Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles explore Donald Trump’s declining health and wellness as the president heads back to Walter Reed for an additional physical examination and concerns swirl around whether the nearly 80-year-old can literally survive a 2nd term. From Trump’s repeated cognitive examinations and installing fatigue to behind-the-scenes panic over Iran, Cuba, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, and the future of the MAGA succession battle, the episode spirals via paranoia, power, and the growing feeling that the stress around Trump is ultimately beginning to show. Wolff likewise discloses phenomenal new details from his lawful war with Melania Trump, including exactly how Trump-appointed courts, Boris Epshteyn, and Todd Blanche suited what he refers to as a justice system currently improved around Trump himself, before Joanna Coles caps things off with the surreal phenomenon of Usha Vance’s baffling new youngsters’s internet collection and the significantly unusual 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
Layout: Full Podcast
Day: May 26, 2026
Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff
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