TRUMP100
TRUMP100 follows Donald Trump's second term in the White House as US President. Episodes are released on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with extra episodes for major stories. Hosts James Matthews, Martha Kelner, and Mark Stone are joined by guests to discuss key developments in Trump's America, reflecting on the previous day and looking ahead. The podcast is produced by Sky News.
Episodes
Is Trump's battleground blitz too little, too late?
US-Ukraine relations sink to a new low after another tense weekend. It looks as if President Zelenskyy could be kept out of a top level meeting between Trump, Putin and Xi about the country’s future. Plus - with the midterms fast approaching, Trump is criss-crossing the country in a last-ditch effort to rally voters. But will it make a difference?And another Washington DC renovation project is und
QUICK TAKE: One week in the job: Trump’s new press sec is OUT
Katie Zacharia is out.She didn’t even last a week.What went wrong for Trump’s ill-fated press secretary?And is the administration now in a state of chaos?——You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions.Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Sky News Insider requires a pai
Trump100: Live on the frontline of America's war with Iran
Mark joins us live from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea: the USS George Washington. He’s right by the Strait of Hormuz.On the podcast, we'll take you where no Trump100 listener has yet been: to the frontline of the conflict with Iran.Back in DC, we put questions to Pete Hegseth - the man prosecuting the war.Plus: we examine new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia… and her questionabl
Ilhan Omar: the latest victim of Donald Trump’s Justice Department?
Since Friday’s pod - more reaction from Pete Hegseth’s decision to livestream the execution of death row inmate Nidal Hasan.According to reports, in private, the president has weighed in.Before all that - the Department of Justice execute a search warrant of a sitting Congresswoman’s home in Minnesota.It’s 21 days before Ilhan Omar’s name is on the midterm ballot.Is this Donald Trump interfering w
Trump is booed and Hegseth announces a public execution
Pete Hegseth decides that the US government will execute a man on death row - in public. It will be the first of its kind since the era of public hangings in the 1930s. An era many Americans will have hoped they’d left in the past. The news breaks mid record. We react. Elsewhere…The tech giants are back in Washington DC.Elon Musk and Jensen Huang are back with the president a week after the big AI
Was the US nearly just attacked by Iranian drones… on British soil?
Extraordinary news from across the Atlantic mid-way through recording.Were Iranian drones about to attack an air base in the British countryside?That's reportedly why US bomber planes have left RAF Fairford. We will dig into what has happened.Plus: a revealing interview from Pete Hegseth's former right-hand man. It's a peek behind the Pentagon's curtain.And is Kansas in play in November? It's a st
How a botched execution got political
A high profile execution in Tennessee goes horribly wrong. It’s political. We’ll explain why.Plus - Beardos and weirdos beware - Pete Hegseth’s coming after you. He’s delivered a State of the Force address - not a real speech. We sift through it so you don’t have to. And - America.gov. A new government website - Trump’s AI chatbot. We’ve been asking it some questions. Like - who won the 2020 elect
Sky News speaks to Trump at the White House - on AI, and RAF Fairford
An impromptu press conference. A president who’s not averse to a camera.A dogged Mark Stone. The three combine outside the North Portico of the White House. Mark gets a number of questions to him. We react to what Trump told Stone on AI, and the alleged terror incident at a US-operated air base in the UK. ——You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with
What does Trump know about the 'terror incident' in the UK that we don’t?
An alleged terror incident at an RAF base in the UK captures the attention of both sides of the pond.Donald Trump has weighed in. What does he know that we don’t?Plus - a massive industrial investment announced by the president on Monday. The largest steel plant to be built in Iowa.A big industrial push that you could argue is a thinly veiled effort to get Iowans onside ahead of Novembers election
Trump meets Xi in DC - who’s the bigger superpower now?
The president meets the Chinese leader in Washington DC. The red carpet is rolled out. Just about.The frenemies are more friends than foes for now - but the two are in a battle over AI - and questions still remain if Trump would ever support Taiwan if the Chinese ever sought to take the island.The day - also overshadowed by an ongoing media battle in the US. We digest it all.——You can watch episod
QUICK TAKE: Burnham and Trump meet for the first time
The president and the prime minister. A meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.Andy Burnham's chance to win over a cantankerous and volatile man in Donald Trump.Beth Rigby and Mark Stone join forces as an Electoral Dysfunction/Trump100 mashup to digest how the meeting went.---You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your co
Has Donald Trump just begun state-run television in America?
