Is Trump using Nixon's Madman Theory to win Iran war? | Expert analysis

Matt Frei is joined by senior researcher James D Boys who specialises in the the Madman Theory and explains how Trump could be using the strategy in the Middle East. The premise of the Madman Theory was commonly associated with Richard Nixon's presidency and acted as an important pillar in his foreign policy. President Nixon's aim was to make leaders of hostile communist countries think he was irrational and volatile so they would avoid provoking the US in fear of an unprecedented response. This comes after months of 'erratic' and 'genocidal' threats from Trump, one of which he implied a 'whole civilisation will die tonight' in reference to Iran. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #mattfrei #donaldtrump #trump #whitehouse #richardnixon #psychology #iran #middleeast #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup