• by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, June 9, 2025

During an interview on MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace's new "The Best People" podcast, actor Jason Bateman revealed that the antics of Donald Trump's second term have become an inside Hollywood joke about a secret "writers' room" scripting the White House's weekly narrative like a reality TV show's seasonal story arcs.

What if it wasn't a joke?