The Warning with Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt & Joanna Coles, The Daily Beast: The Madness Of It All
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Apr 1, 2026 
Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer at The Daily Beast and host of Primal Scream, offers sharp media analysis. They discuss the King’s controversial U.S. visit and calls for him to meet Epstein victims. Reporting on Border Patrol leadership, Kristi Noem’s husband’s risky behavior, and broader vetting and corruption concerns also come up.
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Personal Fetishes Create Security Vulnerabilities
- Private sexual behavior becomes a national security risk when it makes senior officials blackmailable.
- Joanna Coles points to Kristi Noem's husband's looning and bragging as a vulnerability while she led Homeland Security.
Unvetted Appointments Raise Systemic Risk
- The current cabinet includes many appointees who lack qualification, producing systemic risk.
- Coles and Steve Schmidt cite poor vetting, missed background checks, and misfit appointments like Kristi Noem.
Noem's Glam Campaign Cost Taxpayers A Quarter Billion
- Joanna Coles mocked Kristi Noem's $220 million ad campaign and glammed Mount Rushmore spots.
- Coles recalls the campaign's quarter-billion price tag and Senator John Kennedy calling it a presidential kickoff.