Predicting 2026's Political Fortunes — Trump, Erika Kirk, Crockett and more

How quickly will a GOP reckoning force Trump into lame duck status in 2026? On this mystical episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, veteran Washington journalist and SiriusXM host Julie Mason returns to pull tarot cards and peer into the political futures of Washington's power players heading into the pivotal 2026 midterms. From Trump's impending judgment and potential revolt within the GOP, to Elon Musk's retreat from drama, JD Vance's simmering frustrations, rising forces like Erica Kirk's empire-building ambitions, and Democratic shifts involving Gavin Newsom's money motivations, Kamala Harris's colder reinvention, and emerging figures like Wes Moore—the cards reveal upheaval, fresh starts, scandals of the party's own making, and a Republican Party in chaotic reformation. Which political prediction from Julie's tarot reading surprises you most heading into 2026? For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." https://tarapalmeri.substack.com/ https://www.tarapalmeri.com/subscribe Latest from the Red Letter: https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/reporting-epsteinand-the-feeling https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/the-war-of-the-trad-wives https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/the-epstein-files-and-the-men-who To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Follow Julie Mason: https://www.instagram.com/jules._dc https://x.com/JulieMasonShow1 Julie's Sirius XM show: https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/potus-politics Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Listen to the 'Tara Palmeri Show': Apple https://apple.co/4lWeFuo iHeartRadio https://iheart.com/podcast/273622585/ Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cdfe747e-54a2-47ae-9ec5-15957642e533/the-tara-palmeri-show Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3kgamV3lbZIGIHW2H0XUTR?si=1ffdbb566a964bc1 New videos from Tara are released 5PM EST on weekdays and Sunday https://www.youtube.com/@TaraPalmeri Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: [email protected] #Trump #DonaldTrump #MAGA #ElonMusk #JDVance #KamalaHarris #GavinNewsom #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles #TarotReading #PoliticalPredictions #Midterms2026 #Politics #TaraPalmeriShow #TaraPalmeri Predicting 2026's Political Fortunes — Trump, Erika Kirk, Crockett and more Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show 02:35 Julie Mason joins the Tara Palmeri Show 04:09 Epstein files scandal prediction 07:16 Trump judgment card pulled 08:24 Elon Musk steps back 10:50 JD Vance frustrations 12:13 Erica Kirk empire building 14:00 Thomas Massie dirty tricks 15:24 Jasmine Crockett Senate run 17:26 Marjorie Taylor Greene fresh start 18:38 Hakeem Jeffries dull speaker 20:11 Gavin Newsom money motivated 21:01 Kamala Harris ice queen 22:23 AOC drama continues 23:33 Midterms everything changes 26:07 Marco Rubio trouble ahead 28:11 Pam Bondi holds strong 30:53 Susie Wiles survives storm 32:24 Wes Moore strength card 33:08 Mike Johnson battles on 36:49 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices