All posts tagged "Joanna Coles"

A biographer detailed when devoted aide Natalie Harp began to emerge in President Donald Trump's circle and tied her to one of his pet projects.

During an episode of Inside Trump's Head, author Michael Wolff said that he started hearing Harp's name during the 2024 campaign, and he credited her as one of the minds behind the East Wing teardown and the push for a White House ballroom.

"People within the White House say that Natalie was one of the people who argued for the ballroom and getting rid of the East Wing," Wolff said....

There's a brand-new theory as to why First Lady Melania Trump is almost never seen at the White House.

During a Saturday appearance on CNN's Table for Five, journalist and podcast host Joanna Coles discussed the results of The Daily Beast's recent audit of Melania Trump's public appearances.

"We haven't seen her since July the 4th," Coles said. "So the question is, what is the First Lady doing? The United States has a First Lady, and she is almost never at the president's side."...

A White House aide responded to a request for comment from The Daily Beast by describing one of its podcast hosts with a slur.

In a Friday article about the "vile" slur, The Daily Beast reported that White House Communications Director Steven Cheung lashed out at Joanna Coles, who co-hosts Inside Trump's Head with biographer Michael Wolff. The Daily Beast had reached out to Cheung for a comment on a story about outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

According to The Daily Beast's reporting, Cheung wrote, "Joanna Coles is a r— who has no idea what goes on in the White House." Cheung didn't respond when The Daily Beast reached back out to let him know it would be writing a story about his response....

A former MAGA influencer sounded the death knell for a prominent right-wing group that she says is now "a disaster."

On a recent episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, Ashley St. Clair wrote off the youth conservative organization Turning Point USA as it tries to carry on without its slain founder, Charlie Kirk.

"Turning Point is dead in the water," St. Clair said. "I think it's a disaster, I really do."...

A veteran Trump chronicler admitted that she's noticed a "shocking" change in the president's coherence.

On a Wednesday episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, MS NOW journalist Katy Tur discussed with host Joanna Coles how obvious the difference is between how Trump used to speak and how coherent he is today.

"Go back and look at a clip of him from 2000," Tur said. "It is shocking how coherent he was compared to what he is now."...

A journalist flagged how a Trump lie was exposed by a recent photo.

On an episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, host Joanna Coles said she's "slightly fascinated" that Trump "gets away" with lying about his height. Coles said she noticed he's "shrinking" after looking at a picture of him standing next to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

"He's shrinking into the giant shrimp that Steve Bannon said that he was," Coles said. "I think that Donald Trump is literally shrinking as we see him."...