Episode 85: Darren Beattie

Darren Beattie is no stranger to controversy.
In the latest “The Jamie Weinstein Show,” the former White House speechwriter who was fired for giving a speech at a conference with nefarious connections opens up about why he thinks he got a raw deal, why he became the first non-tenured professor to endorse Trump, his influences and much more.
Show Roadmap
  • On growing up in Palau
  • On his PhD thesis
  • On why he endorsed Trump and how he came to work for the administration
  • Beattie defends speaking at the HL Menken Club conference
  • On why he thinks Trump won the GOP primary
  • On foreign policy, immigration and more
  • On the Russian investigation
  • On his influences
  • On working for Matt Gaetz