The Trump Report

On the 20th January 2025, Donald Trump took office for his second term as President of the United States. Since then, The Trump Report has given daily updates into almost all aspects of his presidency. So as we approach 2026, take a look back at how the previous year has changed America and the world. 

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the latest photos released from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, The New York TImes details the relationship between Epstein and Trump, the clock runs out on the DOJ having to release the Epstein files and EU leaders approve an over £78 billion loan for Ukraine.

Former Naval Intelligence Officer Don Bramer joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump ordering a blockade of all sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, the president’s chief-of-staff insinuates US forces will continue destroying small boats until President Nicolás Maduro is forced from power and the Pentagon investigates Senator Mark Kelly for partaking in a video reminding service members they’re allowed to disobey illegal orders.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the last few days of peace talks in Berlin, what Article-5 like guarantees for Ukraine looks like for the US and western allies and Ukraine claims to have struck and disabled a Russian submarine in a “unique special operation” using underwater naval drones in wartime first.

Michael Weiss - editor of The Insider - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Ukraine’s meeting with US delegates in Berlin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges Donald Trump to commit to security guarantees and have it voted on in Congress and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns Europe to take Putin seriously while comparing his ambitions to those of Hitler in the 1930s.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the United States suggesting Donbas become a free economic zone, Belgium threatens legal action against the EU if it moves ahead with plans to use or effectively seize frozen Russian central bank assets and Ukraine’s strikes halt production on a Lukoil-operated oil rig in the Caspian sea.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the fractured alliance between the United States and Europe, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduces a bill to end the US’ NATO membership and Marco Rubio warns Donald Trump’s patience isn’t “infinite”. 

Kyiv based journalist & foreign policy/security expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskyy again refusing to compromise on territory concessions, what solution would allow Donald Trump to withdraw from peace negotiations while still providing Ukraine with intelligence and Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office approves an indictment on dozens of Ukrainian officials accusing them of genocide against ethnic Russians in the Donbas region.