The Trump Report

On this edition of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by the former head of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt. They discuss Donald Trump's threat that he is seriously considering leaving NATO, his attacks on European allies and the response from UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. They also look ahead to the President's address to the nation and what may lie ahead. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Maddie Hale to discuss the future of NATO, whether the US has achieved regime change in Iran and who will be left to open the Strait of Hormuz if the United States taps out of the war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by former US Army Officer, Lt Col Daniel Davis. They discuss where the US President can go next with the war in Iran, with reports of an invasion of Kharg Island, or even the long discussed special forces operation. Yet Daniel believes any of these options would lead to US casualties at great expense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bells joins Maddie Hale to discuss reports the United States is preparing troops for a ground invasion of Iran, what a high risk military mission to seize enriched uranium inside Iran would look like and former CIA counterterrorism officer Joe Kent says Trump won’t name Iranian contacts because they could be targeted, undermining negotiations. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Politico’s White House reporter Megan Messerly joins Maddie Hale to discuss whether high global oil prices will force western leaders to help the United States in the Strait of Hormuz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Trump Report we unpick how war unfolds in a world where the US President launches major military escalations without an apparent day-after plan. Maddie Hale speaks to former Trump White House insider John Bolton, chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, retired Iranian diplomat Dr Mehrdad Khonsari and our regular guest Professor Scott Lucas. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

On this episode of The Trump Report we'll ask who stands to gain the most from Donald Trump's war in Iran? Could it be Vladimir Putin, or investors associated with the White House? Maddie Hale and Fergus Macphee speak to retired Air-Vice Marshall Sean Bell, financier and activist Sir Bill Browder, and leading economist Justin Wolfers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Trump Report we'll ask whether the war in Iran is becoming a global conflict, we'll discuss Iran's role in dictating energy prices, and ask how Donald Trump's war impacts him on home turf. Maddie Hale and Fergus Macphee speak to Professor Scott Lucas, Ben Hodges - the former commanding general of the US Army in Europe, and retired intelligence officer Malcolm Nance. Hosted o...

On this edition of the Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by Lt General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe. They discuss the current US operation in Iran, with Ben saying this is just one connected part of a global conflict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the Trump Report, you'll get the best of our interviews from the past four episodes - as we unpack the US-Israel attack on Iran and what happens next. Maddie Hale speaks to Professor Scott Lucas, retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell, the Pulitzer prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston and the Youtuber Destiny - aka Steven Bonnell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Andrew Feinberg, The Independent’s White House Correspondent, joins Maddie Hale to discuss The Financial Times’ article on why Donald Trump’s state of mind is becoming a “global risk”, several publications corroborate NRP’s investigation into the DOJ not releasing 90 documents from the Epstein files which include assault allegations against the US President and the Clintons are set to testify befo...

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, the United States abstains from voting alongside Ukraine at the UN General Assembly and an NRP investigation reveals the Department of Justice failed to publish 90 FBI witness records from the Epstein files, three of which accuse President Trump of assault. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

On this episode of the Trump Report, you'll get the best of our interviews from the past three episodes. Maddie Hale speaks to Professor Scott Lucas, and Editor of The Insider Michael Weiss about the war in Ukraine on its fourth anniversary, Donald Trump's plans for Iran, his domestic difficulties, and Greenland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editor of The Insider, Michael Weiss, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the Guardian reporting the CIA & MI6 uncovered plans for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine months before but had their warnings dismissed, US fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes in airspace off the coast of Alaska and Les Wexner and his attorney are caught in a hot mic moment while testifying before the House Oversig...

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee speaks to former British Army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon to discuss the huge build up of US military force in the Middle East. Hamish says he thinks the President is planning regime change and the amount of force included indicates this may be a prolonged campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Axios’ report the United States & Israel are days away from a major war with Iran, why a full-scale conflict with Iran would contradict Donald Trump’s presidential promises and a recent report accuses the DOJ of removing FBI documentation from the Epstein files which detailed an alleged victim interviewed four times about her sexual assault cl...

Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, joins Maddie Hale to explain why he believes the Epstein files is causing Republicans and Democrats to point fingers at each other as a “distraction” when the bigger picture involves alleged ties between the late paedophile & Israel, and whether the CIA orchestrated a coverup.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by Graham Lanktree, Senior Trade Reporter at Politico. They discuss an exclusive piece he has co-authored which claims Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is spearheading a new trade alliance between the EU and 12 other Indo-Pacific nations in the wake of Trump's tariffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss the takeaways from the Munich Security Conference, lawmakers who have gone against Donald Trump in demanding transparency over the Epstein files allude to fearing for their lives and why a potential economic package between the US and Russia should “disturb” Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Maddie Hale to discuss Nancy Mace sending a stern message she “won’t back down” from exposing those involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, how the DOJ’s mishandling of the Epstein files has alienated even the most staunch Trump supporters and the Munich Security Conference begins this weekend after JD Vance’s controversial speech at last year’s event. Hosted on Acast. S...

Professor David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to discuss Nancy Mace labelling the Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files as “one of the greatest coverups in American history”, Attorney General Pam Bondi faces gruelling questioning at a House Judiciary Committee hearing and a 2019 FBI investigation contradicts Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee speaks to economics professor Justin Wolfers about positive January figures for the US labour market. Yet beneath the data, a slightly more complicated picture emerges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss a 2017 email from Jeffrey Epstein where he claimed some friends were “concerned” Donald Trump was showing signs of dementia, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie says he’s visiting the Department of Justice to view unredacted Epstein files and several Republicans condemn the US President for posting a video where the Obama’s are depicted as apes....

On today's edition of the Trump Report, former US naval intelligence Malcolm Nance joins Fergus Macphee to discuss new comments from JD Vance on Greenland, plus what Steve Bannon and perhaps even the President want to see at this year's midterms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the latest round of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US, The US President “walks back” on decisions surrounding the Minnesota ICE raids and emails from Jeffrey Epstein in 2016 show him discussing plans with the “Trump boys” and a cancelled dinner by “Trump’s people”. Hosted on Ac...