Could Trump be any more of a Putin fanboy?

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The sun came out in Britain for about five minutes so Marina and Jemma thought they'd better begin this episode with that incredible news. Maybe blue sky (not the social media platform) will take the edge of the new world order?

But first, seeing as the news is borderline dystopian and jaw-droppingly surreal, it's only natural that the BBC should be focusing on Rachel Reeves' LinkedIn and whether or not she put £49 on expenses 100 years ago. TOTALLY NORMAL COUNTRY.

Meanwhile, Trump appears to be blaming Ukraine for the fact that Russia invaded them. Worse than that, he's not just a Putin apologist, he's a fan. A fascinating clip of Former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull on what he observed in-person when Trump met Putin illustrates this perfectly.

Sadly, in the UK we have our own apologists, none more so ill-informed than Richard Tice who was taken to task by Julia Hartley Brewer for comparing the situation to Northern Ireland. Trump's appeasement has put Boris Johnson in a bind. How do you support Trump and Zelensky at the same time? You can only do so if you have zero integrity. So he manages perfectly fine.

Pudding is served by comedian Will Sebag Montefiore.

Find us here:

Patreon

https://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl

Twitter

https://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcast

BlueSky

https://bsky.app/profile/thetrawl.bsky.social

Created and Produced by Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.
0:04.0	And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?
0:07.0	Something about her smile is just brighter.
0:10.0	Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...
0:15.0	Catea?
0:16.0	Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,
0:20.0	and she got up to
0:21.5	15% off with business booker get better sleep for your money premier in rest easy t's and
0:28.8	see is apply spaghetti scooter stadium my recent emojis are like a highlight store of my holiday.
0:41.2	Gelato, bird, sad face.
0:44.6	Just didn't see that sneaky seag coming.
0:47.4	Free Wi-Fi messaging for British Airways Club Members.
0:50.0	Another British Airways Travel Essential.
0:52.1	Available on selected British Airways aircrafts from Heathrow and Gatwick
0:54.8	when you sign up for free as a British Airways Club member.
0:57.0	Data is limited to text only, images and videos are not included.
1:00.1	You would rather be ruled by Vladimir Putin than by Kirstam.
1:04.7	Yeah, because at least if Putin says something, you know, it's true.
1:17.4	Hello and welcome to The Trawl where we scroll through social media so you don't have to. I'm Gemma Forte.
1:29.2	And I'm Marina Perkis and trawlers, you know we like to kick things off with a bit of lightness. So perhaps just a moment of gratitude for the fact that for a period this week, a brief period, the sky went from grey to blue, and the sun momentarily put its hat on. Here's Russell Hicks with his
1:35.7	Instagram clip that he posted with the caption, When the Sun Comes Out in Britain.
1:40.7	Dear diary, the sun came out in Britain today. I put on a pair of shorts and a tank top and ran outside immediately.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.