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When I was reading Kai Bird’s really, really good biography of Roy Cohn, Cohn’s evil acts made me want to take a shower after each chapter. I asked Bird how he slept at night. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/FvB4J7mezHw

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During his first term, Donald Trump reportedly asked (“very strongly” as Trump would say) “Where is my Roy Cohn?” I asked Cohn biographer Kai Bird what Trump meant by that. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/FvB4J7mezHw

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We all have people we admire. Our parents, MLK, Ghandi, religious figures. But who does Trump admire? The horrible human being who destroyed lives, who lied and cheated and stole. McCarthy and Mob lawyer, sex addict, Roy Cohn. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/FvB4J7mezHw

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We know Donald Trump had one close friend, child molester Jeffrey Epstein. But Roy Cohn was another close friend. Even though, in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, all of New York, including the young Donald Trump, knew Cohn was evil. Seeing a pattern here? bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/FvB4J7mezHw

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One man mentored two of the most destructive political figures in American History. His name, Roy Cohn. His mentees? Senator Joseph McCarthy and Donald Trump. To understand Trump, Author Kai Bird says look to the (low)life of Cohn. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/FvB4J7mezHw

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I’m grateful to the four great women who handled this week’s news on The Roundtable while I'm traveling with my wife. And don’t miss their powerful discussion of the Sexual Assault case at Cornell. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/fU0yIWAsLQk

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Eight vulnerable Republicans, Democrats need to unseat four. Which is no certainty, but certainly a possibility. If Democrats recapture the Senate on Nov. 3, Donald Trump will have no one to blame but himself." thehill.com/opinion/6116...

With Trump’s help, the Senate looks good for Democrats

Democrats are projected to regain control of the Senate during the Nov. 3 elections, potentially flipping multiple Republican seats in states such as North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Maine, Texas, Iow…

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Millions of words have been written and said trying to understand what makes Trump tick. What if the answer is as simple as a psychological diagnosis of Clinical Psychopathy? This key trait of psychopaths explains a lot about Trump. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Saying the President of the United States is a Psychopath is a pretty bold claim. So, I asked Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Vince Greenwood, how he could make that diagnosis without an interview with the “patient.” bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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I think it was the great Atlantic writer Adam Serwer who coined the phrase, “the cruelty is the point.” As Dr. Vince Greenwood explains, harming others is a key feature of psychopaths, like Donald Trump. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Clinical psychologist Dr. Vincent Greenwood applied the well-established checklist for diagnosing a psychopath and graded Trump on the 20 criteria. Impulsivity was a hallmark. This will sound familiar. So psychopaths... bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To generate a score in the test to diagnose Clinical Psychopathy, Dr. Greenwood did an extensive forensic-style examination of Trump’s behaviors. From video and reputable biographies. He reveals Trump’s score. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/9QYePjYTP94

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Zi’s State Visit is the “shiny object,” but the news for Trump and the news for the GOP continues to be bad. Insightful reporting and analysis from our panel. Take a listen. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/hUX7zCH8hJ0

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Was there nobody in the White House willing to tell the President this was a dumb idea? Because media coverage is the lifeblood of the White House. Otherwise, you create a ridiculous scene like the president of China arriving with no TV coverage." bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Even for those who follow the news closely, it is hard to keep up with the daily outrages. But, of all of his outrages, none equals President Trump’s childish, petty, cruel attack on the Kennedy Center in a temper tantrum worthy of a toddler." thehill.com/opinion/whit...

The Kennedy Center: Fix it, don’t tear it down

President Trump closed the Kennedy Center after a dispute over whether his name should be added to the building’s facade following court orders to remove it.

Jacob Ward reports the tech barons don’t think AI will become self-aware and all-powerful. (Are they sure?) But AI still poses a fatal threat to humanity in other ways. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Question: Is Trump a compromised stooge of Vladimir Putin or, as the Russians say, “a useful idiot” advancing Putin’s anti-democracy agenda? Whatever the answer, he has been very, very useful to Putin, as David Corn explains. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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As Tech Journalist Jacob Ward sees it, the AI barons are willing to take great risks to get to the utopian world they imagine. To me, too big a risk for an unrealistic dream. Ward gets inside their heads. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Trump, with the attention span of a gnat, is facing three great adversaries, the leaders of China, Iran and Russia. And they are playing the long game. We can see it in the Iran War and David Corn lays out Putin’s long-term plan. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Jacob Ward has been covering AI for ten years and he has a theory on just how AI could do us the mortal harm that is freaking out pretty much the whole world. (Except Donald Trump). Spoiler alert: It’s NOT The Terminator scenario. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We all know Trump is enamored of Putin. He trusted him over our own Intelligence Agencies in Helsinki and Trump couldn’t imagine Putin ever being the bad guy. David Corn has the story from his new book. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/LLXY-UZ6eT4

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Better late than never. This week’s Reporters’ Roundtable is now up on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Great group of smart and experienced journalists break down the week’s news. Animals may be involved. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/diWzyhGd1RA

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friends and Neighbors, I’m attending a memorial service for an old and dear friend this morning. There will be a Reporters’ Roundtable today. But it will come out this afternoon instead of this morning. Appreciate your patience. Plenty to talk about!

