The Trump Report

Former Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell joins Maddie Hale to discuss why Trump is in a weaker position after eight months of war with Iran, how Putin is exploiting US-led Ukraine peace negotiations despite growing Ukrainian resistance, JD Vance’s apparent sidelining over the Iran war, and the risks of Trump launching another military operation against Cuba.

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's handling of the explosive Nvidia China spy scandal, allegations of corruption and conflicts of interest, looming Democratic investigations and the latest peace talks with Putin.

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Professor Justin Wolfers joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s ‘self-inflicted’ inflation crisis, rising interest rates, the economic backlash behind the midterm results, the impact of tariffs on global trade and Canada, and the limits of Elon Musk’s political spending.

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Chuck Todd & Maddie Hale

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Investment strategist David Woo joins Amy Kellogg to discuss the collapse of the AI tech bubble, why Trump will refuse to bail out the stock market this time around, the geopolitical gamble to finish the job in Iran before his hawkish circle dissolves, and why crypto and tech face years of brutal stagnation under a divided Washington.

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Turkel Karimli joins Maddie Hale to discuss his father, jailed Azerbaijani opposition leader and Magnitsky Human Rights Award winner Ali Karimli, the regime's brutal crackdown on political opponents and why Donald Trump could hold the key to his release.

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Marianne Williamson joins Maddie Hale to discuss Canada outplaying Trump on tariffs, the Democrats’ midterm victory, the Iran war, tensions with JD Vance, Stephen Miller’s appointment and threats to press freedom.

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Former Trump counterterrorism chief Joe Kent and geopolitical risk adviser Brett Erickson, who jointly penned an op-ed warning against further strikes on Iran, discuss Trump's ignored intelligence warnings, the war's impact on the midterms, and how the US can end the conflict before facing catastrophic consequences.

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Erich McElroy joined The Trump Report to discuss Trump's devastating midterm defeat, his obsession with his legacy, the cost-of-living crisis and ignored warnings from advisers, as Democrats prepare to investigate his administration and JD Vance looks to distance himself ahead of 2028.

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David Cay Johnston & Maddie Hale

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to break down the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory, Trump's reaction to the Republican defeat, the backlash over the Iran war and cost of living, and what Democratic control of Congress means for Trump's final two years in office.

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Investigative journalist and author Casey Michel joins Amy Kellogg on The Trump Report to argue that corruption and oligarchic wealth inequality have become the defining issue for voters at the ballot box. From Elon Musk shattering political spending records to figures like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to dictators abroad, Michel breaks down how unchecked wealth is dismantling democratic norms - and why fixing everyday issues like housing prices, tuition, and jobs requires taking on America’s modern oligarchs first.

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Former National Security Adviser John Bolton joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's Iran war blame game, the threat of fresh strikes, growing Republican fears ahead of the midterms, MAGA's potential collapse and Trump's third-term ambitions.

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POLITICO’s Megan Messerly joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s cancelled rallies, growing Republican fears of a brutal midterm defeat, and how the Iran war, rising living costs and Canada tariffs could cost the GOP key seats.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's looming midterm troubles, his weakening grip on Republicans, a Canada tariff U-turn to save the GOP, concerns over Musk's restrictions on Ukraine's military communications and the Epstein scandal.

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's relationship with Putin, Russia's reported intelligence support for Iran, Ukraine peace talks and NATO, Democrats releasing a new report detailing sexual assault allegations against Trump, and whether the upcoming midterms could mark the beginning of the end of the Trump era.

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Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s relationship with Putin, why Ukraine peace talks are going nowhere, Elon Musk’s Starlink controversy, Europe’s growing distrust of the US and potential Russian influence over the Trump family.

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Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s approach to Putin, pressure on Ukraine and growing Republican backlash, alongside Elon Musk’s Starlink scandal, calls for congressional investigations and delays to Ukraine’s air defence supplies.g

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's handling of Putin's war, the growing Starlink controversy involving Elon Musk, and JD Vance's defence of Trump's growing wealth.

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David Pakman joins Maddie Hale to discuss how Putin is playing Trump, Elon Musk's reported Starlink restrictions, whether MAGA voters are seeing through Trump's economic promises, and the president's collapsing approval ratings ahead of the midterms.

