Jon Sopel

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Jon Sopel

commentThe president marked his first 100 days in office with a victory lap to celebrate his supposed achievements. But as his popularity wanes and his policies bite, the usual mass of Maga supporters stayed at home, writes Jon Sopel in Detroit100 days? It feels more like the 100 year war – and fought on multiple fronts, 24/7 with the volume turned to eleven. At home, abroad is there anyone on the planet who hasn’t felt the effects of the Trump presidency?

1 month ago | msn.com | Jon Sopel

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1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Jon Sopel

CommentEveryday Americans who voted for Trump to make them rich have had a rude awakening from his market-plunging tariffs, says Jon SopelFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Jon Sopel

CommentThe shocking mistake that led to classified information on military strikes being shared with a journalist should have been impossible to make, writes Jon Sopel. The messages also reveal the raw disdain Trump’s team has for their European counterpartsOh, my. Well, what was your reaction when you heard the US government was discussing classified military information on a group chat? This is probably unworthy, but I laughed; I laughed an incredulous, gob-smacked laugh.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Jon Sopel

commentAfter humiliating Zelensky into submission, Trump briefly put the ball into Putin’s court to accept a ceasefire, writes Jon Sopel. As the two leaders hold direct talks today, we’ll find out if the US president is the chess grandmaster he thinks he is Tuning into some Fox News coverage recently, a British commentator living in the US proclaimed that whatever the latest apparent snafu from Donald Trump, people should have no doubts.