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