The Trump Report

On this episode of The Trump Report, co-author of "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth" Glenn Kessler speaks to Amy Kellogg about the divergent goals, posturing and flat-out mistrust between the United States and Iran that threaten to scupper upcoming talks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie Sykes,political commentator and author, joins Maddie Hale to discuss ‘off-ramp’ options for the United States in the Iran war, USA Today reports the war disrupting basic supplies to U.S. troops, with delayed care packages, scarce food, and falling morale as some report they’re “hungry all the time” and Trump continues to attack journalists and those who oppose his decisions.

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Hal Kempfer, former US Marine & national security expert, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Pete Hegseth’s warnings for Iran to “choose wisely”, the US sends thousands of extra naval forces to the Middle East and experts believe Iran’s strategy is to stretch out the war for as long as it can.

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Sean Bell, former RAF Air Vice-Marshal and military analyst, joins Maddie Hale to assess whether Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade is working, examine claims US intelligence dismissed Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and explain how a US-Iran clash in the Strait would actually play out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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