How Trump's Rock-Bottom Will Only Get Worse: Wolff

The Daily Beast Podcast marks its 100th episode with a searing indictment of Donald Trump’s presidency, arguing that he has reached rock bottom — not just politically, but morally and institutionally. The hosts contend that Trump’s administration is unraveling under the weight of a war it never planned, a cabinet of performative figures like Pete Hegseth (who quoted Pulp Fiction as if it were scripture), and a growing global backlash. The Pope has now formally challenged the war’s religious justification, calling out the manipulation of faith for political ends — a direct rebuke that Trump has responded to by branding the Pope his enemy. Meanwhile, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine extremism, exposed during a congressional hearing, has alienated even his own family and threatens to become a liability for the Republican Party. The hosts argue that Trump’s only remaining options are to double down or collapse — and that the movement against him is too large, too global, and too organized to be stopped. With allies like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Italy’s Prime Minister Maloney turning against him, and with domestic institutions like the military and courts resisting his autocratic impulses, Trump’s attempts to build a monumentally oversized arch and a grand July 4th parade may symbolize his delusion more than his power.