Trump versus the media. Again.But this time, the media has fought back. After banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, major news organisations, including Fox News, have united in protest.The result? For the first time in decades, the president has travelled without the television press pool that usually follows him everywhere he goes.As Donald Trump arrives in New York for a crucial
Are Republicans in panic mode?
Donald Trump has begun his midterm campaign push, but not where you might expect. The president headed to North Carolina, a state Republicans usually count on winning, while Vice President JD Vance was dispatched to deep-red Kansas. So why are the party's biggest names spending time in states Trump carried comfortably in 2024?Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first t
AI could end the world. So why is Trump not bothered?
Millions of people - if not billions - are terrified of AI's potential power. Donald Trump says their fears are being whipped up by "conspiracy theorists, treasonists and traitors". But some of the loudest warnings about AI are coming from the tech billionaires building it. So why is the president dismissing their concerns? What don't we know? Plus, a trip to Ireland sparks a potential British co
Has Donald Trump done enough in Dallas?
Is AI about to kill us all? The world could be waking up to the major technological advances coming out of California. Are humans right now building technology that will one day wipe us out? But first - Mark is still in Texas where Donald Trump just wrapped up the very first Republican midterm convention. The question is did these two days in Dallas do anything to shift the dial and arrest Trump’
What is MAGA land really like? Inside Trump’s Texan convention
It is the first of its kind, a mid term convention - a mega rally - to bring Donald Trump back onside with voters ahead of crucial elections in November.But - can he do it? Can he convince the disenchanted voters to support him?We’re inside MAGA heartland to find out.Watch here----You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions
Is Donald Trump on the verge of losing Texas?
Mark is in the Lone Star state for the big midterm Republican convention over in Dallas.He’s also there to gauge Republican support for the president. In this crimson of red states, are the Democrats on the up?Plus - the president was out and about in Washington DC making a speech at a 9/11 memorial event.We’ll dissect what he said - on the day his country embarks on a trade war with Canada.And -
Donald Trump’s big week
It’s a big week for the president.The race to seize power for the final two years of his presidency is on.We’ll be guiding you through it all.You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions.Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Sky News Insider requires a paid subscription
Who will replace Trump?
The White House press briefing returned after a six-week absence, but it was JD Vance acting as press secretary. Or was it an audition for the Vice President to prove himself as the natural heir to Trump's political movement?While speaking on a faith podcast, JD Vance told listeners he’s been doing ‘God’s work’ where he also said the ‘antichrist walks among us’.Martha Kelner and Mark Stone also lo
Trump and Venezuela: the art of the oil deal
Donald Trump says he's secured access to vast Venezuelan oil reserves in what he's dubbed "the biggest oil deal in world history".Six months after Nicolás Maduro was captured and brought to the US, Washington is now entering a new relationship with Caracas. Could it solve the world’s oil crisis?There's no sign of that simmering down anytime soon, as Iran and the US exchange fire again for the firs
Dolly Parton: Has America lost its great unifier?
Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country has died at the age of 80. James Matthews returns from East Tennessee, where Dolly's roots run deep, to hear how people in her hometown are remembering her. We ask how she managed to unify America in such polarised times.Plus, why was CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow? Amid a swirl of speculation about high-level diplomacy and intelligence discussions, Mark a
Why is Trump slapping tariffs on his neighbour?
The US-Canada trade row is back on. After Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended trade talks, Donald Trump's government has been scrambling to keep markets calm and convince the public that his tariff strategy is working.On this episode, Mark Stone and James Matthews unpack the latest chapter in the neighbourhood dispute.Meanwhile, his treasury secretary Scott Bessent has launched ‘operatio
Why is there another food scare in the US?
Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 It's one of the most famous addresses in the world, but right now the White House is also a building site.Donald Trump has been showing off the changes underway and revealing what he wants his revamped residence to look like.Plus, a high-profile court case is shining a spotlight on postnatal psychosis, ra
Why is everyone talking about Trump’s aide ‘Natalie’?
