

The Trump Report
Times Radio
As Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of The United States, the Trump Report sits down with the biggest and names and brains in US politics brains to analyse White House affairs - both domestically and on the international stage. New episodes are released every day each week, Monday to Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 34min
Is Trump's war in Iran ever going to end?
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.

Mar 17, 2026 • 45min
War in the age of a President who ‘doesn’t do policy’?
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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 2026 • 46min
Who are the winners from Donald Trump’s war in Iran?
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.

Mar 10, 2026 • 42min
Is the war on Iran becoming a global conflict?
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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 5, 2026 • 24min
Trump has ‘no clear mission’ in Iran to end the war | Lt General Ben Hodges
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.

Mar 3, 2026 • 45min
The Trump Report - Recap
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 for more information.

Feb 27, 2026 • 22min
Trump’s cognitive concerns explode as insiders warn he’s ‘more erratic’
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 before the House Oversight Committee over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 2026 • 21min
This will be the ‘end’ of the Trump presidency | John Bolton
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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 24, 2026 • 39min
The Trump Report - Recap
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.

Feb 20, 2026 • 35min
The CIA & MI6 exposed Putin’s Ukraine invasion early — their warnings were ignored
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 Oversight Committee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


