The Trump Report

Political commentator & author of ‘How the Right Lost its Mind’ Charlie Sykes tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is a dangerous escalation by the US President and that Donald Trump won't stop there in targeting his political enemies.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s backflip in supporting Ukraine, the irony of Russia backing calls for there to be a global ban on biological weapons while using chemical weapons on Ukrainian troops and what economic move the US President could use on Russia to turn off Vladimir Putin’s lifeblood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intelligence analyst & former US naval intelligence officer Malcolm Nance tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee that Donald Trump's new seemingly tough approach might appear a positive step, but it won't work on Moscow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor David Cay Johnston joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly, whether his remarks on Ukraine being restored to its “original form” means President Zelensky won’t be asked to concede land to Russia and whether the US President’s contradictory remarks on the status of the war means he never understand the truth behind Putin’s lies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Real Clear Politics reporter Philip Wegmann joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s announcement on autism, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth adds new restrictions to journalists reporting on the Pentagon and the former spokesperson for Jill Biden makes bombshell claims about the “mean girls” working as President Biden’s staff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk reuniting at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, journalists covering thePentagon are now required to pledge they will not publish information that has not been authorised for release - even if it’s unclassified - and Donald Trump throws Taiwan “to the sharks” after reportedly pausing or declining $400 million worth of military aid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claiming Vladimir Putin “let me down”, how the US President is pivoting away from further sanctions on Russia and focusing on urging three NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and MI6 boss Sir Richard Moore says Russia doesn’t have the capacity to take Ukraine by force. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale for an in-depth analysis of both the House & Senate Judiciary Committee hearings where FBI Director Kash Patel was grilled by lawmakers in a bombshell testimony on the department's knowledge of the Epstein files and Donald Trump’s involvement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why the Epstein story isn't going away now Donald Trump is in the UK and what the second state visit means for the President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Gill - former Bush & Clinton advisor - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s upcoming State Visit to the UK, how Americans feel about further military packages to Ukraine and Keith Kellogg tells Trump to not take Putin’s word at “face value”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute Scott Lucas tells Times Radio's Anna Smith why he believes the Epstein Files still pose a serious threat to President Trump. With Trump's UK state visit just days away and Lord Mandelson's sacking still fresh, Scott Lucas unpacks the political fallout - and why, in his words, Trump "can't lie to his own people" forever.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Popular podcaster Steven Bonnell - better known as Destiny, joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, whether Donald Trump is hiding something about his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein and how the US President finally acknowledges Russia as the “aggressor” in its invasion of Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the Ukrainian army making significant territorial gains in August, how 60% of weapons being used in Ukraine have been made domestically, and why Russian drones flying in Polish airspace should prompt Donald Trump and NATO to extend the No Fly Zone into Ukraine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center, Henry Olsen, joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to the assassination of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was fatally shot while speaking at an event for his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Wolfers, Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee now that the Supreme Court will review Trump's tariff case, it is a 50-50 toss up how it will rule.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to the White Houses’ response to US lawmakers making Donald Trump’s alleged lewd 50th birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein public, why the US President will continue with his strategy of denying it’s his handwriting and how Israel left the United States in the dark again when it launched an attack on Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to lawmakers publicising the alleged lewd letter Donald Trump wrote Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday book, how the White House will find it “difficult” to explain this to Americans and whether this drawing will impact the president’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Richard Portes from the London Business School joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the truth behind Vladimir Putin’s denial that Russia’s economy is tanking, what resources will be taken away from Russians in order to continue funding the war and how Donald Trump could soon launch ‘phase two’ of slapping further sanctions on Russia and its trading partners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what Donald Trump's plea to the Supreme Court could mean for his tariff agenda and the effect on the US economy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former MSNBC host and podcaster Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the ‘Axis of Upheaval’ countries attending China’s military parade, what message Russia, North Korea and China are sending to Donald Trump and how it’s a “huge blow” to see India’s Narendra Modi cosying up to Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute Scott Lucas tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why the latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein won't satisfy either his victims or some of Donald Trump's own supporters. Plus, what the meeting between Xi, Kim & Putin means for the US President and global politics.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China has capitalised on Trump's chaotic tariff regime to draw in former US allies like India, says Ian Williams author of Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whether he is acting as a dictator in his efforts to crack down on the “crime emergency” in Washington DC and reports American citizens have been conducting a “covert influence operation” in Greenland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claiming there has been no progress in organising a Russia-Ukraine summit because Vladimir Putin “does not like” Volodymyr Zelensky, Sergei Lavrov says a peace agreement cannot be signed with a “de facto head of the Ukrainian regime” and the Ukrainian army continues to strike Russia’s oil refineries causing the head of the Kuril district to temporarily suspend gasoline to his people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former CNN host and political commentator Chris Cillizza joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to news the FBI has raided the home of former national security advisor John Bolton, why Donald Trump needs to put the pressure Vladimir Putin as he remains silent on calls for a summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a federal judge orders Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump to begin closing operations at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ within 60 days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia’s Foreign Minister calling out Europeans for attempting to sway Donald Trump onto Ukraine’s side, the likelihood the US President will be able to get the Russian & Ukrainian leaders in a meeting together and Ukraine’s drone strikes successfully take out 13% of Russia’s oil refinery capacity in just a few weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Putin has cornered himself.’Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Igor Novikov, former senior advisor to Zelensky, who oversaw US-Ukraine relations during the previous Donald Trump presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to Monday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, how the Ukrainian leader orchestrated his most “coordinated” move yet, and why JD Vance chose to remain silent in what was a stark contrast to February's Oval Office ambush. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump and Witkoff's confusion over NATO and what they have promised to Russia could accidentally trigger a NATO Article Five contingency warns Robert Fox, Defence Editor at The Standard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss how Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting on Friday was similar to a past meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un, whether the US President will advise Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up Donbas and if Vice-President JD Vance will be benched in Monday’s 1:1 meeting between Ukraine and the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas from the Clinton Institute joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Steve Witkoff claiming Vladimir Putin agreed to an Article 5-like protection for Ukraine, whether President Zelenskyy is insinuating a ceasefire should have been brokered on Friday and the state of Russia’s economy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale for an in depth analysis of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s “humiliating” meeting where the US President left Alaska without a ceasefire, commitment to slap Russia with further sanctions or a peace deal being made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the best and worst case scenarios for Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, how the Russian dictator will actively try and avoid bruising the US President’s ego and what will be the “only” situation Volodymyr Zelenskyy would ever concede land to Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Putin will be playing long term to cement Russia’s position as a superpower.”In the build up to the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska this Friday, Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Igor Novikov, former senior advisor to Zelensky on US relations, to discuss how this meeting will go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy Rushton - Kyiv based journalist & foreign policy expert - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia’s exaggerated claims its broken through frontlines near Pokrovsk, whether Donald Trump will sell out Ukraine by agreeing to give up land to Russia and if secondary sanctions should still be imposed on Russia before Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Donald Trump on Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s upcoming face-to-face meeting, what sort of things the Russian leader will try to convince the US President and how the interests of Ukraine can be prioritised if Volodymyr Zelenskyy isn’t invited to the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former MSNBC moderator & podcast host Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the likelihood Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face next week, whether the US President needs to push for Ukraine to be allowed at the negotiating table and how the Trump administration's newly instated tariffs could disrupt the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economist and Professor Justin Wolfers tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what effect the end of Donald Trump's tariff pause will have on the global economy and why 'the R word' is being talked about again in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claiming Russia’s economy “stinks”, how India could end the war in Ukraine tomorrow if it stopped purchasing Russian oil and weapons and the 22-year-old alleged lovechild of Vladimir Putin alludes to criticising her father for taking "millions of lives”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines in response to “foolish” comments made by Russia’s former president, whether the US President will follow through on his economic threats to Russia and India, and if Steve Witkoff’s upcoming visit to Moscow will help broker the end to the war in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Trump is angry, Trump is frustrated, Trump wants this all to be solved just like that."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.

