Stephen Skeap

We are very certain that the United States is moving in the direction of autocratization.

We are very certain that the United States is moving in the direction of autocratization.

We are very certain that the United States is moving in the direction of autocratization.

Frankly, I wasn't expecting this kind of a mobilization, extensive mobilization in Istanbul and across the country. So that's quite surprising to me because I thought, and probably Erdoğan did too, that he already established some sense of understanding that his was a repressive regime and he thought he intimidated people into submission and he thought he succeeded. Clearly he did not.

Frankly, I wasn't expecting this kind of a mobilization, extensive mobilization in Istanbul and across the country. So that's quite surprising to me because I thought, and probably Erdoğan did too, that he already established some sense of understanding that his was a repressive regime and he thought he intimidated people into submission and he thought he succeeded. Clearly he did not.

Frankly, I wasn't expecting this kind of a mobilization, extensive mobilization in Istanbul and across the country. So that's quite surprising to me because I thought, and probably Erdoğan did too, that he already established some sense of understanding that his was a repressive regime and he thought he intimidated people into submission and he thought he succeeded. Clearly he did not.

So there are two options ahead of us. So it's going to be either like Russia or it's going to become a full functioning democratic country.

So there are two options ahead of us. So it's going to be either like Russia or it's going to become a full functioning democratic country.

So there are two options ahead of us. So it's going to be either like Russia or it's going to become a full functioning democratic country.

the Saudis, the Emiratis, and the Qataris are going to fall all over themselves over who can outdo themselves to welcome the president. And then they will outdo themselves over the number of deals that they can announce as the president is there or as he's departing.

the Saudis, the Emiratis, and the Qataris are going to fall all over themselves over who can outdo themselves to welcome the president. And then they will outdo themselves over the number of deals that they can announce as the president is there or as he's departing.

the Saudis, the Emiratis, and the Qataris are going to fall all over themselves over who can outdo themselves to welcome the president. And then they will outdo themselves over the number of deals that they can announce as the president is there or as he's departing.

You haven't pulled that one out in a while. I feel sort of honored. I don't know.

You haven't pulled that one out in a while. I feel sort of honored. I don't know.

You haven't pulled that one out in a while. I feel sort of honored. I don't know.

Thank you. It's a little poem for you. I feel special. Almost 100 days into the Trump administration, authorities arrested more than 100 people in a Colorado nightclub.

Thank you. It's a little poem for you. I feel special. Almost 100 days into the Trump administration, authorities arrested more than 100 people in a Colorado nightclub.

Thank you. It's a little poem for you. I feel special. Almost 100 days into the Trump administration, authorities arrested more than 100 people in a Colorado nightclub.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen Skeap, and this is Up First from NPR News. President Trump won the U.S. election in 2024, and he's a big factor in another election in 2025. Canadians are frightened right now. We're afraid. We're under threat. Canada votes for a new parliament today, and the winning party chooses a prime minister. How has a trade war altered the race?

I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen Skeap, and this is Up First from NPR News. President Trump won the U.S. election in 2024, and he's a big factor in another election in 2025. Canadians are frightened right now. We're afraid. We're under threat. Canada votes for a new parliament today, and the winning party chooses a prime minister. How has a trade war altered the race?