The Trump Report

Megan Messerly, Politico’s White House reporter, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the United States’ naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it could cause further friction with American allies if Iran retaliates by attacking their ports and former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says Donald Trump needs to apologise for posting an AI-generated photo depicting him as Jesus. 

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by former US naval intelligence officer Malcolm Nance to discuss Donald Trump's new 'blockade' on the Strait of Hormuz.

Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, joins Maddie Hale to discuss the unsuccessful US-Iran talks over the weekend, Donald Trump escalates threats to Iran with a naval blockade and renewed airstrikes and former CIA director John Brennan says the 25th Amendment was “written with [Trump] in mind”. 

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s public takedown of his former supporters, the US President says “Iran is doing a very poor job” in the ceasefire agreement and First Lady Melania Trump holds a live recorded address to deny any links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Lt General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe, joins Maddie Hale to discuss whether the ‘ceasefire’ is unravelling after Iran labelled Israel’s attack on Lebanon a “grave violation”, Donald Trump tells Iran attacks will be “bigger and better” if their agreement isn’t fully complied with and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer pushes to remove Trump’s war powers, believing he is “unhinged”.

On this episode of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by the co-founder of the Lincoln Project, Rick Wilson. They discuss the latest on how Israeli strikes into Lebanon are affecting the US-Iran ceasefire, plus whether Pam Bondi will still be expected at the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation.

On this edition of The Trump Report, Amy Kellogg is joined by David Albright, President of the Institute for Science and International Security and an expert on nuclear weapons. They discuss the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran and what this means for the country's stockpile of enriched uranium.

On this edition of The Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by the founder of the Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer to discuss the ceasefire between the US and Iran. Will it hold and what does this represent for both countries?

Professor David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump pulling back from strikes on Iran just 90 minutes before escalation, the White House declares it a victory for the US while Iran claims it’s a “rushing defeat” and a former White House doctor shows concerns for the US president’s health.