In June, Donald Trump set a 60-day deadline to end the war with Iran and reach an agreement on a nuclear plan.It's now been 60 days. His deadline is up. What next?Plus, the president curtails military exercises in South Korea. It's a blow to a key ally in a troublesome part of the world. And he's emboldening America's old foes in the North.Why is Trump helping out dictator Kim Jong Un?And who is N
Leavitt is out: Trump loses his key attack dog
One of Donald Trump's most important and trusted aides is on the way out. Karoline Leavitt - press secretary and confidant - has announced she's leaving the White House. The spin doctor says it's to spend time with family. What does it all mean for a White House that relies on her abilities to dodge and evade the press? Plus: a US aircraft carrier has been on the high seas for more than 250 days,
QUICK TAKE: Did Trump's "decoy" flight endanger journalists?
Become a Sky News Insider! You can listen to Trump100, Electoral Dysfunction, and Stuff Matters without ads, get new episodes early, exclusive bonus episodes and much more, by becoming a Sky News Insider. Sky News Insider requires a paid subscription and is available to UK listeners aged 18 and over. Find out more and subscribe here: skynews.supportingcast.fmJoin our members club, Insider, for ext
Trump gets rid of vaccines to try and end autism
Become a Sky News Insider! You can listen to Trump100, Electoral Dysfunction, and Stuff Matters without ads, get new episodes early, exclusive bonus episodes and much more, by becoming a Sky News Insider. Sky News Insider requires a paid subscription and is available to UK listeners aged 18 and over. Find out more and subscribe here: skynews.supportingcast.fmJames's exchange with Michigan's new De
Is Abdul El-Sayed America's next Zohran Mamdani?
Hear more from James in Michigan on our Saturday members episode. Subscribe to our club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Abdul El-Sayed - a Muslim, "democratic socialist" - defeated a centrist with the backing of major party figures in Michigan's Democrat Party primary.How significant is his victory, and is his win just the start of a tidal wave of left-wing progressive politics in
Art of the Deal or Insider Trading? Trump takes Truth Social to Wall Street
Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Todd Blanche wants to be America’s top cop. He’s in a bitter battle to be confirmed as the next Attorney General. What concessions are the Trump administration having to make to get their man over the line?As for the Dems… who will come out on top in the Democratic Party primaries in Michigan? It’s a race
The community being ripped apart by Donald Trump
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Is the Trump family about to buy the World Cup?
Gianni Infantino tries to hold 211 countries over a barrel as he attempts to sell off the World Cup.Money men hover. And of course - there’s a Trump connection.Plus, on Wednesday we saw COVID tsar Anthony Fauci – one of the most famous faces during the pandemic – testify before a Senate committee hearing.Why is COVID-19 back on the agenda in US politics? And are its conspiracy theories back too?An
QUICK TAKE: Trump, Netanyahu & Zelenskyy meet
Three of the most significant leaders in the world meet in Washington DC on Tuesday.Zelenskyy. Netanyahu. Trump.What did they talk about? And why did they meet?You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and questions.Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Sky News Insider requires a
Has Trump destroyed the president-press relationship forever?
Donald Trump took to the stage at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and used it to attack the press.Cue tumbleweed – the room, filled with the very people he was offending, was largely far from impressed.Should this president have ever been invited to speak at a dinner celebrating the very thing he seems so hellbent on destroying?Plus, Trump heads to a drag race. If only it were with RuPaul,
Is the 'no wars' president about to start another one?
Is Donald Trump about to bomb Mali? Yes - you read that right. Not content with a war in Iran, he’s also mulling strikes on the West African country.Why? What for? We’ll explain.Plus - Trump agrees to help Saudi Arabia enrich their uranium. Which is as head spinning as that appears on the page.The Saudis and the Americans say that it’s just for civil nuclear purposes. It’s unclear what or if there
Andrew Tate is arrested in the US. Will Trump intervene?
