{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/67a647ddd89b772ae9ada42e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bathtub brawl: Trump v the civil service","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1738950409008-e81a9826-293c-46f2-a76f-b88908688716.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/01/29/donald-trump-goes-to-war-with-his-employees\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">going to war with his employees</a>, assisted by<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/02/03/elon-musk-is-shredding-americas-government-as-he-did-twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Elon Musk and DOGE</a>. How far can the president go? And who may slow him down?</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Idrees Kahloon and Adam O’Neal. They’re joined by Eloise Pasachoff of Georgetown University Law School and <em>The Economist</em>’s Daniel Knowles.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}