This Proves Trump Knows He's In Big Trouble: Wolff | Inside Trump's Head

Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to trace the oddly revealing logic now driving Donald Trump’s presidency: a man who knows the midterms are coming, knows the numbers are bad, knows Epstein, jobs, ICE videos, and his own health chatter are bleeding into the public consciousness—and who believes the only solution is something that “plays.” From Pam Bondi’s visible strain as Trump treats the Justice Department like his personal law firm, to his lifelong conviction that nothing is ever his fault, Wolff explains why loyalty always curdles into blame. The conversation moves outward to the foreign-policy theatrics he sees as risk-free wins: Venezuela as a headline-grabbing show of force, Greenland as a performative threat designed to make Europe bend, and war as branding.

00:00 - Trump’s Midterm Panic and Jobs Reality
04:50 - Movies, Melania, and the Theater Boycott Idea
09:40 - Barron Trump, Elocution Lessons, and NYU Mysteries
14:30 - Weight Loss, GLP-1s, and Trump’s Fixation on Bodies
19:20 - Pam Bondi, DOJ Loyalty Tests, and Legal Breakdown
24:10 - Why Trump Is Never at Fault
34:15 - Midterm Panic, Jobs Slump, and Epstein Fallout
39:10 - Greenland, Venezuela, and the Politics of “Big Wins”
44:05 - Denmark Cornered as Trump Demands a Performative Victory
49:05 - Powell, Retaliation Politics, and the Cost of Humiliation

📖 Title: This Proves Trump Knows He's In Big Trouble: Wolff
👂 Podcast: Inside Trump's Head
📺 Episode: 60
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: January 13, 2026
🎙️ Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff

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