Rob Crilly
@robcrilly.bsky.social
Chief US Correspondent for The Telegraph. One time AfPak correspondent and Africa hand. Author of Saving Darfur. DC red dog
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Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
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"Trump pardoned them. Now the Jan 6 Prison Choir is making a comeback
Group records collection of songs to mark fifth anniversary of march on US Capitol"
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Group records collection of songs to mark fifth anniversary of march on US Capitol"
@robcrilly.bsky.social for The Telegraph
Trump pardoned them. Now the Jan 6 Prison Choir is making a comeback
Group records collection of songs to mark fifth anniversary of march on US Capitol
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November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Trump pardoned them. Now the Jan 6 Prison Choir is making a comeback
Group records collection of songs to mark fifth anniversary of march on US Capitol"
@robcrilly.bsky.social for The Telegraph
Group records collection of songs to mark fifth anniversary of march on US Capitol"
@robcrilly.bsky.social for The Telegraph
NEW I can reveal 5 serious contenders applied to be next UK ambassador to USA:
Varun Chandra, business adviser to PM
Christian Turner, permanent representative at UN
Jonathan Black, deputy national security adviser
Simon Manley, former perm rep to WTO/UN Geneva
Sir Martin Connell, frmr 2nd Sea Lord
Varun Chandra, business adviser to PM
Christian Turner, permanent representative at UN
Jonathan Black, deputy national security adviser
Simon Manley, former perm rep to WTO/UN Geneva
Sir Martin Connell, frmr 2nd Sea Lord
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NEW I can reveal 5 serious contenders applied to be next UK ambassador to USA:
Varun Chandra, business adviser to PM
Christian Turner, permanent representative at UN
Jonathan Black, deputy national security adviser
Simon Manley, former perm rep to WTO/UN Geneva
Sir Martin Connell, frmr 2nd Sea Lord
Varun Chandra, business adviser to PM
Christian Turner, permanent representative at UN
Jonathan Black, deputy national security adviser
Simon Manley, former perm rep to WTO/UN Geneva
Sir Martin Connell, frmr 2nd Sea Lord
NEW Virginia Roberts Giuffre's powerful memoir describes Jeffrey Epstein's bizarre, warped moral code that he used to justify abusing young girls
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Rob's Saloon #15 open.substack.com/pub/robssalo...
Rob's Saloon #15
Exclusive look inside Virginia Roberts Giuffre's memoir and Jeffrey Epstein's warped "moral code"
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October 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
NEW Virginia Roberts Giuffre's powerful memoir describes Jeffrey Epstein's bizarre, warped moral code that he used to justify abusing young girls
Rob's Saloon #15 open.substack.com/pub/robssalo...
Rob's Saloon #15 open.substack.com/pub/robssalo...
My five days with Donald Trump: Six flights, six events turned into press conferences, 162 minutes of questions, 54 holes, too many bagpipes and 13 knackered journalists
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My five days on the road with Trump revealed a man in complete control
Rob Crilly describes what it’s really like to spend time with a president who never stops making headlines
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July 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My five days with Donald Trump: Six flights, six events turned into press conferences, 162 minutes of questions, 54 holes, too many bagpipes and 13 knackered journalists
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JD Vance and family are planning a UK summer vacation, soon after Trump visits Scotland
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JD Vance chooses Cotswolds for family summer holiday
Vice-president’s choice shows deep bonds of Trump administration with UK and its Government, Whitehall source claims
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July 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
JD Vance and family are planning a UK summer vacation, soon after Trump visits Scotland
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Hunter found out the Democratic National Committee was paying President Biden’s legal fees arising from an investigation into his handling of classified documents, taken over by a special counsel, Robert Hur. Hunter asked why the DNC could not pay his too.
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Essay | How Hunter Biden Helped Derail His Father’s Re-Election
Joe Biden’s debate against Donald Trump was supposed to prove the aging president’s stamina. But in the weeks leading up to it he was devastated—and distracted—by his son’s legal travails.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Hunter found out the Democratic National Committee was paying President Biden’s legal fees arising from an investigation into his handling of classified documents, taken over by a special counsel, Robert Hur. Hunter asked why the DNC could not pay his too.
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Dinner with Mark Rutte - it's easy to see why Trump likes him so much #NATO
Rob's Saloon #7
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Rob's Saloon #7
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#7: Dinner with Mark Rutte
Or how I ate at the best Indonesian restaurant in the Hague
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June 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Dinner with Mark Rutte - it's easy to see why Trump likes him so much #NATO
Rob's Saloon #7
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Rob's Saloon #7
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In Feb, Canada issued an order putting a loophole in its tough visa requirements. It exempts leaders and officials coming for the G7 from "immigration restrictions" that might bar, say, a convicted felon. Trump arrives tonight
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Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 159, Number 6: Canada’s 2025 G7 Presidency Privileges and Immunities Order
March 12, 2025, Part 2, Volume 159, Number 6, Canada Gazette
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June 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In Feb, Canada issued an order putting a loophole in its tough visa requirements. It exempts leaders and officials coming for the G7 from "immigration restrictions" that might bar, say, a convicted felon. Trump arrives tonight
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Not entirely surprised to learn that James Frey is a colossal prick. But that's OK. I quite like writers who are colossal pricks
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Oprah Shamed Him. He’s Back Anyway.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not entirely surprised to learn that James Frey is a colossal prick. But that's OK. I quite like writers who are colossal pricks
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Musk-Trump breakup wasn't just about the bill - insiders tell me rifts went much deeper, reflecting differences in philosophy and Musk's behaviour
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June 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Musk-Trump breakup wasn't just about the bill - insiders tell me rifts went much deeper, reflecting differences in philosophy and Musk's behaviour
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CONFIRMED: Trump will announce trade agreement with UK in Oval Office tomorrow (unclear if full deal or framework/roadmap for further talks), per source familiar. 1/x
May 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
CONFIRMED: Trump will announce trade agreement with UK in Oval Office tomorrow (unclear if full deal or framework/roadmap for further talks), per source familiar. 1/x
JD Vance on state of Russia talks re Ukraine. "I wouldn't say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution. What I would say is, right now ... we think they're asking for too much."
May 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
JD Vance on state of Russia talks re Ukraine. "I wouldn't say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution. What I would say is, right now ... we think they're asking for too much."
I'm in Canada for Monday's election. And strange things are going on: Young people are moving towards the Conservative Party as they look for help with cost of living crisis
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Why Canada’s youth won’t vote for Mark Carney
Young people have moved to the Conservative Party in search of help with the soaring cost of living
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April 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm in Canada for Monday's election. And strange things are going on: Young people are moving towards the Conservative Party as they look for help with cost of living crisis
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The Oval Office press conference is here to stay.
"The old East Room press conference is a bit more stuffy and staged,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press Secretary, told me, “and that’s not how Donald Trump rolls.”
"The old East Room press conference is a bit more stuffy and staged,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press Secretary, told me, “and that’s not how Donald Trump rolls.”
April 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Oval Office press conference is here to stay.
"The old East Room press conference is a bit more stuffy and staged,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press Secretary, told me, “and that’s not how Donald Trump rolls.”
"The old East Room press conference is a bit more stuffy and staged,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press Secretary, told me, “and that’s not how Donald Trump rolls.”
The extraordinary story of how Iyad ag Ghali went from jamming with TINARIWEN to leading an Al Qaeda franchise
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Whiskey-Drinking Rocker Transforms Into West Africa’s Most Dangerous al Qaeda Leader
A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed tens of thousands.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The extraordinary story of how Iyad ag Ghali went from jamming with TINARIWEN to leading an Al Qaeda franchise
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Been a while since I shared a #painting from my long running Birds, Wires series. This is the 13th in the series, controversially titled "Birds, Wires 13". The day the electric folk cut down the 5 parallel wires outside my home and consolidated into one fat wires, was a sad day. #SpeirGorm #JanuArty
January 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Been a while since I shared a #painting from my long running Birds, Wires series. This is the 13th in the series, controversially titled "Birds, Wires 13". The day the electric folk cut down the 5 parallel wires outside my home and consolidated into one fat wires, was a sad day. #SpeirGorm #JanuArty
“If that wasn’t enough, United Airlines policy dictated that I was not allowed a single alcoholic drink on the flight, given the circumstances of my deportation.”
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Punk band UK Subs say they were deported over anti-Trump views
Alvin Gibbs says border agents claimed he did not have the correct visa for entry
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March 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“If that wasn’t enough, United Airlines policy dictated that I was not allowed a single alcoholic drink on the flight, given the circumstances of my deportation.”
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🇺🇸Fascinating insights into Trump's presidency from
@dailymail.co.uk Chief US Political Correspondent @robcrilly.bsky.social on sidelining traditional media, Keir Starmer, communications strategy & Trump's impact on politics 🎧 Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast now: podfollow.com/beebwatch/view
@dailymail.co.uk Chief US Political Correspondent @robcrilly.bsky.social on sidelining traditional media, Keir Starmer, communications strategy & Trump's impact on politics 🎧 Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast now: podfollow.com/beebwatch/view
February 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🇺🇸Fascinating insights into Trump's presidency from
@dailymail.co.uk Chief US Political Correspondent @robcrilly.bsky.social on sidelining traditional media, Keir Starmer, communications strategy & Trump's impact on politics 🎧 Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast now: podfollow.com/beebwatch/view
@dailymail.co.uk Chief US Political Correspondent @robcrilly.bsky.social on sidelining traditional media, Keir Starmer, communications strategy & Trump's impact on politics 🎧 Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast now: podfollow.com/beebwatch/view
I was on the plane with Typhoon Trump as he sent a message to America and the world: I'm back and I'm not messing around
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Trump revels in power, delivering putdowns and diplomatic squabbles
Donald Trump's first trip since retaking office was memorable not so much for his tours of disaster-hit states, but more for the message it sent to America and the world: I'm back and I'm in a hurry.
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January 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I was on the plane with Typhoon Trump as he sent a message to America and the world: I'm back and I'm not messing around
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My view from Air Force One: Could you tell us a bit more, I wondered, about your call with King Abdullah?
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How Trump triggered a storm by answering four Daily Mail questions
The first hint came in a jokey anecdote about Joe Biden to fans in Las Vegas , when President Donald Trump mentioned that he had just spoken to a world leader.
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January 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My view from Air Force One: Could you tell us a bit more, I wondered, about your call with King Abdullah?
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“Ernst experienced a concerted backlash from the party base, with threats to mobilise against her when she comes up for re-election in 2026. From the outset of Ernst’s seven-minute questioning of Hegseth, it was clear she was now on board” www.thetimes.com/world/us-wor...
The one exchange that hints Trump will get his way on Pete Hegseth
Joni Ernst is a vital voice on whether the nominee for defence secretary is confirmed. At his Senate hearing, she appeared to have been won round
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January 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“Ernst experienced a concerted backlash from the party base, with threats to mobilise against her when she comes up for re-election in 2026. From the outset of Ernst’s seven-minute questioning of Hegseth, it was clear she was now on board” www.thetimes.com/world/us-wor...
Damning assessment of Biden's record on human rights by
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Damning assessment of Biden's record on human rights by
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."
@YagerSarahH in Foreign Affairs
"Instead of treating the U.S. commitment to its values as a source of strength, the administration behaved as though its own stated principles were an albatross around its neck."