Episode Description: Would a second Trump presidency be far more right wing? What drives the former US president? Is he trying to do a deal with Taylor Swift? In this week's episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by Anthony Scaramucci, Trump's former spin doctor, where he answers all these questions and more. Buy tickets now for our October TRIP Election Tour: https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/the-rest-is-politics/ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsufaClk5if2RGqABb-09Uw?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/p/c5985769-416e-479f-acc3-f7440f01c94f/2193835343001600 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics 00:00 Intro 01:36 Backstory 05:33 If Tump returns 07:30 Being fired by Trump 08:30 Agreeing to work for Trump 10:00 Clashing with members of the administration 12:30 Bankers in Politics 13:15 Fundraising 14:00 A segregated democracy 17:13 Why Scaramucci made it to the white house 20:17 Working closely with trump 22:36 How Trump's administration functioned 25:24 Geopolitics 26:15 Trump's mindset 28:00 How people use Trump 33:00 Understanding Trumpism 34:25 Isolationism 35:00 How protectionism is enabled 36:00 Biden, why he'll win 39:15 How power corrupts ideals 43:20 Disillusionment with the american system 44:45 Economic data vs real world effect 46:30 Alternatives to Biden 49:25 Taylor Swift 52:10 Geopolitics 2 53:42 Politcal malaise 55:10 Beyond partisan allegiances 57:20 De-brief