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on imported Indian goods and an undisclosed penalty for buying Russian oil and weapons, why Vladimir Putin’s ‘summer offensive’ has “failed miserably” and how Ukraine’s drone strikes on St Petersburg prompted Vladimir Putin to cancel his annual naval parade out of fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump's new sanction on India won't be enough to end Putin's invasion and will damage relations with India warns Anders Aslund former adviser to the Ukrainian and Russian governments on The Trump Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Real Clear Politics White House reporter Philip Wegmann joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s claims Jeffrey Epstein used to “take” women working at Mar-a-Lago, reports the US President is considering pardoning both Ghislaine Maxwell and P Diddy and a YouGov poll indicates American consumers believe they will be the most impacted by Trump’s tariffs and trade deals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"This is not a triumph for anyone."Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Dmitry Grozoubinski, director of Explain Trade and author discuss the US-EU trade deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump changing his 50 day deadline for Vladimir Putin to end the war to 10-12 days, whether Russia’s president should be worried further sanctions will cripple his economy and a pro-Ukrainian hacking group successfully causes the cancellation of dozens of Russian flights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Times Radio's Fergus Macphee is joined by Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute to discuss Donald Trump's new US trade agreement with the EU. Scott argues this will increase inflation and act as a tax on the American people.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the New York Times reporting Donald Trump’s name is on the contributor lists for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book, the US President trying to shift blame onto the Democrats while members of his own party request transparency and what message the UK and Australia are sending the United States by signing a 50 year treaty to cement the AUKUS submarine deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.com/privacy for more information.

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 leads to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.