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Maggie Haberman Makes Sense of Donald Trump

Maggie Haberman Makes Sense of Donald Trump

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Donald Trump has said journalist Maggie Haberman is like his
“psychiatrist” — a remark she dismisses as a meaningless and failed
attempt at flattery. Yet Haberman does have a deep understanding of
what makes the former president tick, cultivated through years of
covering City Hall in New York City and then Donald J. Trump for
The New York Times. Her recent book, “Confidence Man: The Making of
Donald Trump and the Breaking of America,” tells Trump’s origin
story and chronicles his unexpected takeover of the Republican
party and his consolidation of power in Washington. “He’s not a
political genius,” Haberman tells Kara, “he is a genius about human
emotions and a certain darkness in what animates people.” So will
Trump run again in 2024? Haberman says that “he’s backed himself
into a corner where he has to,” but she’s not sure whether she'll
be covering him. Before the interview, Kara and Nayeema talk about
the newsmakers: Elon Musk’s about-face on the Twitter deal and
Peter Thiel’s financing foray into key Senate races and ... a
conservative dating app. You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter
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