This Reporter Calls Trump—And He Answers! (w/ Ed Luce)
Mona Charen and FT columnist Ed Luce dig into Giorgia Meloni’s public dressing down of Trump, the UK’s political chaos, and the fallout from Trump’s Iran war—including the case that the U.S.
Mona Charen and FT columnist Ed Luce dig into Giorgia Meloni's public dressing down of Trump, the UK's political chaos, and the fallout from Trump's Iran war—including the case that the U.S. is now paying Iran reparations and Israel is boxed into an impossible corner. Plus: Luce's surreal Sunday phone calls with Trump himself.
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FT Swamp Notes with Ed Luce: How to lose a war in three easy steps
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