Next Episode of Deadline: White House is
Season 2026 / Episode 161 and airs on 17 August 2026 20:00
Hosted by Nicolle Wallace, this program provides in-depth reporting and dynamic discussions on the political stories driving the news cycle. Nicolle Wallace brings viewers the latest political developments of the day, in addition to interviews with leading newsmakers and influential politicians. Drawing on her years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where key decision-makers stand on complex issues.
4pm: Alarming new reporting finds that Donald Trump used his staff and White House journalists as decoys amid security threats from Iran, having them fly out of Turkey on the old Air Force One while Trump flew out on a separate unmarked aircraft.
5pm: The Washington Post reveals how when faced with an assassination threat from Iran, Trump secretly flew back from the NATO summit last month in Turkey via an alternate aircraft -- despite saying he was flying home in Air Force One.
4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on who was allowed to fly with Trump on his unmarked plane from Turkey -- and what staffers had to ride on the decoy with the press.
5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on new reporting in the Washington Post that taxpayers will foot most of the bill for Trump's D.C. vanity projects.
4pm: Less than 2 years into Trump 2.0, the vast majority of all Americans are fed up with rising costs spurred by what may be Trump's greatest political betrayal of all time: starting a war in the Middle East with no clear or easy way of getting out.
5pm: Newly sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed employees at the DOJ earlier today, touting a reverence for the justice system. Meanwhile, the DOJ is actively pursuing cases against Trump's perceived political enemies and former Olympian David Hearn for allegedly "vandalizing" the remodeled Lincoln reflecting pool.
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