All the Wrong Moves: How America Made Trump
Hosted by Anthony Scaramucci & Katty Kay · 19 decoded episodes · newest Oct 6, 2026
A special series from The Rest Is Politics: US examining how political, economic, and social forces created the conditions for Donald Trump's rise. Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci combine historical context with insider and outsider perspectives to ask how Trump became the beneficiary of American anger—and whether the country can rebuild beyond him.
Episodes 19
- Aug 27, 2026 · 39 minCIA Moscow trip tests Trump’s alliances and NATOThe episode weighs whether a conspicuous intelligence mission signals shifting priorities toward Russia and Iran while Europe faces pressure from Washington.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 44 minCarney turns trade pressure into a test of Western resolveThe episode asks whether confronting Trump can protect national interests and public support without accelerating the breakdown of Western alliances.
- Aug 20, 2026 · 42 minTrump-backed losses test his grip on RepublicansThe episode weighs whether recent electoral setbacks mark a durable break with Trump or merely expose the limits of opposition without a governing alternative.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 49 minTrump’s Iran threats test presidential restraint and America’s alliancesThe discussion examines how threats involving Iran, Hormuz, and nuclear weapons could escalate abroad while weakening the alliances needed to contain crises.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 52 minScaramucci turns public failure into a case for humilityThe conversation examines whether resilience comes from confidence alone or from the harder work of self-awareness, vulnerability, and self-forgiveness.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 44 minMotherhood politics collide with Trump-era secrecyThe episode links personal choices about motherhood to partisan strategy, economic populism, press credibility, and the security risks of presidential secrecy.
- Aug 10, 2026 · 48 minDemocratic socialists test the limits of Democratic coalition politicsThe episode connects the left’s electoral appeal to affordability and inequality while asking whether ideological ambition can translate into governing power.