{"id":375890,"date":"2026-09-04T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-really-goes-on-in-donald-trumps-white-house-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:00:18","slug":"what-really-goes-on-in-donald-trumps-white-house-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-really-goes-on-in-donald-trumps-white-house-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"What REALLY goes on in Donald Trump&#8217;s White House? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/J8IWGwexK6M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What REALLY goes on in Donald Trump's White House? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8IWGwexK6M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The reporter Jonathan Swan gained unprecedented access to the inner workings of Donald Trump\u2019s White House in the first year of his second administration. <\/p>\n<p>Who were the main characters fighting for the president\u2019s attention? How were decisions made in the Oval Office? And how was the decision taken to go to war with Iran?  <\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode, Sumi sits down with Jonathan to talk about the reporting he did alongside Maggie Haberman for their book \u2018Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump\u2019. The president says the book is \u201cmostly made up\u201d but that has not stopped inquiries inside the White House as to how Swan and Haberman were able to gain such close access to operations.  <\/p>\n<p>From the early days of Trump\u2019s presidency inside Mar-a-Lago to his relationship with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, we assess the key relationships within Trump\u2019s top team and the differences between senior figures like JD Vance and Marco Rubio.  <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reporter Jonathan Swan gained unprecedented access to the inner workings of Donald Trump\u2019s White House in the first year of his second administration. Who were the main characters fighting for the president\u2019s attention? How were decisions made in the Oval Office? 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