Trump Blindsided as Top Aides Plan to Quit

Donald Trump was reportedly blindsided by the resignation of press secretary Caroline Levitt, the latest sign of a White House in turmoil as top aides plan to quit. The episode tracks a cascade of revelations: a humiliating episode where Trump secretly traveled on a military plane with a single aide while his press secretary was left on the old Air Force One; intelligence community leaks mocking him for falling for what they describe as Israeli scare tactics; and a series of devastating economic and military failures that the hosts argue amount to a catastrophic administration in decline.

The Rats Flee the Sinking Ship

The episode opens with the news that Caroline Levitt, Trump’s chief propagandist, has resigned. The hosts frame this as the beginning of a broader exodus, with Democrats poised to take control of the House and leading in Senate races. The specific trigger for Levitt’s departure appears tied to a bizarre travel incident: Trump, fearing an Iranian shoulder-fired missile threat, abandoned the old Air Force One and instead flew on a military plane with only his 35-year-old aide Natalie Harp, whom the hosts call his "human printer." Levitt was left behind on the old plane. The hosts report that intelligence community leaks now confirm the threat was junk intelligence — a Netanyahu scheme to scare Trump, which he fell for just as he did when he brought the U.S. i