A day of Iran war briefings from the White House and the Pentagon. War commentary in the style of a comic strip from Pete Hegseth. We'll look into the whizz, bang and pop of it all. It includes prayer. Plus - we've seen the Pentagon's food bill. They spent seven million dollars on lobster tails... in one month. What's going on? Democrat senators aren't happy with how this war story's shaping up. They were being briefed on Capitol Hill. James Matthews was there. You can watch all episodes on our ...
Mar 11, 2026•26 min
There are major inconsistencies with this White House administration right now. Rhetoric changes depending on when you catch the president, who claims the war in Iran could be over "soon". What does it mean for the conflict, and for the Iranian people? We unpack it all. That is as a new supreme leader is chosen - and questions start to mount over the bombing of a girls school that left more than 168 people dead. As for the new supreme leader - well, he seems even more hardline than his predecess...
Mar 10, 2026•26 min
Mark Stone is in Corpus Christi, the coastal city of southern Texas, gauging opinions of Americans - and Trump voters - on the war in Iran. Trump says he wants to be involved in the selection of the next Iranian supreme leader. At home, he’s been cleaning house - Kristi Noem, ICE Barbie, ICE Queen, she’s been melted, by order of the boss. She’s out, and in comes Markwayne Mullin. Who’s he? And in Washington DC, the man, the myth, the Messi has been in town. Lionel’s been at the White House to se...
Mar 06, 2026•29 min
Trump's war against Iran and its fallout continues - and it now pits the president against our prime minister. Donald Trump vs. Keir Starmer, over Iran. Is the relationship between the pair now irreparably ruined? Plus - we have a briefing with two (very) senior officials at the heart of the US administration. They explain to us exactly why the US is involved in Iran. We’ll digest what we make of it. And the Epstein files - they just won’t go away, only some have. Thousands have been deleted fro...
Mar 04, 2026•28 min
Mixed messages from the commander-in-chief. The narrative from members of the administration seems to be built on shifting sands. What is the real reason for America’s intervention in Iran? And how long will this all-out regional conflict last - as millions shelter from missiles in the Middle East and Americans suffer economically. Major questions for the president. Plus - we finally get to watch Bill and Hillary Clinton’s testimony on Jeffrey Epstein. We unpack it. You can watch all episodes on...
Mar 03, 2026•28 min
The chair of the Board of Peace starts war. The US strike military targets on Iranian soil, while Israelis, supporting the attack on the regime, go after Iran’s leaders. The Iranians have already struck back - hitting US military bases across the Middle East - in Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. What next- and is this the start of the most consequential conflict in the Middle East in a generation? You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comme...
Feb 28, 2026•18 min
Hillary Clinton has testified under oath in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee, questioned about Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful network around him. She has denied that she had any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and didn't recall ever meeting him, flying on his plane, or visiting any of his properties. At the same time, US and Iranian officials meet in Geneva for delicate nuclear talks, negotiations unfolding as Trump beefs up America’s military presence in the Middle ...
Feb 27, 2026•27 min
It’s Donald Trump’s State of the Union address day - the big blockbuster moment in American politics when all three branches of power meet to hear the president give his annual reflections on how America is faring. It’s the biggest speech of the year for any president. Nearly two hours - the longest state of the union ever recorded. On the podcast today: What did he say, what happened when tempers flared between the Democrats and Trump, and why does it all matter. You can watch all episodes on o...
Feb 25, 2026•24 min
Peter Mandelson - arrested. The fall from grace complete as he goes from US ambassador to the back of a police car in the space of six months. Plus - the fallout from that blockbuster Supreme Court decision on Friday that ruled Donald Trump’s tariffs are constitutionally illegal. Safe to say, the president has gone ballistic. And Kash Patel steals the headlines at the ice hockey, the president bizarrely deploys a hospital ship to Greenland, and US-Iran tensions rage on. A bumper episode. Mandels...
Feb 24, 2026•29 min
The story of the year? Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, arrested by Thames Valley Police on allegations of misconduct in office, after documents unearthed in the release of the Epstein files. We’ve been gauging US reaction to it - and spoke to a congressman who’s said he’ll fly to the UK to hear Andrew’s testimony over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denies any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. Plus - we reflect on the variety show that was Donald Trump’s inaugural ...
