# Trump's Pentagon purge is 'more sinister' than we realise | Jim Townsend

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Podcast: [The Trump Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trump-report-7360685)
Published: 2026-07-03T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/trump-report/episodes/trumps-pentagon-purge-is-more-sinister-than-we-realise-jim-t
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Jim Townsend, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO, joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump's NATO showdown, divisions with Israel over Iran, and why he believes the Pentagon purges are becoming "more sinister." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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