Watch: Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan – On “Regime Change” & Inside The Trump Presidency on The Daily Show

Jon Stewart’s sit-down with Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan will likely be the best interview with the authors about their new book, ‘Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump’.

Insightful, smart, entertaining and funny. Because sometimes you just have to laugh. Even at the story about the time when Trump boasted that he’ll be bigger than Mao, Stalin or Hitler.

From the show notes:

New York Times reporters and authors of the new book “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, sit down with Jon Stewart to discuss the surprising revelations they uncovered about the Trump administration, like the president being absent from the room when his own team discussed the Epstein files, as well as the motivation behind controversial moves like the tariff policy rollout and the Iran war. They also speak to how Trump controls the terms when reporters reach him on his cell phone and compare his first term to his second, which they describe as a story of hubris, built on gut feelings and belief from his cabinet that he is someone of destiny – because who else can survive four indictments and two assassination attempts to win the presidency a second time?

Guardian: ‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth

Guardian: ‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth

Bravo. This story is about a small community organisation in a small town trying to keep a racist, sexist, war-mongering white Christian nationalist from speaking at what has always been a solemn ceremony, and succeeding, thanks in large part to him just opening his mouth. Comparing the battle against Fascist forces in Europe in WWII to the forces that drive migration today just shows how loathsome and stupid Hegseth is.

“We found it unbelievable that they could send someone who held views and values contrary to democracy, human rights, peace and Europe,” said resident Chantal Richard. To her, the incongruence felt deeply personal. “We grew up going to D-day ceremonies, some of us had grandparents or parents whose lives were affected by this war.”

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