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EPISODE · Aug 22, 2025 · 28 MIN

Trump's peacemaking dreams and D.C. pizza party

from Post Reports · host The Washington Post

This week, President Donald Trump claimed he’s ended six — or maybe even seven — wars. But his efforts to bring about peace in Ukraine, three years after Russia’s invasion, appear stalled.Guest host Cleve Wootson speaks with White House reporter Cat Zakrzewski and White House correspondent Michael Birnbaum about the latest in the negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, and they fact-check Trump’s peacemaking record. Plus, how Trump talks about the success of his federal takeover of the D.C. police force, and why the FBI is searching properties related to the former Trump national security adviser John Bolton.Today’s show was produced by Arjun Singh. It was edited by Laura Benshoff and mixed by Sean Carter. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

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President Donald Trump claims he’s ending conflicts around the world, despite the prospect of the war continuing in Ukraine. Plus, his pizza party for law enforcement in D.C. and the FBI raids on former Trump national security adviser John Bolton.

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