Feb 20, 2026•24 min
A civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Americans grieve a man who helped shape modern America. Donald Trump weighs in - and gets political. Why? In Geneva, American and Iranian officials attempt to thrash out a nuclear deal. There are optimistic noises… but POTUS and the supreme leader are still fire warning shots at one another. And a row breaks out over a late night chat show interview pulled by CBS. Critics say the network is kowtowing to the administra...
Feb 18, 2026•23 min
James Matthews and David Blevins dip into the mailbag on Presidents' Day. With ICE still on the streets, is it safe to visit the US in the summer for the FIFA World Cup? Seamus Culleton, the Irishman David met last week who’s in ICE detention, has had some skeletons back home unearthed since his detention in Texas became public. But does that change anything? And the Epstein Files - where are the missing 175 million documents? You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump...
Feb 17, 2026•18 min
Trump ditches global scientific orthodoxy and tells Americans that greenhouses gases aren’t bad. US limits to them are now gone. Studies show tens of thousands of people could die as a consequence. Why has he made this potentially legacy defining decision? Plus - America’s top cop will not look survivors of Epstein’s crimes in the eye. Her hearing in front of Congress raises many people’s eyebrows. We digest it all. You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump100@sky.uk ...
Feb 13, 2026•22 min
We speak to Seamus Culleton, who has been stuck in a 70-person jail cell in a Texas detention centre. He’s been in the US since 2009. He’s married to an American. He’s never had so much as a parking ticket. What happened to Trump’s plan to deport only the "worst of the worst"? Plus - is the day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor testifies in Congress getting closer? Mark Stone speaks to Virginia Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts. And one of Trump’s cabinet members is under fire after being caught lying abo...
Feb 11, 2026•27 min
A congressman tells us the British monarchy has questions to answer over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The King and Queen in America’s sights - what does this mean? That’s all as Ghislaine Maxwell appears via video link to testify over the Epstein files. Elsewhere - the fallout over the half-time show at the Super Bowl and Trump’s racist Truth Social post on Friday. Plus - have we just been introduced to a new frontrunner for the next president of the US? You ca...
Feb 10, 2026•23 min
Martha Kelner joins us from Tucson, Arizona, where she is following an extraordinary story - the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of one of America’s best known TV personalities. Americans are gripped by the story - the president included. Plus - Donald Trump makes another U-turn, this time on the Chagos Islands. That’s after productive conversations with beleaguered UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. And job cuts at the paper that coined the phrase "democracy dies in darkness". At The W...
Feb 06, 2026•26 min
The President, citing widespread corruption, wants Republicans to be in control of elections. It would be a major violation of Article I of the US Constitution. There is no evidence of any electoral fraud. Could Donald Trump really be about to defy the very foundations America is built upon? Plus - Trump greets Colombian president, and longtime foe, Gustavo Petro at the White House. What happened when they met? Meanwhile, a US fighter jet shoots down an Iranian drone over the Arabian sea - are w...
Feb 04, 2026•20 min
The fallout from the release of more than three million documents on Friday by the Department of Justice. The Epstein files… with fresh questions aimed at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson. Plus - what’s Trump’s involvement in the files? Plus - the Trump Kennedy Center? "Closed for refurbishment," so says the president. Why? And the Grammys get political. You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions....
Feb 03, 2026•26 min
The President and rapper Nicki Minaj get cosy. What’s that all about? We have a new video of an altercation between Alex Pretti and ICE agents, days before his death. What does it tell us? Donald Trump is back with his cabinet for the first meeting of 2026. Plenty mentioned… including Iran. Are we moments away from the US launching strikes on Iran? Plus - why is the FBI seizing voter rolls relating to an election 6 years ago? And is this foreshadowing what could happen in November’s midterm elec...
Jan 30, 2026•23 min
Donald Trump has just made his latest remarks on the cost of living and economy in Iowa. We’re there and unpack what he said. The president is talking money but, of course, minds are still on Minneapolis. He’s a president still in the eye of that storm and in retreat. How much, we’ll discuss. Plus - ICE agents are going to the Winter Olympics in Milan. Yes, you read that right. And calls to boycott the World Cup - they’re getting louder. You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email ...
