Few journalists have watched Donald Trump as closely or for as long as Maggie Haberman. The New York Times reporter first encountered him as a tabloid fixture in the 1990s and has since chronicled his ascent to the White House, the period between his presidencies and the transformation of the office itself. Her book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” written with Jonathan Swan, examines the Republican’s second term through the first weeks of the US-Israel war with Iran. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Haberman looks ahead to the US midterm elections. She discusses Trump’s “unreality bubble,” his attitude to the war, his complex relationship with Vice President JD Vance and why she sees a “black hole” ahead. 00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain 03:22 Trump’s early interest in US politics 08:50 Six weeks to the midterms 11:04 Who’s in Trump’s inner circle? 12:51 Trump and JD Vance 14:43 Trump calls Maggie ‘maggot’ 20:12 Beyond the midterms 22:50 Has Trump changed America? ’ 24:44 US and Iran 30:34 Visiting Trump in the White House 35:58 “The book nearly killed us” Read Mishal’s notes and reflections on this conversation https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal Watch Mishal’s interview with Tucker Carlson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvf-XrLCjs&list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS&index= Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video