Trump’s nightly fundraising calls and MAGA infighting over Fauci, Blanche and Iran strategy

The author portrays a president preoccupied with nightly donor briefings, speaking with Meredith O’Rourke to track contributions for his library, ballroom project and political committees. In a separate thread, former Pence aide Katie Miller denounced Dr. Anthony Fauci as a manipulative foe, even though Fauci’s own diary records multiple instances of personal concern for Miller’s health and her newborn. The piece also follows the contentious Senate fight over Todd Blanche, whose appointment as attorney general is stalled by Republicans John Cornyn and Thom Tillis after they cited his dismissive handling of Epstein survivors and a disputed agreement shielding Trump from IRS audits. These episodes illustrate the fracturing dynamics within the MAGA movement and the challenges confronting Trump’s policy goals.