Coco Kahn
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19 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2024
last heard 12 Jun
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No, definitely. And I do want to also just flag quickly that ActionAid, a charity that works with women and girls living in poverty, described Sir Keir's decision to slash the aid budget as reckless. And I think as two women, I think we should definitely shout that out. So now look, on to the meeting with Trump. Starmer will certainly be taking notes from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
He struck the balance between flattery and gentle resistance. The meeting began with an absolute death grip handshake. Here's a clip from ABC News. Okay, so we're watching them meet. They're patting each other on the arm. And now we've got the handshake. Still shaking. We're still shaking. Oh, no, we're not letting go.
We're looking at the camera.
Do you think that hurts? Who will break first? Oh, was it Donald? Was it Emmanuel? It's so hard to tell.
Apparently that handshake, the showdown of the handshake, has a bit of a long history. Apparently it happens every single time. So I do wonder if they're in the back room, like, using the hand exercise machine. Like, oh, we will show you. Another little interesting tidbit is that Macron called Trump, Dear Donald, four times during the meeting. He slapped his knee. Cute.
And even in an absolute show of diplomatic prowess, Fat checked him on camera right within the Oval Office. Here's a clip from PBS News.
He didn't like that, did he? I think he did like it. I don't know. Maybe I misinterpret Donald Trump's expressions, but I feel like he's just sitting there thinking, France. Oh, look at me. I'm in France. I'm talking to France.
It really tells you about the power of the charm offensive, doesn't it? So the French president practically skipped out of this tête-à-tête with the US president, lavishing praise on his very special relationship with France. Zoe, Starmer, can you see it? Can he deliver this?
And what do you think Trump is going into this meeting thinking? What does he want from it?
I think it's also worth mentioning that, you know, lots been made about Macron and his approach, but, you know, he did struggle to pin Trump down. The one issue which he made headway on, an apparent acceptance of European peacekeeping forces inside Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, was later called into question.
Trump has been deliberately vague, saying that he had asked Putin and Putin had not objected. Perhaps personal relations are not everything here. And I think that is just something for us to bear in mind particularly with these volatile leaders. So with Starmer in Washington and Ukraine still at the centre of global politics, there's no better time to Zoom out.
This week on Pod Save the World, hosts Tommy Vitor and Ben Rhodes breaks down the latest on Russia's war, Trump world's international chaos, including CPAC's far-right love fest and Pentagon firings, and what Brazil's Bolsonaro's legal troubles mean for global democracy.
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You've got a bit of a reputation as the fun guy of politics. I think who could forget the bungee jumping and the paddle boarding stunts of the election campaign, which I have just as a small tangent, like I feel for you because I've got a reputation as being the like fun party friend. And sometimes, you know what, Ed, I don't want to be that. I just want to be taken seriously.
Do you feel the pressure?
The authenticity thing is something that we've been talking about on this podcast a lot. And actually, you're now one of the few voices in Parliament that's willing to actually call Donald Trump out to actually authentically say, no, mate, this is not really on. So on Monday, we heard that the US voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against the resolution in support of Ukraine.
You called it a wake up call to those cheerleading Trump in our country. So actually, my very first question, who are the cheerleaders? Go on, name and shame.
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