Episodes

  • Trump’s latest move should ‘disturb’ every single American | Scott Lucas

    Trump’s latest move should ‘disturb’ every single American | Scott Lucas
    May 20 2026
    Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump tightening his grip over the GOP after Thomas Massie lost his congressional seat, why Republicans are being punished for breaking with Trump on Iran, spending and the Epstein files, and the growing backlash after four Republicans sided with Democrats to limit Trump’s Iran war powers.

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    35 mins
  • Trump ‘paying the price’ as Iran war causes dangerous crack inside MAGA

    Trump ‘paying the price’ as Iran war causes dangerous crack inside MAGA
    May 19 2026

    UCL Centre on US Politics senior research fellow and author of The US Grand Strategy and The Madman Theory, James D. Boys joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump reportedly calling off major US strikes on Iran after Gulf allies pushed for more time for diplomacy, growing reports the White House is split between hawks demanding escalation and fears the war is becoming politically unsustainable, and new polling suggesting younger Trump voters are increasingly uneasy about the conflict.


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    27 mins
  • Trump left with one ‘dangerous’ option in Iran as clock ‘ticks’ | Wargame expert

    Trump left with one ‘dangerous’ option in Iran as clock ‘ticks’ | Wargame expert
    May 18 2026
    War game expert & CEO of Knightsbridge Strategy Group, Finley Grimble, joins Maddie Hale to discuss whether Donald Trump’s Beijing summit has weakened America’s position on Taiwan, the warning signs that could indicate China is preparing for an invasion, and the increasingly limited options left for the US in Iran as Trump searches for a way to end the war.

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    26 mins
  • Trump looked ‘nothing like the man we know’ in Beijing

    Trump looked ‘nothing like the man we know’ in Beijing
    May 18 2026

    Mark Logan, former Member of Parliament, and Vice-Chair All Party Parliamentary China Group, joins Maddie Hale to analyse Donald Trump’s two day trip to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping.



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    29 mins
  • Trump exposed as intelligence leak blows apart Iran war falsehoods | Scott Lucas

    Trump exposed as intelligence leak blows apart Iran war falsehoods | Scott Lucas
    May 13 2026
    Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump dismissing concerns over rising costs from the Iran war, explosive congressional hearings exposing growing Republican unease over the spiralling conflict, and intelligence leaks suggesting Iran still retains most of its missile capabilities despite White House claims its military had been destroyed.

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    35 mins
  • Trump ‘poked the bear’ - now he has only ‘three’ options left to end Iran war| Ret. Air Vice-Marshal

    Trump ‘poked the bear’ - now he has only ‘three’ options left to end Iran war| Ret. Air Vice-Marshal
    May 11 2026
    Sean Bell, Ret. Air Vice-Marshal, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump rejecting Iran’s “totally unacceptable” proposal to end the war, Benjamin Netanyahu claiming Trump wants Iran’s enriched uranium physically removed, and reports the US President will pressure Xi Jinping in crunch talks this week to help force Tehran to stand down.

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    29 mins
  • Trump is tanking US soft power & goodwill at ‘record speed’ | David Ensor

    Trump is tanking US soft power & goodwill at ‘record speed’ | David Ensor
    May 11 2026

    On this edition of The Trump Report, Amy Kellogg is joined by former US journalist, diplomat and director of Voice of America, David Ensor. They discuss the demise of American soft power under an administration he says considers hard power to be the answer to every single problem.


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    22 mins
  • Trump’s Pentagon ‘can’t deal with him anymore’ as mass exodus grows | Jim Townsend

    Trump’s Pentagon ‘can’t deal with him anymore’ as mass exodus grows | Jim Townsend
    May 8 2026

    Jim Townsend, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the latest on the Iran war, a CIA assessment contradicts Donald Trump’s claims about Iran’s military capabilities and former Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says there’s now a “real chilling effect” inside the Pentagon.


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    31 mins