Who Is the Young Woman Always at Trump’s Side?

Charlie Sykes joins Tara Palmeri for a wide-ranging conversation on the biggest political stories of the week—from allegations of corruption surrounding President Trump, the fallout from recent Supreme Court rulings, and the ongoing debate over birthright citizenship, to the Epstein investigation and the state of independent journalism. Tara also explains why she refused to withhold an interview after pressure from a sitting member of Congress, and why she believes editorial independence matters now more than ever. Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." https://tarapalmeri.substack.com/ https://www.tarapalmeri.com/subscribe The latest from the 'Red Letter': https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/is-it-time-to-take-the-oligarchy https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/gen-z-guru-rachel-janfaza-on-whether https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/is-big-gretch-cooked To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Listen to the 'Tara Palmeri Show': Apple https://apple.co/4lWeFuo iHeartRadio https://iheart.com/podcast/273622585/ Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cdfe747e-54a2-47ae-9ec5-15957642e533/the-tara-palmeri-show Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3kgamV3lbZIGIHW2H0XUTR?si=1ffdbb566a964bc1 New videos from Tara are released 5PM EST on weekdays and Sunday https://www.youtube.com/@TaraPalmeri Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: [email protected] Chill Workday Soundscape by Background Music Experience is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ YouTube Chapters: 00:00 Trump's "emotional support" inner circle 00:45 Introduction & today's topics 01:56 Corruption, crypto & alleged grift in Washington 06:05 Foreign business deals & pay-for-play concerns 06:49 Pardons, Maxwell & overwhelming the news cycle 12:01 Is Trump abandoning populism? 13:11 The "Epstein class" and elite accountability 16:32 Supreme Court rulings reshape Trump's agenda 20:05 Campaign finance & billionaire influence in elections 21:44 Birthright citizenship ruling & Trump's next move 24:01 Housing bill, the SAVE Act & affordability politics 25:48 Inside Trump's relationship with Natalie Harp 29:48 MAGA's reaction to the birthright citizenship decision 31:03 Extreme immigration rhetoric on the right 33:11 Why immigration still motivates Trump's base 35:05 Reagan vs. today's Republican immigration message 39:29 Kat Cammack interview & the ectopic pregnancy story 45:37 Why Tara published the interview anyway 49:29 Access journalism vs. independent journalism 51:04 Final thoughts & supporting independent reporting