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Did the King move the dial on Trump?

5/1/202629 min

Donald Trump agrees to scrap tariffs on Scottish whisky, but does the King’s successful state visit move the political dial?

James Matthews and Mark Stone assess the real impact of the visit and we hear from Trump directly on his own private verdict.

Plus the Secretary of State for War Pete Hegseth is grilled on his defence plans. Has Washington snapped back to business on Iran?

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Clips

Trump Trolls Starmer Post-Visit
Awkward Pause On Starmer Ties
Did The Speech Go Over His Head?
Trump Airs 'Private' Iran Line
Machine-Gun Post, Iran Escalation
Whiplash: From Royals To Putin
The HMS Trump Bell Placement
Harlem, Burnley, And Belonging

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First 90 seconds

  1. Mark Stone· Host0:00

    James, breaking news today, which I think will thrill you and Mrs. Matthews. It's whiskey related.

  2. James Matthews· Host0:05

    Tell me.

  3. Mark Stone· Host0:06

    Well, it is the first deliverable, uh, the first tangible, uh, bit of, uh, news- Mm ... that, uh, from the state visit. Donald Trump has agreed to scrap tariffs on Scottish whiskey.

  4. James Matthews· Host0:17

    Yeah, I saw that actually. But, uh, listen, we'll take that deliverable in this house.

  5. Mark Stone· Host0:21

    [laughs] [upbeat music] I'm Mark Stone in Washington DC.

  6. James Matthews· Host0:27

    And I'm James Matthews. I'm at home in Georgetown, just down the road.

  7. Mark Stone· Host0:32

    And we're going to talk about, uh, the final couple of days of this state visit. What deliverables did we get out of it? Was it a success? Well, I got on the phone briefly to President Trump, uh, and I asked him all of that.

  8. James Matthews· Host0:45

    And Charles and Donald, the bromance is over for now. The King and Queen have left the United States after what has generally been deemed a very successful trip.

  9. Mark Stone· Host0:55

    And in other news, uh, the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has been grilled.

  10. James Matthews· Host0:59

    Yeah, punishing session for the pretty boy. [upbeat music] Now, Mark, the president has had a busy few days hosting the King and Queen, but he has found time for his other old British friend, you.

  11. Mark Stone· Host1:15

    Uh, well, yes, a- and a growing number of, uh, reporters. Let, let's be clear. W- diminishing returns, I think i- is the way- Mm ... you could describe these, uh, calls. Nevertheless, uh, he did tell me what he hasn't told anyone else, uh, i- in, in the British

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