Britain has its seventh prime minister in 10 years. It's Andy Burnham.He spoke to Britain's – and the world's – TV cameras… and then he spoke to Donald Trump. We'll reflect on what they talked about.Plus, the Tate brothers. Andrew and Tristan Tate have built a social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny.They're in the US. And they've been arrested. Why are they here? And what
The explosive diarrhoea epidemic that's all Donald Trump's fault
We record late at night after Donald Trump speaks in a rare presidential address to the nation.Not about Iran… not about the economy… not even about immigration and the southern border.It's about a six-year-old grievance Trump has about the 2020 election. Go figure. He's declassified documents that he says will prove there was foreign interference in the 2020 election, which he lost legitimately t
Lindsey Graham: political master or the problem with politics?
Chief Trump ally, Senator Lindsey Graham, dies suddenly and unexpectedly.He was once Trump’s fiercest critics. He’d become his most loyal lieutenant. Critics called it spineless. Others say it was playing politics.What does his death mean for Republicans, the Senate, and the president himself?Plus, Donald Trump is now the guardian of the Strait of Hormuz. According... to himself. What gives him th
Trump’s NATO takeover
The NATO summit was supposed to be about defence spending.Instead, Donald Trump brought enough political grenades to overshadow almost everything else.Mark Stone speaks to Sky's security and defence editor Deborah Haynes, who is fresh from Ankara, about the leaders trying to manage Trump, the summit's biggest behind-the-scenes moments, and whether NATO emerged stronger despite the chaos.Remember,
NATO QUICK TAKE: Is Trump’s Iran war back on? And what’s up with Air Force One?
Trump is once again ordering strikes on Iran and declaring their agreement "over". So, what happens next?Mark is joined by our international correspondent Alex Rossi from the summit to unpack a whirlwind day at the NATO summit. They assess whether the latest escalation signals a return to war, examine Trump's increasingly contradictory messaging on Iran, and explore what it means for the prospects
Did FIFA bend the rules for Trump?
Tap here to subscribe to Sky News Insider for our bonus episodesDonald Trump has become the story at the World Cup.After reports he urged FIFA to review the suspension of a US player, the decision has sparked controversy around the world. Sky News’ sports correspondent Rob Harris explains why the fallout is being felt far beyond the football pitch.Plus, David reflects on covering the huge America
Happy Fourth July from Trump100
We're interrupting this feed to bring you a tease of Trump100 for Sky News Insiders.Exclusively for subscribers, David Blevins sits down with two New York Times journalists who have had remarkable access to Donald Trump's second presidency.Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman join David to discuss their new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.Find out how to subscribe
Eyewitness: Inside Venezuela’s disaster zone
Sky News are the first international journalists on the ground in Venezuela after the twin earthquakes devastate parts of the capital Caracas and the north of the country.We tell you what it's really like inside Venezuela - a country still in the throes of the dictatorial regime of Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro and now Delcy Rodriguez.What it’s like- since the US captured Maduro in January and took
Is the Supreme Court on Trump's side… or not?
Find out how to subscribe to our members club Sky News Insider here: skynews.com/trump100It's been a huge day for Supreme Court decisions in the US - but is Trump a winner or a loser in the courtroom?Mark and David break down the major rulings from Monday, including the court's refusal to hear Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case, leaving in place the civil verdict that found him liable for
Can Trump own America's 250th birthday?
Trump launches America's 250th anniversary celebrations with a rally that raises questions about whether patriotism and politics have become impossible to separate.David’s been to Washington's National Mall for the opening of the Great American State Fair, and to check in on the refreshed reflecting pool.Meanwhile with NATO’s Mark Rutte in town, Trump100’s Mark visited the Oval Office, where he qu
Starmer, Meloni... is Andy Burnham next on Trump's hit list?
Keir Starmer is out. The British prime minister announced that he's resigning - after Donald Trump said on Sunday he would do just that.Starmer's relationship with Trump deteriorated in the end - will the man who looks likely to replace him, Andy Burnham, fare any better?It comes as Trump spent the weekend rolling in the mud with his former best pal, Giorgia Meloni. We'll explain what happened the
QUICK TAKE: Trump announces Starmer is resigning
Donald Trump interferes with UK politics - announcing that prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is resigning on Monday.We do not yet know - at the time of recording - if that's true.Does Trump know something we don't? And either way - should he be meddling in another country's affairs like this?You can watch episodes of Trump100 on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and
Introducing: Inside... Trump's toxification of sport
Introducing our first episode of Sky News Insider.What happens when a historically unpopular president tries to use his country’s most popular pastime to whitewash his presidency?Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: skynews.com/trump100. Sky News Insider requires a paid subscription and is available to UK listeners aged 18 and over.You can watch episodes of Trump100 on
The real winners and losers from Trump’s deal with Iran
Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Day one of the 60-day window for negotiations between the US and Iran.A memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday night at the Palace of Versailles by Donald Trump. Insert your own metaphor here.The dust has begun to settle. Will this memorandum work? We peek through the holes in this three-page agr
QUICK TAKE: USA-Iran deal leaked as Trump rants at the G7
Find out how to subscribe to our new members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 A memorandum of understanding is out. The deal between the Americans and the Iranians.It was supposed to never be released.What's going to be signed on Friday in Lausanne? What are the key points?And, as Trump stood on the podium in France trying to defend his new deal - does this deal pass muster?You
Trump's Iran 'success': making a worse deal than the one before?
Find out how to subscribe to our members club, Sky News Insider: https://skynews.com/trump100 Donald Trump announces a peace deal with Iran just minutes before walking out on to the White House lawn to watch men brawl inside a cage.A peace deal that looks awfully similar to Obama’s Iran deal Trump has consistently and repeatedly trashed. So, was this whole war just a massive waste of time?Meanwhil
Donald Trump’s World Cup: the worst ever?
The World Cup. It's kicked off. Except no fanfare, little pre-match hype and plenty of controversy.The finger pointed at the US government. We're in Boston taking the temperature ahead of Scotland vs Haiti.Plus, strikes across Iran and a promise to take Iranian territory. At least, that was Thursday morning's promise by Donald Trump. Cue another U-turn.Now it's all talk of deals and ceasefires fro
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A World Cup party being ruined by Donald Trump’s America
The World Cup is days away. Instead of a party atmosphere, we have players detained, fans from certain countries banned and a referee denied entry into the US.Is Donald Trump's America ruining the world’s biggest sporting event?Meanwhile, the president has been to a farm in Wisconsin and had a strop. James Matthews speaks to him after his walkout and quizzes him on Iran and Israel.A new wave of st
The week the Republicans started to turn on Donald Trump
Donald Trump hits roadblocks. Those roadblocks come from inside his own house. Is a MAGA Congress fighting back against the man that made them? One or two of them maybe - and it only takes a few. And the Trump100 team has just come back from Tampa, Florida. It’s home to one of the largest Cuban-American populations in America. Do they believe Donald Trump’s crippling of Cuba is the only thing tha
Can Cuba survive Donald Trump?
Trump's blockade on oil has put Cuba on its knees. There are blackouts, food shortages and little to no fuel or hospital supplies.The US president and his team have not hidden the fact that they have their sights set on Cuba. So could there be military action similar to Venezuela? Or is the damage already done?On Trump100, David Blevins speaks to Sky's chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, who has ju
America’s 250th anniversary plans start to fall apart
Donald Trump has grand plans for America’s 250th ‘birthday’ on July 4th.But have they all just begun to unravel?We’ve been to Amish Country. It’s also Trump territory - at least, it was before prices started to rise.We’ve gone to ask Republican voters if voting Trump is still working out for them.And - is Donald Trump about to be on your next US dollar bill? Some roadblocks have been cleared.Plus,
What don't we know about Donald Trump's health?
Donald Trump has spent more than three hours in hospital. A scheduled medical check-up.But - as the president nears 80, speculation has reignited over his health.Meanwhile, it's been a fortnight since we were in Memphis - but the race to redistrict goes on across the country.There are new hitches in Trump's plan to carve out more Republican seats.Plus: the US conducted "self-defence strikes" in Ir
Where are the thousands of people being ‘vanished’ by Mexican drug cartels?
We're in Guadalajara. Central Mexico. One of the host cities of this summer's World Cup.It's also the site of drug cartel and gang violence that erupted just three months ago, killing dozens of National Guard members.Meanwhile, the number of people who go "missing" continues to rise.Is this a place ready for tourists in just a few weeks' time? Martha investigates.Plus: Trump wants Iran to join the
For Donald Trump, is Cuba next?
Trump sets his sights on Cuba.Is Raul Castro the next Nicolas Maduro? The Cuban revolutionary is wanted in an American court.Plus the Democrats are looking back at what went wrong in 2024.Meanwhile the Republicans are ploughing ahead toward the midterms - and getting rid of any non-MAGA Republicans in the process.And we talk the shipping forecast. It’ll make sense when you listen.You can watch all
A ballroom & war in Iran: Is this what Americans really want?
A day flipping between either side of Pennsylvania Avenue.On Capitol Hill - we caught up with the commander of US Central Command - Admiral Brad Cooper.It’s been nearly impossible to speak to the Pentagon since the US began to prosecute this war in Iran.Trump100 asked if we’d ever get the report on the school bombing in Minab, southern Iran.It happens as the president surveys the excavation work a
Will the US ever admit who bombed the schools in Iran?
Sky News has become the first foreign media outlet to visit the southern Iranian city of Minab - where a missile strike claimed the lives of 120 schoolchildren just days into the war between the US, Israel and Iran.We are waiting for a report from the Pentagon. A draft was released weeks ago. Since then, nothing. Will we ever find out who was truly responsible for the deaths of 120 innocent school
Xi-Trump showdown: Who came out on top?
We digest a day of summits, parades and banquets as Donald Trump lands in China and meets his counterpart, Xi Jinping.Was this the moment America asserted its dominance? Or are we at a crossroads ahead of China becoming the true main superpower?We're in Beijing reacting to every handshake, salute, wince and soundbite. What does it mean for the rest of us?You can watch all episodes on our YouTube c
Trump weighs in on Starmer in bumper China visit preview
Mark Stone asks Donald Trump on the White House lawn what he makes of the political crisis in Britain as Keir Starmer hangs on by a thread.Does the man who was once so wooed by the prime minister row in to support him? Or is Trump another voice that damns him?Plus - from London, to DC, to Beijing.We preview the president's state visit this week with our Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith.You can w
Is Donald Trump in the middle of tearing up the legacy of civil rights?
Is political power derived from the ballot box, or is it decided in a smoke-filled room in Washington DC?A question from the 1960s that rears its ugly head in 2026. We're in Memphis, as black voters see their vote diluted ahead of pivotal midterms.Plus, the suspect in the White House correspondents' dinner shooting pleads not guilty. We're also at the courthouse where he appeared in Washington DC.
Has Trump’s Iran ceasefire just collapsed?
US strikes on Iran once more. The Trump administration says they are in response to Iran targeting US destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz. We have the details. Is the tenuous ceasefire that was hanging by a thread now completely over?Plus - the Brazilian president has been to the White House. Left meets right, socialism meets capitalism - Lula has met Donald. Meanwhile, pretender to Trump's throne
Has Trump made another mess in the Middle East?
Project Freedom has appeared to die in the waters of the Persian Gulf just two days after the US president announced it.It was supposed to be the Trump administration’s grand plan to fix the world's oil shortages.The main US cabinet members spent Tuesday shouting loud and proud about the plan. Now the president has kiboshed it. What next?It all comes on a day which had been dominated by Marco Rubi
Why do some people think Trump dinner shooting was staged?
The internet is swirling with conspiracy theories about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.Why do some people think the shooting was ‘staged’?James Matthews and David Blevins discuss as David goes back to the hotel where it happened for the first time since the dinner.Also, things are getting spiky in the days before Trump meets President Xi. War could once again be
Who else has Trump been pocket dialling?
Donald Trump likes to answer his phone to journalists - but what's he doing when he calls them?James Matthews explains what happened when the President called him, accidentally.And is there a big risk to national security if he's doing that to others?Mark Stone has also had phone contact with Trump - asking him what we made of the King's visit. As well as scrap tariffs on Scottish whisky, what els
King in the US: Soft power with a hard purpose
King Charles and Queen Camilla receive the full American welcome on a state visit designed to steady and reset the UK‑US relationship.From a rare address to Congress to a carefully choreographed appearance at the White House, we unpack how the King delivered a pointed message to President Trump.James Matthews and royal correspondent Laura Bundock also look at how the Palace has handled calls for t
The state visit under a shadow of political violence
As the King arrives in the United States for a major state visit, events are overshadowed by the court appearance of a man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump.We explain what emerged in court, how it has reshaped the mood in the capital, and why the White House is now publicly calling for political rhetoric to be dialled down.James Matthews and Mark Stone look at how security arrangem
EXTRA: Inside the room when shots fired at the White House correspondents' dinner
A gunman armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House correspondents' dinner, attended by US President Donald Trump, forcing a swift Secret Service evacuation.In this special episode of Trump 100, Mark Stone and James Matthews, who were inside the room as events unfolded, take you through what happened, how the security response played out in real time, and what the
Trump: 'Don’t rush me’ in ending war with Iran
President Trump claims progress in Israel‑Lebanon with a three‑week ceasefire extension, while tensions with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz grind on. There's fresh controversy around FBI chief Kash Patel and growing chatter over Iran's World Cup participation.Plus, Trump's swipe at Prince Harry.You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.Email us on trump100@sky.uk with your comments and ques
Can peptides make America healthy again?
Martha Kelner investigates the booming peptides craze in the United States. These injectable compounds are being used by a growing number of people to “improve” their lifestyles whether that’s losing weight or gaining muscle. But are they safe?Meanwhile, President Trump’s diplomatic team remain in the US, not in Islamabad for the much‑talked‑about peace talks with Iran.The conflict is also being f
Did Trump just relax rules on psychedelic drugs?
With the Iran-US ceasefire hanging by a thread, mixed signals raise fresh doubts about peace talks in Pakistan.Congress starts asking questions about missing American scientists, pulling an online conspiracy into the political mainstream.And Trump makes a surprising move on psychedelic drugs, loosening rules in the name of treatment and research.You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel. E
Trump tries to fix a war he started
A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into force.Donald Trump is claiming all the credit. He says this could be the 10th war he's solved.But isn't this a case of the president "solving" wars that he in fact waged?Meanwhile, a war of words continues between Trump and Pope Leo.All of this comes as the evangelical defence secretary tries to quote the Bible... but ends up quoting P
NEW: Trump hits out against UK in phone call with Trump100
Donald Trump answers Mark Stone again. Their phone call was much longer than last time.In the interview, the president talks about the UK-US relationship - and goes in on Keir Starmer.Safe to say, the president gave a scathing review of how Britain is being run. We go through the call, as a royal visit to Washington fast approaches.You can watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.Email us on trum
Donald Trump takes on The Pope
Why are the president and The Pope in a holy war of words?Donald Trump is not happy with the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He claims Leo is weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy. The president says the pontiff is harming the church… but is Trump harming his own base? We speak to Catholics in Virginia who react to the spat - and the AI image depicting Trump as Jesus Christ. Meanwhile,
Melania speaks out on her connection to Jeffrey Epstein
Melania Trump's bizarre press conference about her links to Jeffrey Epstein has set the world talking.She says Epstein is NOT the man who introduced her and her husband.As we record this episode, Mark takes a call from Paolo Zampolli who says he was the real matchmaker. And he says he'll say that on oath if he has to.Mark and Martha discuss why Melania could have done this now.Plus - Donald Trump
PART 2: EXCLUSIVE: Trump speaks to Trump100
Mark calls the President - and he answers.Just hours after Donald Trump announces a ceasefire with Iran, Mark gets through on the phone and is able to push him about what's been agreed.When you call the president - you're not allowed to record your conversation.But in this extra episode, we go through what Donald Trump told us, and what it all means. And Mark explains how he got to call him in the
PART 1: Has Trump capitulated?
Trump, 90 minutes before his promise that a "whole civilisation will die" on Tuesday night, steps back from the brink.A commitment to a ceasefire with Iran - negotiations to begin in Pakistan on Friday.Iranians are celebrating this as a great success - as a capitulation from the Americans.The Trump administration is steadfast that it’s an American win. And yet, missiles still rain down in Israel,
