"A man with no intelligence experience"

"A man with no intelligence experience"

Author: Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW June 6, 2026 Duration: 41:28
June 5, 2026, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on the reason Donald Trump chose Bill Pulte to become his acting Director of National Intelligence.

Nicolle Wallace hosts Deadline: White House, a daily podcast that cuts through the noise of the 24-hour news cycle with a focus on the pressures and personalities inside the administration. Her perspective is shaped by a unique career path, having served as White House communications director for President George W. Bush and as a senior advisor on a major presidential campaign. This isn't a theoretical discussion; it's grounded in the real-world mechanics of power and messaging. Each episode features conversations with journalists, politicians, and insiders who are directly involved in the day's biggest stories, dissecting the strategic decisions and public statements coming from the West Wing and Capitol Hill. Listeners get clarity on how complex policy debates are framed and how political narratives are constructed in real time. The podcast thrives on the urgency of the daily deadline, offering analysis that explains not just what is happening, but the motivations and calculations behind it. For anyone trying to understand the forces shaping national discourse, this podcast provides essential context from someone who has operated at the highest levels of government and political strategy. It’s a direct line to the conversations defining American politics.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Deadline: White House
Podcast Episodes
“Senator Mark Kelly versus Pete Hegseth” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:18
Nicolle Wallace covers the feud between Senator Mark Kelly and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Senator Kelly was part of a video where he told men and women of the military that they are allowed to ignore illegal orders.…
"It doesn’t even seem like he believes it anymore than we do" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:48
Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s claims that we are living through a "golden age" in America, while more and more polls show that for most Americans the only gold they’re seeing is in the Trump White House.
"The state of the FBI under Kash Patel" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:02
Nicolle Wallace on brand new reporting today on the country’s top law enforcement agency pouring resources not into protecting Americans from all the threats we face here and abroad, but instead attacking the free press…
"Trump's retribution campaign today" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:57
Today, the DOJ demanded the identities of nonpartisan election workers, escalating his beef with the Georgia staffers.
"Americans are feeling the squeeze” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:34
As Republicans plot to stick taxpayers with the bill for the gold, gilded ballroom, Americans are feeling the squeeze from Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
“A string of Truth Social posts between 11:03pm – 11:45pm” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:54
While Americans struggle with rising costs and the ramifications from the war in Iran, Trump is busy with his late-night Truth Social posting sprees, posting AI images of himself and members of his cabinet lounging in th…
“Trump’s abysmal poll numbers” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:37
Nicolle Wallace covers Trump’s plummeting poll numbers, with key parts of Trump’s coalition turning on him. A new Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos poll found that only 23% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of…
“A three-time loser” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:25
Nicolle Wallace covers how some of Trump’s most fervent supporters are calling themselves ‘losers’ for voting for him after feeling betrayed and abandoned as Trump ignores his campaign promises and doubles down on his un…
“May Day Protests” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:12
Nicolle Wallace covers the nationwide and worldwide May Day protests. In the United States, these protests are the first large anti-Trump, pro immigrant, and pro-labor gatherings since millions of people came out just ov…
"Egomania to a whole new level" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:15
Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump’s “me-me-me” approach to the Presidency -- which isn’t exactly getting rave reviews from voters, who are increasingly feeling the squeeze from Trump’s economy.