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Former Pentagon official Jim Townsend joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's growing support for Putin, his attacks on Zelenskyy, concerns over US military support for Ukraine, and the damage his administration is doing to NATO alliances.

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Professor Robert Kelly & Maddie Hale

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Professor Robert Pape joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's controversial diesel deal with Putin, his threats over Greenland, Russia's attempts to sow chaos in America and growing fears over political intimidation and further escalation of the Iran war.

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's controversial Putin diesel deal, growing Republican backlash, potential US–Russia business interests, why Canada could have come to America's rescue, concerns over intelligence-sharing with Ukraine and the political fallout ahead of the midterms.

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Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's controversial Russian diesel deal, threats to cut military support for Ukraine, his “bonkers” ceasefire claims, growing Republican backlash, escalating tensions in the Middle East and questions over US casualties in the Iran war.

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Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell joins The Trump Report to analyse Donald Trump’s controversial diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, warning that the president is acting like a “drowning man grasping at straws” as his Iran war unravels and the midterms approach.

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Defence Analyst Francis Tusa joins Anna Smith to reveal how $100 oil, a 60% drop in key missile stockpiles and severe maintenance backlogs have left the U.S. military dangerously exposed.

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In this episode of The Trump Report, Anna Smith is joined by veteran military intelligence analyst Malcolm Nance. They break down President Trump’s comments on Los Angeles and San Diego, the escalating conflict with Iran, rising gas prices, and the domestic fallout ahead of the midterms.

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Economist Justin Wolfers joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s emergency action on soaring diesel prices, rising inflation and business costs, the decline in US manufacturing jobs despite tariff promises, stalled trade negotiations with India and Canada, and why Trump’s trade wars have achieved zero progress.

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Lt General Ben Hodges joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s Iran war, the growing strain on US military resources, Zelenskyy defying Trump to intensify strikes on Russia’s oil industry, controversial US-Russia business talks and the threat Putin poses to Europe.

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Olivia Troye, former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s Iran war contradictions, collapsing polling, depleted US weapons stockpiles, tariffs and his pursuit of major awards.

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s Iran war, soaring diesel prices and depleted US weapons stockpiles, as well as Russia and Ukraine, growing tensions within NATO, Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon overhaul and the “terrible idea” of bringing Elon Musk into planning the future of US warfare.

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Ambassador John Bolton joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s Iran war, his relationships with Xi and Kim Jong Un, the extraordinary China weapons claim, potential Russian sanctions relief, Trump's “utter lunacy” Canada war, Carney’s rise — and taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads.

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Political podcaster and author Charlie Sykes joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s escalating war with Canada, his media crackdown, mixed signals on Russia and Iran, growing cracks in MAGA and Republican fears over the midterms.

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Retired Air Vice Marshal and military analyst Sean Bell joined the show to discuss Trump’s Iran war and peace talks, depleted US weapons stockpiles, the suspected RAF Fairford terror plot, his bizarre Xi weapons offer, China and Russia’s growing leverage, and his latest pressure on Ukraine.

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Rick Wilson, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s Xi Jinping meeting and why he says the tariff war has failed, fears over Taiwan, Putin’s G20 invite, Don Jr.’s Russian oligarch controversy, Trump’s media ban and growing Republican panic that he could cost them the midterms.

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie to discuss Trump inviting Putin to the G20, his red-carpet welcome for Xi Jinping, growing cracks between America and its traditional allies, how Denmark and Greenland “played an absolute blinder” over the Greenland deal, and Trump’s media ban backfiring as the White House scrambles to defend it.

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Professor Justin Wolfers joins The Trump Report to break down Trump’s “bonkers” economic plans, from a possible diesel export ban and new tariff threats against China and India to his claims about the US economy, as Trump pushes allies away and Mark Carney builds new partnerships towards a potential post-Trump world order.

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Professor David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s escalating media war, Ukraine and Russia, why he believes Denmark and Greenland “brilliantly played” Trump and a psychiatrist labels his behaviour “abnormal and pathological.

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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump being rattled by Canada, Carney’s pivot to Europe, his mounting economic problems, tensions with Saudi Arabia over the Houthis, Trump Jr.’s Russian oligarch controversy, Hegseth’s Pentagon troubles and Tucker Carlson’s Epstein cover-up claim.

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