Normal Trump vs. Dangerous Trump

Published: Oct. 25, 2024, 10:47 a.m.

Election Day is less than two weeks away. And Donald Trump has been employing an innovative strategy to keep Democrats\u2019 \u2014 and an increasingly large number of Republicans\u2019 \u2014 doubts about his fitness for office at bay. The former president has been burnishing his image on a nontraditional media spread of podcasts, golf outings, and shifts working at McDonald's.\xa0\n\nTo understand Trump\u2019s own thinking about the campaign, including the risks of this unorthodox strategy and the most recent indictments of his character, Playbook co-author Rachael Bade sat down with one of his most trusted advisers: Jason Miller.\n\nMiller and Trump have a long history together. He\u2019s worked on each of Trump\u2019s campaigns since 2016, in roles ranging from comms guru to senior strategist, and he isn\u2019t afraid to elaborate on the campaign\u2019s strategy or defend Trump\u2019s most controversial comments.\n\nRachael Bade is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.\nJason Miller is a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.\nKara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.\xa0\nAlex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices