Are You Falling for Trump’s Distraction Tactics? | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss whether Trump will fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and all of the administration's efforts to distract from the Epstein scandal. Elon Musk’s Grok scores a contract with the Defense Department, and Andrew Cuomo will officially run as an independent in the NYC mayoral race. Plus, the House advances three crypto bills, and Kara and Scott are feeling better than ever after getting some love from a certain fellow podcast host. #karaswisher #scottgalloway #pivotpodcast #MAGA #epstein #trump #tariffs #russia #rosieodonnell #elonmusk #spacex #ai #google #media #business #politics #tech Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 3:07 Trump Says He’s Not Firing Fed Chair 10:59 Trump’s Effect on the Economy 16:21 Epstein Chaos Continues 30:40 Grok Goes to Washington 36:13 Cuomo’s Back in the NYC Mayoral Race 47:28 House Advances Crypto Bills 54:20 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

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Jul 18, 20251h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: July 18, 2025
Duration: 1h 0m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss whether Trump will fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and all of the administration's efforts to distract from the Epstein scandal. Elon Musk’s Grok scores a contract with the Defense Department, and Andrew Cuomo will officially run as an independent in the NYC mayoral race. Plus, the House advances three crypto bills, and Kara and Scott are feeling better than ever after getting some love from a certain fellow podcast host. #karaswisher #scottgalloway #pivotpodcast #MAGA #epstein #trump #tariffs #russia #rosieodonnell #elonmusk #spacex #ai #google #media #business #politics #tech Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 3:07 Trump Says He’s Not Firing Fed Chair 10:59 Trump’s Effect on the Economy 16:21 Epstein Chaos Continues 30:40 Grok Goes to Washington 36:13 Cuomo’s Back in the NYC Mayoral Race 47:28 House Advances Crypto Bills 54:20 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kevin Oliver Audio Engineer: Ernie Indradat Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher, Are You Falling for Trump’s Distraction Tactics? | Pivot explores trump’s Distraction Machine, Epstein Files, and Power Games Explained Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway argue that Trump’s escalating threats — from firing Jerome Powell to massive tariffs and citizenship talk — are largely media bait designed to distract from growing pressure to release the Epstein files.

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