Decoding America: Who really writes Trump’s Truth Social posts? – podcast

Media | The Guardian · Presented by Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy; produced by Miles Herbert and Daniel Semo; sound design and mix by Lu Hill; Executive producer is Hannah Parkes · last updated May 19, 2026 – 11:40 PM

Host Reged Ahmad and the Guardian’s US site editor Jonathan Yerushalmy examine Republican Thomas Massie’s loss in the Kentucky primary after a vicious attack campaign fulled by Donald Trump.

They also look at the president’s penchant for posting directly to social media and the woman who pens the posts

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