podcast (newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/can-euro…)

• Trump falling asleep during the Susan Dell photo-op (x.com/CBSNews/status/2107901936263430283?s=20)

• Will Sommer on the Andrew Tate eel-sex problem (thebulwark.com/p/republicans-have-an-andrew-ta…)

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