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"As with anything else Trump does: FOLLOW THE MONEY! Trump and his family are cashing in on the AI boom. That sums up today's news on the AI front. Those who know are warning: 'Danger, Danger!' But Donald Trump only hears: 'Ka-ching, Ka-ching.'" bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“The biggest problem with Trump’s $5,000 promise is that it’s hard to take seriously. Trump promised to send [DOGE} dividend checks, and no checks ever went out. Trump promised to issue a [tariff] dividend and no checks have been mailed.” thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Your check for $5,000 is not in the mail

Former California Democratic Party chair Bill Press criticized Donald Trump’s proposal to issue a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to every adult citizen following Republican victories in …

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Trump’s Ballroom monstrosity might seem trivial in the face of all the other outrages he has inflicted on America and the World. But it is an object lesson on how Trump evades the guardrails. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

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Gold. A lot of people love it. Trump is obsessed with it. The book reveals that The President of the United States used superglue to attach gold decorations to his office fireplace. Swan describes what it’s like to walk in to the golden Oval Office. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

David is a great journalist and longtime friend. If he reports it, it is true. He'll be on The Bill Press Pod next Tuesday. And don't miss Jonathan Swan, another great journalist and longtime friend, on the pod today. Talking his book Regime Change. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen

Does Donald Trump know he is being played by Stephen Miller? Sure, Miller is the most loyal of the Trump enablers, but he is also getting Trump to act on his own (Miller’s) agenda. As Jonathan Swan explains. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk/

“No other president could do some of the shit I’m doing,” Trump is quoted as saying in this book. And he has done things no other president has ever dared do. At the level he’s doing it. Jonathan Swan explains Trump’s mindset that gives him permission. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

One of my big takeaways from the book, was that authors Haberman and Swan write that Trump was better off losing the election in 2020. Trump might disagree, but Jonathan Swan makes the case on the pod. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/dLXsLYwShpk

Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A great round-up of this week’s news with insider insights on the politics of Trump’s self-love festival in Dallas and it’s impact on the midterms. (If AI doesn’t kill us first.) bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/0Fr5a--N5Yk

Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"The only problem with mail-in ballots is not voter fraud, but voter stupidity. But nothing can compare to the monumental stupidity of Donald J. Trump who, for whatever inexplicable reason, has developed a phobia about vote by mail. It's his White Whale." bit.ly/My-Column

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Today's Christian nationalists are not out to improve democracy — they’re out to destroy it. Their stated goals are to establish the United States as a Christian nation and make the Bible, not the Constitution, our fundamental national document." thehill.com/opinion/6075...

The Christian nationalism takeover of Congress

In his new bestseller “No Prophets,” Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) argues that Christian nationalism poses a severe threat to American democracy and has established a “s…

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Thankfully there are a lot of great lawyers working to protect the vote. But there is an important role in this fight for the non-lawyers among us. As Virginia Solomon explains. Info at protectthevote.net bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

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Common Cause CEO Virginia Solomon has the antidote to Trump and the GOP’s voter suppression. It’s pretty simple, but it depends on you. More great information on the midterms on the pod today. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

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While the Supreme Court considers Trump’s Executive Order on mail-in voting, the damage has already been done. Sowing confusion is part of Trumps’ plan. More great insights on threats to our free and fair elections today on the pod. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

Folks are worried that Trump will cancel the midterms. Virginia Solomon, Common Cause CEO, says no but there are other serious threats, such as Markwayne Mullin saying ICE might need to be at polls for immigration enforcement. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/pUDEQyJqLjQ

Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Sadly, no Reporters Roundtable this week. But we’ll be back on Tuesday with Virginia Solomon, CEO of Common Cause, one of the organizations suing to prevent the abuses of the Trump Regime on voting and corruption. See you then.

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Trump ordered contractors to tear down the East Wing and start construction of his ballroom. He did so, counting on Republicans in Congress to do nothing. And trusting his Supreme Court to save his butt, if necessary. He was right about both." bit.ly/My-Column

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You’d expect a thoughtful public servant and university professor would do his research. @rbreich.bsky.social did. And he found a great 30,000-foot view of how Trump and his cronies threaten democracy. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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Last week on the pod, top Tech Journalist, Gil Duran, warned us about The Nerd Reich and Silicon Valley’s turn toward fascism. Today @rbreich.bsky.social adds his warning about the billionaire “tech bros.” bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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@rbreich.bsky.social has been a high government official, is a leading Political Economist and a Public Policy Professor. I asked him on the pod today if Trump is telling the truth about the economy. (Spoiler Alert: he is not.) bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

People are worried that an oligarchy is coming to America. Robert Reich says worry more. It’s already happening. Great conversation on the Pod today. BTW give him a follow here on BlueSky @rbreich.bsky.social His posts are great. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen youtu.be/sppXlYJboV4

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