Miranda Devine: Trump Is White House Host With The Most As He Gives Wide-ranging Interview For Debut Podcast

When you meet Donald Trump, nan first point you announcement is his hospitality. He is simply a bountiful big who ever wants to make visitors consciousness comfortable.

He will rather virtually connection you nan nutrient disconnected his plate. He will strengthen changeless bruises connected nan backmost of his hands from well-wishers showing their gratitude pinch vigorous handshakes that he reciprocates warmly, moreover though he’s a renowned (maybe reformed) germaphobe.

He likes group and is ever generous pinch his clip and attention. It’s a value his detractors will ne'er let but it has been a large portion of his success.

Whether it is rearranging portraits and beautifying nan Oval Office aliases personally curating nan songs astatine his rallies, he obsesses complete specifications that he knows will please group and create a convivial atmosphere. As 1 White House friendly says, "it’s a statement each day" successful nan Oval Office of nan famously teetotaling president from Queens.

That was what I recovered Monday day erstwhile I arrived successful nan White House for nan first question and reply of our caller podcast, "Pod Force One."

The leader of nan free world had kindly allocated 45 minutes to kickstart nan enterprise, and had chosen nan elegant, red-walled room arsenic his set. But first he ushered maine into nan Oval Office to meet immoderate of his furniture gathered astir nan Resolute Desk.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, Homeland Security leader Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and lawman main of unit Stephen Miller were location to talk pressing matters of state, but nan president besides made judge to put everyone astatine easiness pinch a perfectly timed joke and effusive praise for his A team.

Wide-ranging talk

When he yet arrived successful nan room astatine 6 p.m. for nan podcast, he was still successful bully cheer contempt nan momentous burdens he carries. The LA riots were apical of mind, but his determination to reinstate "law and order" by calling retired nan National Guard and sending successful nan toughest Marines, complete nan objections of nan feckless Gov. Gavin Newsom, was bullish instinct.

We covered everything from Elon to Iran, drones complete New Jersey to nan concealed of Joe Biden’s autopen (he knows really to spot nan clone signatures).

As his Treasury and commerce secretaries, Scott Bessent ("straight retired of Central Casting") and Howard Lutnick ("a killer"), wrestled pinch nan Chinese connected waste and acquisition complete a convention array successful London, he divulged that President Xi Jinping’s squad is "a small spoiled from having specified awesome occurrence against our negotiators" successful nan past. No specified luck this time.

He was remarkably candid astir family life: his look for bully parenting (no narcotics aliases alcohol!), nan anticipation of a Trump governmental dynasty (you tin perceive Rosie O’Donnell screaming from Ireland!), why his begetter bundled him disconnected to subject assemblage erstwhile he was 13, his soul "genius" and nan philharmonic instrumentality his mother had him study arsenic a kid — you will ne'er conjecture what it is!

He besides revealed what he believes is nan top constituent for occurrence erstwhile he judges different people. You’ll person to tune successful to find out!

I dream you do find nan clip to listen. Love aliases dislike Donald Trump, he is simply a singular man of history who is bending nan world to his will for nan use of nan state he loves.