The Trump Report

Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss reports the United States will only provide security guarantees to Ukraine if it gives up the Donbas to Russia, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin offers Donald Trump a way to receive a Nobel Peace Prize and a keen-eyed reporter finds a framed photo of the US President and Vladimir Putin hanging on a wall near the West Wing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Wilson, political strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder, weighs in on Minneapolis, ICE pullbacks and the political fallout. He discusses rapid polling shifts on immigration and why GOP rhetoric risks big House and Senate losses. He also covers internal White House dynamics, Stephen Miller's influence, and how gun framing and international credibility are affected.

Scott Lucas, a University College Dublin professor and U.S. politics commentator, breaks down the Minnesota ICE/Border Patrol controversy. He discusses citizen-shot footage that challenged official claims. He outlines political fallout within the GOP, messaging chaos from the White House, and debates over accountability and leadership changes.

Kyiv based journalist & foreign policy expert Jimmy Rushton joins Maddie Hale to discuss life in Ukraine after a Russian attack on the energy grid leaves over 1 million properties without power, the first trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the United States takes place over the weekend in Abu Dhabi and Donald Trump walks back controversial comments he made about British troops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political commentator and author Charlie Sykes joins The Trump Report’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump claiming NATO troops who fought in Afghanistan stayed “off the frontlines”, delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States meet in the first trilateral summit to end the war and the tension between the United States and Canada intensifies as Donald Trump invites its neighbour from his Board of Peace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins The Trump Report’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw threats of tariffs to EU allies, the US President appears to mix up Greenland and Iceland and Steve Witkoff says he’s close to brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, joins The Trump Report’s Maddie Hale to discuss how leaders at the World Economic Forum used their speeches to stick up for Greenland, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he used to consider the United states the leaders of the free world and Donald Trump’s former press secretary claims the president is “mentally slipping”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Bolton, former U.S. National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the UN, delves into Trump's controversial remarks about the UK and the Chagos Islands. He shares insights on the President's longstanding fixation on acquiring Greenland and discusses the potential military repercussions of such an action, including resignations from top officials. Bolton also touches on the broader implications for Arctic security amid rising threats from Russia and China, as well as the impact of tariffs on American consumers.

Malcolm Nance, a former US Naval Intelligence officer and national security analyst, joins the discussion to analyze Trump's controversial comments on the UK's Chagos Islands deal. He warns that these actions could signal an impending invasion of Greenland, potentially fracturing US-UK relations. Nance delves into the implications of a 'seize territory' doctrine and the risks of NATO opposition. He also highlights recent Danish defenses in Greenland and urges caution on America's unchecked military ambitions under Trump.

Professor Scott Lucas joins The Trump Report’s Maddie Hale to discuss the US President threatening tariffs on EU allies, whether the Republican Party is divided over Trump’s desires to annex Greenland and the one move Trump could make that would “blow the GOP to bits”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.