Jan 28, 2026•26 min
The president seems to be changing tack in Minneapolis. He’s bringing in Tom Homan, his border tsar. Out goes Border Patrol head Greg Bovino, who some say is now out of a job completely in the administration. Why the climbdown? And is this the start of a lasting change to Trump’s ICE policy, or merely a moment of pause before it ramps back up again? And - the president sits down for an interview with New York Magazine about his health. You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us...
Jan 27, 2026•29 min
Just two weeks after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent, another American civilian has been shot and killed. Alex Pretti - a 37 year old ICU nurse. It’s a tragedy that has pitted the state against the federal government in a remarkable standoff. We’re in Minneapolis. On today’s episode - what happened, why did it happen, and what could happen next. You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel . Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions. Read David Blevins' pie...
Jan 26, 2026•28 min
A storm 2,000 miles long is set to dump two feet of snow on parts of the American east coast over the weekend. Storm Trump’s blown through somewhere else - Davos. We go through every twist and turn of an incredible week in geopolitics, including an astounding speech by Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. We talk its implications. Plus - the Board of Peace is unveiled. But is this just Donald Trump’s attempt to centre world politics around him? And the Epstein files - remember them? Well there’s news...
Jan 23, 2026•28 min
After productive talks with NATO, the threat of tariffs on European countries who opposed Donald Trump's plan to purchase Greenland is being dropped by the US president. It followed Donald Trump entering the lion's den in Davos, Switzerland. In a keynote speech he berated NATO and the institutions that have supported Western democracy for decades. After this landmark speech - and enormous climbdown - what does this mean for the future of Greenland, and for NATO at large? This Quick Take was reco...
Jan 21, 2026•10 min
It’s been a year since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In a lengthy briefing to mark the occasion, he laid out his achievements and ambitions - at the centre of it all is Greenland. Trump refuses to rule out how far he is willing to go to secure it, and after posting an AI image of a US flag planted on Arctic ice, markets stumbled amid fears of a trade war with Europe. NATO, once again, is left hanging as Trump declines to give an unequivocal commitment to the alliance and hints everyt...
Jan 21, 2026•25 min
Over the weekend, the president threatened to increase tariffs on eight countries, including the UK, if they continue to oppose his demand to take control of Greenland. Why the sudden escalation? Leaked texts between the Norwegian prime minister and the president may give us a bit of an insight. And the Gaza Board of Peace begins to form. The small price of $1bn to join the executive leading the future of the Gaza Strip, so says Donald Trump. The people invited to join include the man wanted for...
Jan 20, 2026•29 min
The president welcomes Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to the White House, days after the United States’ audacious capture of her political rival Nicolas Maduro. What did she do when she met the man who covets her Nobel Peace Prize? She tells James Matthews how that conversation with Donald Trump went. Martha Kelner is in Minneapolis, as protesters clash with law enforcement on the streets of the Twin Cities. A Venezuelan man is shot in a second ICE agent shooting, and the pres...
Jan 16, 2026•31 min
Could we see the Clintons in court? Former president Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary have refused to appear before a Congressional committee. They risk being in contempt of Congress - a jailable offence. Plus - tensions rise in Iran. The possibility of regime change feels real to many. Donald Trump ditches diplomacy and tells Iranians to get out on the streets and take over their institutions. That, as reports say more than 2,000 people have been killed by the regime during anti-gover...
Jan 14, 2026•24 min
Knives are out for the chair of the central banking system in the United States. The Trump administration want Jerome Powell out, and they want him indicted. He’s not going anywhere. Who will blink first? Plus - as anti-government protests accelerate in Iran, Donald Trump warns he’s considering military intervention. Could the US and Iran be about to lock horns once more? And in Minneapolis, tensions are still high after the death of Renée Nicole Good. As thousands more law enforcement agents fl...
Jan 13, 2026•21 min
A woman is shot and killed as she drives away from ICE agents in Minneapolis. Minnesota is a powder keg as protests begin against immigration officials. Martha Kelner is there. Plus: after a big intelligence briefing on Capitol Hill, the Senate votes to limit the president's actions on Venezuela. Five Republicans rebel against Donald Trump. Why, and what does this mean for the president's plans to "run" Venezuela? The Trump100 team speak to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of the key instigat...
Jan 09, 2026•23 min
