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Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to focus on one of Donald Trump’s most revealing tools: the telephone. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience—from Trump’s landline calls to New York Magazine in the 1990s to rambling, unsolicited calls as president—Wolff explains why Trump is almost never off the phone, why he hates email and paper trails, and how calling isn’t about exchanging information so much as asserting dominance, rehearsing grievances, and never being alone. It’s a portrait of a man who governs, leaks, vents, and connects almost entirely by voice—using the phone as both comfort object and command center—and a revealing look at how Trump’s constant talking shapes his politics, his relationships, and his presidency.
00:00 – Trump’s Chaotic Relationship With the Phone
03:01 – John Barron and Trump Leaking on Himself
06:34 – Why Trump Personally Calls Reporters
09:33 – Trump Moves to the iPhone Era
12:46 – Why Trump Only Talks, Never Listens
16:00 – Ad Break: Medicare and Chapter
17:06 – Trump’s Phone as Emotional Lifeline
20:55 – How Trump Ends — or Never Ends — Calls
24:09 – Trump in Bed, Watching TV, Calling Everyone
27:05 – Trump’s Real Advisors Are on His Call List
30:18 – Validation, Not Advice
33:55 – Power, Loneliness, and Compulsion
37:30 – Trump’s Mind, Permanently on the Line
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📖 Title: The Bonkers Secrets of Phone-Obsessed Trump: Wolff
👂 Podcast: Inside Trump’s Head
📺 Episode: 72
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: February 10, 2026
🎙️ Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff
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