David Sachs
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And, you know, we had that once before in the White House when Woodrow Wilson was president. His inability to find words is peculiar and has not been explained. And I think one has to think of it as a possible neurological issue.
Terry.
Terry.
Terry.
They aren't there when he's in El Salvador. Oh, they weren't there, but they're there now, right?
They aren't there when he's in El Salvador. Oh, they weren't there, but they're there now, right?
They aren't there when he's in El Salvador. Oh, they weren't there, but they're there now, right?
Jesse, I'm sitting here laughing. I'm sorry. I got to tell you, I've just been cracking up the entire time. But let me put it to you this way.
Jesse, I'm sitting here laughing. I'm sorry. I got to tell you, I've just been cracking up the entire time. But let me put it to you this way.
Jesse, I'm sitting here laughing. I'm sorry. I got to tell you, I've just been cracking up the entire time. But let me put it to you this way.
If a second Trump administration is highly transactional, it's going to be far more difficult because competing with BRI requires a more farsighted approach to and also a kind of broader thinking about the costs and benefits of international assistance and loans and aid.
If a second Trump administration is highly transactional, it's going to be far more difficult because competing with BRI requires a more farsighted approach to and also a kind of broader thinking about the costs and benefits of international assistance and loans and aid.
There is a consensus that the United States should not try to match China dollar for dollar around the world. That's just not a game we can play and that we can win it. So if China is building a road of We're not going to say we will build this road in a neighboring country for cheaper or the same price. We just don't have that advantage.
There is a consensus that the United States should not try to match China dollar for dollar around the world. That's just not a game we can play and that we can win it. So if China is building a road of We're not going to say we will build this road in a neighboring country for cheaper or the same price. We just don't have that advantage.
We don't have that kind of state-backed support that China can bring to the table. So the question is really, what are the strategic sectors that we should compete in? And I think that the Lobito corridor shows that.
We don't have that kind of state-backed support that China can bring to the table. So the question is really, what are the strategic sectors that we should compete in? And I think that the Lobito corridor shows that.
This is a signature foreign policy initiative of Xi Jinping. It has been incorporated into the Chinese Communist Party constitution. This is not something that Xi Jinping is attempting to distance himself from. It is actually something that Xi Jinping is trying to lean into. And I also think that right now there is a certain geopolitical logic for Beijing to continue down this path.
This is a signature foreign policy initiative of Xi Jinping. It has been incorporated into the Chinese Communist Party constitution. This is not something that Xi Jinping is attempting to distance himself from. It is actually something that Xi Jinping is trying to lean into. And I also think that right now there is a certain geopolitical logic for Beijing to continue down this path.
Words. Cameron or Tyler, do you want to?
Words. Cameron or Tyler, do you want to?