Whats Wrong With Donald Trump?

Published: Oct. 22, 2024, 9 a.m.

I think there\u2019s an answer. But it\u2019s not age \u2014 or, at least, it\u2019s not just age.\n\nMentioned:\n\n\u201cWhite House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump\u201d by Josh Dawsey\n\n\u201cI Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration\u201d by Miles Taylor\n\n\u201cWhat JD Vance Believes\u201d by Ross Douthat\n\nThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.\n\nYou can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of \u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\u201d at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.\n\nThis audio essay for \u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\u201d was produced by our supervising editor, Claire Gordon. Fact-checking by Jack McCordick. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Aman Sahota. Our supervising editor is Claire Gordon. The show\u2019s production team also includes Annie Galvin, Michelle Harris, Rollin Hu, Elias Isquith and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.