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Kurt Volker, former US diplomat: Decoding Trump, the second time around

David Brown speaks to Kurt Volker, former US ambassador to NATO, about the whirlwind first 100 days of President Trump鈥檚 second term in office.

David Brown, producer of the 蜜芽传媒 TV鈥檚 Trump - The First 100 Days, speaks to Kurt Volker, former US ambassador to NATO, about the whirlwind start to President Trump鈥檚 second term in office.

In this conversation, Ambassador Volker, who previously served as Trump鈥檚 special envoy to Ukraine, shares his assessment of the president鈥檚 programme of change - and the extraordinary pace of reform.

He gives the inside take on Trump - from that explosive White House press conference with Ukraine鈥檚 President, Volodomyr Zelensky, to his plans for the Middle East - and sets out how Mr Trump plans to make America great again.

Ambassador Volker decodes President Trump鈥檚 head-line grabbing statements on US territorial expansion and international relations - and explains the risks of doing away with diplomatic convention.

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Presenter: David Brown
Producers: Clare Williamson, Lucy Sheppard
Editor: Max Deveson

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