Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dissect Donald Trump’s declining health as the president heads back to Walter Reed for another physical exam and questions swirl around whether the nearly 80-year-old can physically survive a second term. From Trump’s repeated cognitive tests and mounting exhaustion to behind-the-scenes panic over Iran, Cuba, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, and the future of the MAGA succession fight, the episode spirals through paranoia, power, and the growing sense that the pressure around Trump is finally starting to show. Wolff also reveals extraordinary new details from his legal war with Melania Trump, including how Trump-appointed judges, Boris Epshteyn, and Todd Blanche fit into what he describes as a justice system now reshaped around Trump himself, before Joanna Coles caps things off with the surreal spectacle of Usha Vance’s baffling new children’s web series and the increasingly strange cast orbiting the Trump universe.
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00:00 Trump’s Health Crisis and Walter Reed Visit
04:43 UFC at the White House and Trump’s Birthday Spectacle
09:01 Will Trump Survive His Presidency?
14:08 Scenarios for Trump Collapsing in Office
19:03 Iran Negotiations Spiral Into Political Disaster
23:10 Trump’s Cuba Obsession and Casino Empire Fantasy
27:28 Michael Wolff’s Melania Trump Lawsuit Explained
32:03 Where Melania Really Lives and the Federal Court Fight
36:36 Trump Judges, Judicial Power, and Fear Inside the Courts
41:05 The Political Succession Battle Between JD Vance and Marco Rubio
45:18 Trump’s Inner Circle Starts Positioning for 2028
📖 Title: The Trump Mental Health Issue We Don't See: Wolff
👂 Podcast: Inside Trump's Head
📺 Episode: 117
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: May 26, 2026
🎙️ Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff
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