The Trump Report

Jimmy Rushton, Kyiv based security and foreign policy expert, joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia and Ukraine’s 40 minute peace talks on Wednesday, how Marjorie Taylor Greene “lied” about a protest in Kyiv and Donald Trump approves a $322 million package worth of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Hawk surface-to-air missile systems for Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Charlie Sykes, political commentator and author of ‘How the Right Lost Its Mind’ joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Marco Rubio shutting the House session early to avoid a floor vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, how Donald Trump’s attempt to distract his constituents isn’t working and whether the US President will pardon Ghislaine Maxwell if her “paper trail” with Jeffrey Epstein...

"He's playing for time." For today's Trump Report, Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Scott Lucas, professor of US politics at the University College Dublin’s Clinton Institute, and also founder and editor of EA WorldView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss if First Lady Melania Trump is advising her husband on continuing US support for Ukraine, whether it’s Donald Trump’s own doing for the fact he can't “get out” of the Epstein files saga and if any information or documentation the government has on Jefferey Epstein’s incriminating past will lead to the US President. Hosted on Acast....

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s fifth ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, whether Russia’s President is scared by threats from the West and reports Ukrainian troops have used a Putin-style tactic by poisoning the water bottles of Russian troops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political commentator and author Joe Concha joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss whether the Epstein files drama is a “terminal cancer” to the MAGA movement, if the appropriate next step is for the Trump administration to hire a special counsel to provide an independent investigation into this and Elon Musk uses his Grok AI tool to question what information the government have on who travell...

"This won’t go away." Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, to discuss the latest from the White House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Kremlin came out a few hours later with the spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, and said, yeah, this is serious." Russia may have finally pushed Trump too far as Europe starts to resupply Ukraine with US bought weapons, says Prof. Scott Lucas on The Trump Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The serious problems Moscow is facing today economically could become critical." Trump threat to bring in third party sanctions in 50 days if Putin does not end his invasion could be crushing if Russia's allies cease trading, says Ambassador John Herbst Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyiv based foreign policy & security expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio's Fergus Macphee to discuss the shift in tone from Donald Trump towards his relationship with Vladimir Putin. It's as the US President has announced a new deal which will see weapons sent to Ukraine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former MSNBC moderator and podcaster Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s latest backflip on Vladimir Putin, whether there’s any truth to CNN’s report the US President threatened to bomb Moscow and if further anger from Mr Trump over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end the war will lead to the Trump administration approving their own military package to Ukraine. Hosted...

"Through something like a class action, things are going to remain on hold." Trump's political agenda could still be on hold despite the supreme courts block on injunctions from federal courts, says Prof. Adam Steinman from Texas A&M University Law School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump rearming Ukraine’s military only days after the Pentagon’s pause in missiles, whether the US President realises he will have to “force” Vladimir Putin into ending his war and how Mr Trump “gutting” his administration staff led to a lack of communication with the state departments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Former Obama/Biden staffer Christopher Hale joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Vladimir Putin launching Russia’s biggest attack on Ukraine only hours after his phone call with Donald Trump, whether the US Senate will vote this week on Lindsey Graham’s bipartisan sanctions bill targeting importers of Russian and what Elon Musk’s political plans are following his announcement of the ‘America...

Professor of public policy & economics at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers, tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what the passing of Donald Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill means for everyday Americans, and why it won't actually cut taxes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the Pentagon’s decision to pause some air defence missiles being sent to Ukraine, how Europe can step up and fill the gap if the Trump administration cuts the war-torn country off completely and why Donald Trump would have a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin before he spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the Pentagon’s decision to halt shipments of air defence missiles to Ukraine, whether Donald Trump’s administration were notified before the call was made and how the vacant role of National Security Advisor plays a role in the lack of communication. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the run up to the final vote on Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, David Cay Johnston, speaks to Times Radio's Jo Crawford about what to expect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump's tactics for getting his big beautiful bill passed in the Senate reflect a wider adoption of autocratic rule by the Trump administration warns Prof. Scott Lucas on The Trump Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The billionaire breakup." Elon Musk is likely to be a thorn in Trump's side for the rest of his term in office, says Diane Francis, editor at large at the National Post, on The Trump Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry Olsen - senior fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the likelihood of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing the Senate, how the US President will retaliate against Republicans who have opposed it and why Elon Musk could sue Trump if he revokes Tesla and SpaceX government contracts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Kyiv based foreign policy & security expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia’s recent attacks on the Ukrainian capital, why Vladimir Putin’s comparison of his military equipment to the United States’ is “laughable” and how the Russian leader has been caught “lying” about the capabilities & plans to mass produce Oreshnik missiles. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale for a deep dive into how Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel & Iran, which three actors “manipulated” the US President and why Iran’s Supreme Leader is declaring victory on Israel and the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss reports the US military failed to destroy all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, whether Donald Trump's “laziness” has caused him to be unsuccessful in brokering long lasting peace and whether NATO leaders will pressure the US President to remain committed to the alliance and to helping Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Defence expert and former US DASD Jim Townsend tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee how Donald Trump will be feeling after the ceasefire he helped broker between Israel and Iran lasted mere hours. He says it now may be time for Trump to 'move on to something else' other than peace in the Middle East.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.