Donald Trump rarely gives time to big networks or major outlets unless it’s Fox News. Yet, he’s been a consistent presence on long-form podcasts, giving freewheeling interviews to friendly hosts on everything from the war in Ukraine to the JFK assassination and aliens.
Plenty of clips from these podcasts have gone viral on social media, like when Trump explained his speech patterns to one interviewer as the “weave” or asked another podcast host if they do cocaine. But in between those moments, Trump is articulating his “strongman” approach to the world — one that communications experts and political historians say speaks directly to the low-propensity voters core to Trump’s electoral strategy.
In more than 12 hours of Trump’s podcast interviews, NOTUS found the former president oscillating between familiar lines from his rallies to more expansive proclamations — particularly on foreign policy.