The odd duck, the conspiracy theorist and the ‘Thomas Cromwell’ inside Donald Trump’s 'royal court'
Talking Politics USAShow Notes
“If Donald Trump is a rare bird, then he is something of an odd duck…”
The Talking Politics USA team step inside the royal court of Donald Trump to identify three potential key and controversial power players in his new administration.
U.S. Correspondent Dan Rivers and former Trump appointee Matthew Bartlett explain to Rageh Omaar why Trump picks RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Russell Vought will become critical voices in the returning president’s ear - and whether he really is all powerful this time round.
But before that the trio look back at Trump’s history-making trip to the Super Bowl and how the president rewrote the map, dissed Taylor Swift and attempted to shift some more tectonic political plates with his nearest neighbours.
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