David Bianculli

Ukraine is another place where you can see a little bit of a difference with the White House. The authors here think that Ukraine is in the right and they think that America needs to stand up against Russia. That's obviously not the way we've seen Trump approach things. But generally, they seem less interested in most of the world and very focused on China.

Ukraine is another place where you can see a little bit of a difference with the White House. The authors here think that Ukraine is in the right and they think that America needs to stand up against Russia. That's obviously not the way we've seen Trump approach things. But generally, they seem less interested in most of the world and very focused on China.

Ukraine is another place where you can see a little bit of a difference with the White House. The authors here think that Ukraine is in the right and they think that America needs to stand up against Russia. That's obviously not the way we've seen Trump approach things. But generally, they seem less interested in most of the world and very focused on China.

They see China as this existential generational threat. And even though we've seen Trump in his first term and Biden as well, sort of pushing the U.S. towards a more confrontational stance with China, they still think that Americans and the government just don't really understand what a threat China is. economically, culturally, and potentially militarily.

They see China as this existential generational threat. And even though we've seen Trump in his first term and Biden as well, sort of pushing the U.S. towards a more confrontational stance with China, they still think that Americans and the government just don't really understand what a threat China is. economically, culturally, and potentially militarily.

They see China as this existential generational threat. And even though we've seen Trump in his first term and Biden as well, sort of pushing the U.S. towards a more confrontational stance with China, they still think that Americans and the government just don't really understand what a threat China is. economically, culturally, and potentially militarily.

And so, so much of the thinking around national security is about how to confront China and how to prepare for major conflict with China, a little bit to the exclusion of anything else going on in the world.

And so, so much of the thinking around national security is about how to confront China and how to prepare for major conflict with China, a little bit to the exclusion of anything else going on in the world.

And so, so much of the thinking around national security is about how to confront China and how to prepare for major conflict with China, a little bit to the exclusion of anything else going on in the world.

Yeah, that's right. And Trump is fond of kind of saber rattling towards China and talking tough. But what we've seen from his policy is that he doesn't always do that. Although he did implement tariffs, he also could have, you know, he was, for example, on Uyghurs, he had no particular strong views about them. And John Bolton said he was fine with these Uyghur concentration camps.

Yeah, that's right. And Trump is fond of kind of saber rattling towards China and talking tough. But what we've seen from his policy is that he doesn't always do that. Although he did implement tariffs, he also could have, you know, he was, for example, on Uyghurs, he had no particular strong views about them. And John Bolton said he was fine with these Uyghur concentration camps.

Yeah, that's right. And Trump is fond of kind of saber rattling towards China and talking tough. But what we've seen from his policy is that he doesn't always do that. Although he did implement tariffs, he also could have, you know, he was, for example, on Uyghurs, he had no particular strong views about them. And John Bolton said he was fine with these Uyghur concentration camps.

They really do think that China is a threat and that the U.S. needs to be preparing to take it on.

They really do think that China is a threat and that the U.S. needs to be preparing to take it on.

They really do think that China is a threat and that the U.S. needs to be preparing to take it on.

Yeah. This is another gap between what Project 2025 advocates and what Trump has actually done. They see USAID as something that liberals have used mostly to push their favorite ideology.

Yeah. This is another gap between what Project 2025 advocates and what Trump has actually done. They see USAID as something that liberals have used mostly to push their favorite ideology.

Yeah. This is another gap between what Project 2025 advocates and what Trump has actually done. They see USAID as something that liberals have used mostly to push their favorite ideology.

Exactly. Well, they see it as not – it hasn't been used sufficiently as a tool of foreign policy and they would like to see it used that way. So they think it can counter China's Belt and Road Initiative. Rather than simply doing humanitarian projects, they want it to be – they want it to be a weapon in the US arsenal.

Exactly. Well, they see it as not – it hasn't been used sufficiently as a tool of foreign policy and they would like to see it used that way. So they think it can counter China's Belt and Road Initiative. Rather than simply doing humanitarian projects, they want it to be – they want it to be a weapon in the US arsenal.