Tevi Troy served as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush and was one of the administration’s top domestic policy advisors.

He played a key role in shaping health and homeland security policy during a critical era. He’s now a presidential historian and senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and the author of Fight House and other books on politics, media, and the presidency.

WHAT WE DISCUSSED

• Why Trump’s second term is more focused and unified than his first

• How Trump negotiates directly with CEOs like Tim Cook and Jamie Dimon

• The story of Elon Musk’s political fallout and why he’s now “homeless”

• Why the administration is taking a cautious approach to AI regulation

• Is Trump’s populist rhetoric just an act?