Trump’s Backroom Ukraine–Russia Plan: Marco Rubio Cut Out of the Loop with Aaron Parnas

What really happened with Trump’s secret Ukraine-Russia peace plan that left Secretary of State Marco Rubio completely in the dark until the last minute? On this wide-ranging episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara sits down with Aaron Parnas to unpack one of the wildest political weeks yet: the bombshell Wall Street Journal report that Marco Rubio only learned about the back-channel Ukraine deal last Monday, Trump’s failed attempt to rebrand Obamacare that got laughed out of his own caucus, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden retirement and why Kevin McCarthy says she’s the “canary in the coal mine” for a growing GOP exodus, Democratic senators forming a secret “Fight Club” to openly rebel against Schumer and Gillibrand, Elise Stefanik getting sidelined yet again, and why Zohran Mamdani is no longer the Republican boogeyman now that Trump is praising him. Which part of this absolute circus shocked you the most? 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/power-shifts-everywhere https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/did-trump-just-slap-his-name-on-obamacare https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/the-irony-of-the-epstein-files-transparency To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Aaron Parnas' channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCyxcZgX1wNU-nk1yB9CvzSw Aaron Parnas' substack: https://substack.com/@aaronparnas Follow Aaron: https://x.com/AaronParnas https://www.instagram.com/aaronparnas/ https://www.tiktok.com/@aaronparnas1 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. Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: [email protected] #Trump #Ukraine #Russia #MarcoRubio #DonaldTrump #MAGA #GOP #Politics #BreakingNews #USPolitics #TaraPalmeri #AaronParnas #TaraPalmeriShow #PoliticalNews #WashingtonDC Trump’s Backroom Ukraine–Russia Plan: Marco Rubio Cut Out of the Loop Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show 01:52 Aaron Parnas joins the Tara Palmeri Show 03:10 Marjorie Taylor Greene retires from Congress 05:25 GOP members ready to bail on DC 06:14 Trump tries to rebrand Obamacare 08:23 Democratic senators form secret Fight Club 11:06 Schumer facing rebellion from his own caucus 13:08 Trump’s secret Ukraine-Russia deal revealed 14:15 Marco Rubio left out of the loop 17:51 Why the Ukraine deal could collapse 19:30 Elise Stefanik gets sidelined again 21:05 Trump praises Zohran Mamdani 23:12 Supreme Court tariffs decision looming 25:44 Epstein files still the bright spot 28:04 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices