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“Who knows? I may even decide to beat them for a third time.”
Fresh from flying down to Florida, US Correspondent Emma Murphy reflects from LA with Robert Moore in Washington and host Daniel Hewitt in London on the key extracts from Donald Trump's big speech in Orlando.
Robert explains why the Sunshine State address at the CPAC conference has left the Republicans in a state of deep freeze, while Emma shares some remarkable statements from some Trump loyalists on why their home state is now resembling Nazi Germany.
Also on the episode, Daniel explains - to the dismay of Emma - why he's no fan of Dolly Parton’s singing shot at convincing America’s vaccine doubters to get the jab, before Robert reacts to the FBI's latest defence of its role in stopping the January Capitol attacks.
Plus the team take a leaf out of The Royal Rota's podcast book and discuss Harry and Meghan's impending Oprah chat, their shared choice of classic English tea (other perfectly good brands are available) and Robert draws on his hidden heritage to finally settle the jam/cream scone debate. -
“Could she run in 2024? Could they go for that absolute catnip … one of them back in the White House and the first woman to boot.”
Emma Murphy lays out a compelling case for Ivanka Trump winning the family battle to follow in her father’s footsteps are run for the presidency - but is one of her brothers the more likely heir apparent?
Robert Moore and Laura Schwartz join that debate as Daniel Hewitt and the team react to the clear and surprising signs of public endorsement for a future Trump dynasty.
Our own political prodigy Fred Dimbleby returns to explain how the Trump offspring rate for social media profiles before getting a little sidetracked by Joe Biden’s archaic choice of punctuation.
Plus, after an inspiring visit to Cape Canaveral, Robert and the team discuss the merits of getting away from the hostile world of politics to explore life on a whole other planet. -
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“Donald Trump now is a contender.”
Robert Moore says the former president is a challenger for power once more as Daniel Hewitt dials America to get the expert reaction to the historic second Senate acquittal.
Emma Murphy runs the team through the standout final trial moments worthy of a TV melodrama before she, Robert and former White House insider Laura Schwartz evaluate the fallout.
So what now for Trump, the Republican Party and Joe Biden’s hopes of governing America?
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"Most lawyers have deserted him and I think that explains the desperately poor calibre of his current legal team."
With Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial well underway, Robert Moore gives insight from Florida on why the former president will have been so enraged while watching on TV.
Meanwhile, Emma Murphy updates Daniel Hewitt and the team on the standout moments so far from the trial - before getting a proper Trumpian view from one of his most vocal public supporters.
Jeffrey Lord served as an adviser to Ronald Reagan and now explains to Trump Lost: What Now? why Trump's political future looks strong despite his ignominious exit from office.
Plus, former White House insider Laura Schwartz shares an emotional reaction to the impact of the trial before some fun and games as the team choose their preferred animal Zoom filter while discussing Texas lawyer Rod Ponton's very public kitten mishap. -
"Nobody could quite understand how he had this lavish lifestyle, two lavish wives, was throwing these big parties... it was high rolling in a high society world."
US Correspondent Emma Murphy explains to Daniel Hewitt why a disgraced playboy politician from more than a century ago may prove critical to the impeachment trial against Donald Trump.
In this Senate trial preview, Robert Moore outlines the cases set to be argued for and against the former president - while former White House insider Laura Schwartz points out why the Trump legal team's thin brief could have benefitted from a better spell checker.
The team also discuss why the easy win of reuniting Mexico border children with their families could in fact be a tricky topic amid Joe Biden's flurry of executive orders, before our digital detective Fred Dimbleby dazzles everyone with a surprising comparison between the new president's Twitter use and Donald Trump's in their first days in the Oval Office. -
“We suddenly found the city surrounded by 25,000 National Guardsmen, razor wire, military checkpoints everyone barking orders at us. And I texted Emma to say: welcome to Washington, you must have arrived!”
There’s a new president in the White House and a new member of our podcast team as the esteemed Emma Murphy aptly takes up the new role of US Correspondent following years of reporting on the frontlines of global conflicts.
Daniel Hewitt, Robert Moore and Laura Schwartz welcome her to the fold as the team dissect the impeachment delay which could play into Donald Trump’s favour and assess Joe Biden’s first week in the Oval Office as he unpicks his predecessor's agenda.
Emma shares insight on a notable early change for transgender people from the Biden pen before Robert and Laura offer the Washington newcomer contrasting guides of where to eat, drink and meditate in the US power capitol. -
"Some of the rioters I watched two weeks ago were using the scaffolding on which he was standing to get over the top of the police and storm the Capitol...."
After witnessing a calmer yet still historic day in Washington, Robert Moore analyses whether Joe Biden struck the right tone to unite the deeply divided states of America freshly rocked by the Capitol rioting.
In this Inauguration Special, he and Laura Schwartz give Daniel Hewitt their reactions to all the key events of the day - from Biden's Inaugural address to the entertainment provided by Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and breakout poetry star Amanda Gorman.
And while the Trump Lost: What Now? team consider the statement given by the outgoing 45th president, our commander in tweets Fred Dimbleby is on hand to update on which political figure's fashion sense went viral and why the Q movement of Trumpian extremists had a defining day to forget. -
"This city is like the Green Zone in Baghdad. It's ominous here, it's eerie, it's disturbing, unsettling... It feels different from any other Inauguration."
Robert Moore previews the challenge facing Joe Biden as the president-elect prepares to be sworn into office in a heavily-guarded Washington, DC still reeling from the recent US Capitol siege by Donald Trump's supporters.
After guiding you through a whistle-stop Inauguration history, Daniel Hewitt catches up with Tom Bradby to geek out on landmark political speeches as the News At Ten host prepares to guide the ITV coverage of the historic day - including Biden's high-pressure Inaugural address - alongside Robert for President Biden: The Inauguration on Wednesday. (Coverage begins at 4pm).
Plus, as ever, Laura Schwartz shares compelling personal insights as she recalls the two very different perspectives from which she witnessed Bill Clinton's Inaugurations - before she picks a song for the traditional evening ball as Robert shares an insight into his unusual dancing style. -
"I thought it was a hostage video. I mean the guy was sitting there reading word for word what was on the teleprompter..."
Having guided Bill Clinton through an impeachment, Laura Schwartz offers an expert voice on why Donald Trump struck a different tone in a televised statement a week on from the US Capitol riots.
After his central role in reporting those notorious events, Robert Moore shares his analysis on what the impending trial of Trump means for America just days before the Joe Biden inauguration and whether Republicans will now turn against the outgoing president.
Meanwhile, Daniel Hewitt delves into the fallout of the Capitol riots as our Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo and producer Sophie Alexander explain why messages shared between the Trump base totally undermine authorities' claims that the mob's attack was a surprise.
And finally, our digital analyst Fred Dimbleby gets his teeth into Trump's social media ban and is put on the spot to determine whether he too would have axed the president had he been in the power boardroom. -
"They are not anarchists. They're not - in their view - trying to tear down the Republic. They're trying to save it... It was the logical conclusion of where the Trump movement has been going for several years."
Having been the only reporter on the frontline of the most shocking political unrest in modern US history, Robert Moore now analyses the uprising that ITV News cameras brought to the world.
He is joined by his producer Sophie Alexander and cameraman Mark Davey to tell Daniel Hewitt how they became the only crew to broadcast the siege of Washington's Capitol building alongside the Trump supporters who broke into the heart of their nation's power base to prevent Joe Biden's victory being certified in Congress.
Former White House staffer Laura Schwartz then offers a remarkable emotional reaction to this most brazen assault on democracy before Fred Dimbleby outlines the defining role Q Anon conspiracy theorists played in the astonishing bid to keep Trump in the White House. -
"If you think back just a few months ago... we wondered if his presidency would end in a presidential death."
In this special festive bonus edition, Robert Moore, Laura Schwartz and Fred Dimbleby share their reflections on a US election year like no other with host Daniel Hewitt.
The Trump Lost! What Now? team all pick out their moments of 2020, share their suggestions for films to watch and books to read over the holidays and make a concerted effort to challenge Daniel's Grinch-like attitude to the end-of-year festivities.
The podcast will, of course, return in 2021 to guide you through to Inauguration Day on January 20th.
But for now we wish you, dear listeners, a very happy Christmas and a healthy New Year. -
“The Republican Party in other words - however reluctantly - has just now emerged into the daylight.”
Robert Moore reacts to a decisive moment in the 2020 US election as one of Donald Trump's key allies wrecks his hopes of overturning the result - within 24 hours of electors officially upholding Joe Biden's victory.
Robert and Laura Schwartz give Daniel Hewitt their expert verdicts on what Trump will do now, while analysing the fresh vaccine challenge facing the incoming Biden administration.
Our commander in tweets Fred Dimbleby also joins the team to weigh up whether Trump's Twitter days are numbered and discuss anti-vax conspiracies, before Laura surprises everyone with her truly remarkable - but undeniably cheesy - family plans for New Year's Eve. -
"He found himself lying on the floor of a hotel room unable to move his legs and he had no idea how he got there."
Joe Biden biographer Evan Osnos of The New Yorker shares his subject's remarkable near-death experience as he gives Daniel Hewitt his expert analysis on the next president of the United States.
That is assuming Donald Trump's last ditch legal challenges can't change the course of history.
Robert Moore and Laura Schwartz are on hand to evaluate the bids to the Supreme Court on the eve of the 2020 election result being confirmed by the country's state electors.
Plus the group discuss plans for Christmas and Robert explains why US coronavirus rules have made the simple act of serving a whole lot harder on the tennis court. -
"Where do you start to analyse a statement like that?"
Robert Moore reacts to an extraordinary statement from the White House as Donald Trump doubles down on his discredited claims of election fraud - hours after being warned he'll have blood on his hands if his supporters' death threats to election officials are carried out.
Former White House insider Laura Schwartz also gives Daniel Hewitt her expert analysis on the remarkable war of words in this transition period before our experts mull whether Trump really could upstage Joe Biden's Inauguration Day with his own explosive fresh bid for power.
Our resident digital detective Fred Dimbleby is on hand to explain why a Clash Of The Titans meme phrase is rallying the Trump conspiratorial base and why it has concerning real world consequences, before the Trump Lost: What Now? team compare Melania Trump's freshly decorated White House with Robert's own festive domestic surroundings. -
"I don't think we need to give the guy a trophy for doing his job."
After a defining couple of tweets, Laura Schwartz and Robert Moore analyse what finally convinced Donald Trump to give the green light for a White House transition of power to Joe Biden to begin three weeks after the election.
Daniel Hewitt meanwhile welcomes back Republican pollster Jon McHenry to give an insight into why the opinion polls once again served America so poorly as a prediction service.
Plus Laura shares a tip-off that Joe Biden may be UK-bound sooner than we thought before the team round-off the episode by keeping abreast of the latest presidential pardons on the eve of Thanksgiving. -
"If Donald Trump isn't relevant, Donald Trump believes he has no purpose."
Laura Schwartz explains why the paranoid president reminds her of a classic Humphrey Bogart character as she and Robert Moore analyse how far down the rabbit hole the defeated but still defiant US commander in chief has journeyed.
With the transition process already disrupted, Daniel Hewitt looks ahead to the other challenges of the Joe Biden presidency with special guest Amy Dacey, the former head of the Democratic National Committee, who also outlines the elevated role VP Kamala Harris could play in the administration.
Plus our resident digital detective Fred Dimbleby returns to explain why Trump supporters are migrating to new platforms, before Laura stuns Daniel with her own deep internet research into his beloved West Bromwich Albion. -
“Even though we’re kind of ridiculing these legal challenges, we shouldn’t rule out the possibility - certainly Democrats aren't - that Donald Trump is yet to play his final card.”
Robert Moore tells Daniel Hewitt why Team Trump's legal challenge is all politics as the outgoing president continues to deny what most of the world has recognised, while former White House insider Laura Schwartz explains why Republicans are reluctant to speak out against the president.
Special guest Lionel Barber tells Trump Lost! What Now? what he learned about Donald Trump up close in the Oval Office as the former FT editor turned author of The Powerful and the Damned names which of the Trump children he anticipates making a future presidential bid and - staying in the near future - evaluates whether Britain can gain from a Biden presidency.
That leads the team to discuss whether Britain will genuinely benefit from the change in the White House or whether Boris Johnson's past comments will come back to haunt him, before Daniel rounds off the episode with a big personal announcement; declaring which American football team he has chosen to adopt. -
"The train has left the station."
Donald Trump may be desperate to deny it, but the world has accepted Joe Biden as the winner in the US presidential election.
So what now? That's the key question that Daniel Hewitt puts to Robert Moore and Laura Schwartz as we turn focus to the last days of the Trump presidency and the start of a Biden era in the White House on January 20th's Inauguration Day.
Can Biden unite America? Will Trump accept the result? And what two words might he write in a letter to the incoming 46th president?
Plus, Fred Dimbleby is on hand to assess the candidates' ultimate digital success and failures, and preview the transition of the White House social media accounts. -
"It did cross a red line that has taken American politics into a new space."
Robert Moore and Laura Schwartz react to Donald Trump's remarkable public statements as Daniel Hewitt chairs a Friday night summary of a crazy few days in an America still waiting on an election result.
With Joe Biden all-but ready to become the president-elect at the time of recording, the team analyse all the key talking points, including whether the courts could decide on Trump's contested claims, why the polls got things so badly wrong and what our podcast should be called now.
Plus our dedicated commander-in-tweets Fred Dimbleby explains why inauguration day could lead to a social media reckoning for the 45th president. -
"This is a fraud on the American public ... frankly, we did win this election."
After an election night of relatively low drama, Donald Trump lit off a firework at the heart of the political establishment, declaring victory and claiming only fraud has denied him so far.
In this election night reaction special, Robert Moore and Laura Schwartz respond to Trump's disputed claims and analyse all the key events of the night and tell Daniel Hewitt how they think it'll play out over the coming hours and days.
Fred Dimbleby also joins the team to explain how Twitter has already played an active role in the debate and why another election on the night spells more trouble for America. - Laat meer zien
