Susan Glasser and Jacob Soboroff: A Dangerous Lame Duck

13 January 2026 · 1h 6m

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Trump's low approval ratings may be giving people the idea that he is weak and disempowered. But Trump backed into a corner could well be more unconstrained and more dangerous—and it could also fuel his imperialist ambitions toward Greenland, an island he has been obsessed with owning since his first term. Meanwhile, DHS always knew people would die because of their mass deportation efforts and it still wholly accepted the risk of its military-style operations. But the opposition on the street is building. Plus, a year after the LA fires, a look at the role of disinformation in the disaster, the slow recovery, and the lack of emergency planning by government officials.

Jacob Soboroff and Susan Glasser join Tim Miller.

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Tim on the new videos coming out of Minneapolis
Jacob's book, "Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster"
Susan's latest New Yorker column
Friday's episode of The New Yorker's 'Political Scene' podcast
Susan’s book with Peter Baker, “The Divider”
The National Review piece on Greenland Susan referenced
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