welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. donald trump isn't getting the presidential election race he wanted, and he doesn't seem happy about it. a visibly ageing, faltering joe biden was the ideal punchbag. now he's in the ring with kamala harris, seemingly more energetic and confident running for the white house than she's been

as vice president. the polls have tightened. republicans are suddenly nervous. my guest is chris ruddy, a long—time trump friend and ceo of the conservative media group newsmax. is team trump veering off track? stephen, good to be back with you. it's great to talk to you. do you believe that he has been

rattled by the transformation in the presidential election race that we've seen as the democratic nominee? it's probably a bit disconcerting. i actually spoke to him last night by telephone. i got a sense that he's quite...quite surprised

trying to portray the ticket of harris—walz as dangerously liberal. but if you actually look at walz�*s record, for example, he served two decades in the national guard. his signature issue as governor of minnesota was delivering universal free school meals. he's a man who for many years has advocated gun rights.