Susan Glasser: POTUS’s Desperate Fight to Regain Leverage

Trump’s loyalist foot soldiers in Congress are still sticking by him but the power of the presidency is ebbing away from him. He’s lost not only the leverage to broker a peace between Russia and Ukraine, the Iranians also saw the results of the midterms—which significantly undercuts Trump’s ability to negotiate a deal favorable to the US. Plus: Vance’s political future is evaporating before our eyes, Thune has been the weakest majority leader in decades, and Trump was clearly living in a delusionary bubble before the midterms (with the help of his giggling assistant). Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller. Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller. show notes: Susan's column on the election results The New Yorker’s ‘Political Scene’ podcast The Bulwark store