The Trump Report

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.

NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s “unhinged” Truth Social post on Easter Sunday, the US President sets a new headline for Iran to back down and what would happen if US troops refused Trump’s military orders to attack Iran’s infrastructure.

Professor Dan Plesch from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Dan explains how the US military’s decades-long preparations for war with Iran appears to have been thrown off course by poor planning from the White House.Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston spoke about conflicting reports from the US that the President has extended a pause on striking Iranian energy facilities and talks of deploying 10,000 troops to the region.Sir Bill Browder ,Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign and Russian finance expert, spoke to us on the Trump Report about Marco Rubio’s confusing comments over the United States objectives in Iran. Rubio failed to mention regime change or crippling Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Sir Bill Browder also spoke about Donald Trump’s continued pressure on the UK to help with the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

Dr H.A. Hellyer, senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and the Center for American Progress, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s claims Iran wants a ceasefire, whether the US has “attained” the goal of stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon and three world leaders hold national addresses on the same day.