What I Learned After RFK Jr. Sold Me Drugs: Author and host Kurt Andersen

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Kurt Andersen joins the Beast’s Joanna to unpack the surprising Jekyll and Hyde nature of Donald Trump, from his once fawning desperation to be covered warmly by Andersen to his snide takedown once Andersen was no longer useful. Drawing on insights, Andersen and Joanna Coles explore what Trump’s split personality reveals about his nature, his calculated self-presentation, and his ascent to the White House. Along the way, they tease out the contradictions between the Trump we see in public and the Trump we hear about in private. Is this the side of Trump no one really notices, or the one he wants you to notice?

00:00 - Introduction
02:20 - Trump's Mid-East Trip After Losing Nobel Peace Prize
05:55 - When Kurt Andersen Bought Cocaine From RFK Jr.
13:58 - The Trump Short Fingered Vulgarian Insult's Origin
19:15 - When Trump Wrote A Note Celebrating Kurt Andersen
20:24 - When Trump Whined About Kurt Andersen
22:14 - How The F****ening Of America Delivered A Trump Presidency
24:58 - How Trump's Addiction To Attention Became Political Innovation
31:32 - The Difference Between Trump's First And Second Terms
36:46 - Why Donald Trump Finds RFK Jr. Compelling
40:32 - Trump Plays Both Sides Of Vaccine Debate
43:05 - What Epstein Had In Common With Donald Trump
44:13 - Was Jeffrey Epstein Murdered?