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Trump's allies need to stop taking the punches — it's time to play him at his own game | Sean Bell
Season 2, Ep. 109
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Sean Bell, retired Air Vice Marshal, former RAF fighter pilot and military analyst, joins Maddie Hale from the NATO summit in Ankara to analyse Trump's push on NATO defence spending, Ukraine's fight for more Patriot missiles, Russia's latest battlefield struggles, Trump's relationship with Putin, and his escalating feud with Giorgia Meloni.
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108. Trump is 'not well' — and it's getting worse | David Cay Johnston
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107. Trump's Pentagon purge is 'more sinister' than we realise | Jim Townsend
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106. This will bring Donald Trump down | Scott Lucas
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105. Trump suffers crushing blow as key second-term promise falls apart
23:33||Season 2, Ep. 105Brett Erickson, Managing Principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, joins Maddie Hale to unpack Trump's major Supreme Court defeat, the controversy surrounding his crypto empire, and whether the president's Iran strategy is giving Tehran the upper hand.
104. Trump's about to face an 'absolute nightmare' of his own making | Sir Bill Browder
20:38||Season 2, Ep. 104Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's Iran deal, the economic risks facing his presidency, Ukraine's growing pressure on Russia, NATO's future, and why he believes Trump's credibility is rapidly eroding.
103. Trump just ‘blew up’ the one thing keeping Republicans afloat | Scott Lucas
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102. Trump dealt a huge 'slap in the face' as Republicans defy the president
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