Trump and Michael Cohen Reunite in Friendly Radio Interview

President Trump and his former personal attorney Michael Cohen — once bitter enemies — have apparently reconciled, culminating in a remarkably warm radio interview that aired in full on Sunday. During the conversation, Cohen repeatedly addressed Trump as 'boss,' and the two openly discussed why so many Americans despise the president, a topic they apparently explored with mutual sympathy rather than tension.

The reunion is striking given the depth of the falling-out between the two men. Cohen served prison time after pleading guilty to, among other charges, paying adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money ahead of the 2016 election — money intended to keep her from publicly discussing an alleged affair with Trump. Cohen subsequently became one of Trump's most vocal critics, calling him a racist, a conman, and a cheat, and later testified against him in Manhattan criminal court in 2024.

The apparent rapprochement was already signaled the week prior, when CNN's Jake Tapper pressed Cohen on whether he still stood by those damning characterizations. Cohen declined to answer directly, saying he was focused on the future rather than the past. When Tapper pushed on whether Cohen still believed his sworn testimony — that Trump had directed him to commit crimes — Cohen deflected, refusing to revisit what he had said under oath.

The Sunday interview covered a notably broad and mundane range of topics, including Trump's proposed ballroom, the state of the U.S. economy during his second term, and Cohen's and Trump's shared grievances about what they called the 'weaponization' of government against political figures. The casual, almost nostalgic tone of the exchange underscored just how dramatically Cohen's public posture has shifted — from star witness for the prosecution to something resembling his old role as loyal confidant.