PDB Special Bulletin: Mike Baker Speaks with Mike Slater About Trump's 'America First' Economics
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What is the significance of Trump's 'America First' economics?
Hey, Mike Baker here. Recently, I sat down with the esteemed Mike Slater for a special program called the Global Trade War, part of his Politics by Faith podcast. We discussed the Trump administration's decision to freeze foreign aid and what that move means for America's global influence. We also got into Trump's America First trade policy, how it shapes competition with China and Russia, and what it means for the U.S. on the world stage. I wanted to share that discussion with you here. To check out the full special, well, head over to Mike Slater's Politics by Faith podcast feed and listen to the global trade war. Now, here's our discussion.
America is back and open for business. One thing we're going to be demanding is we're going to be demanding respect from other nations. We just want to be treated fairly with other nations because there's hardly a nation in the world, and I blame this on us, and I blame it on politicians that... For some reason, probably mostly it's stupidity, but you could also say other reasons, but mostly stupidity. They've allowed other nations to take advantage of the U.S., and we can't allow that to happen anymore. I was to the World Economic Forum. Not enough has been said about the background that Trump uses there. Remember Biden had this background. He made like a made-up set. It was like a set of like a low, like a Bush League Oval Office or something. It was like a pathetic. That's an awesome background for Trump to be speaking the truth to the world. And Mike Baker's here.
The great Mike Baker, host of the President's Daily Brief. Mike, great to talk to you, brother. My first question is- Hey, thank you, man.
What are the implications of Trump's trade policy on competition with China and Russia?
Before we get started, thank you for stepping in. uh when i was overseas for the president's daily brief it really appreciate that and got nothing but great feedback and everybody loved you almost loved you too much so No, I didn't want to put my best foot forward, Mike. You know what I mean? I will say the only problem is you left the studio kind of cluttered with empty beer cans and empty bourbon bottles. But other than that, it was great experience. Listen, that's a small tax that you have to pay. No big deal, right? I got to leave some mark behind, right? Thank you, brother. Thanks for letting me do it. How important is our foreign aid to other countries? And I guess the point of that question is how much leverage do we really have over other countries?
How does foreign aid affect relationships with other countries?
Yeah, you know what? It's really horses for courses, right? By that, I mean, it depends on the country. It depends on the nature of the aid. It depends on the moment, right? Is it wartime aid? Is it humanitarian aid in a crisis? Or is it just something that's always been there and the establishment, you know, once something's in place, never changes it, right? Look, the establishment, whether we're talking about the U.S. or whether we're talking globally, you know, their heads are exploding right now, right? Because they love nothing more than status quo, right? Being comfortable and being in a position that they can understand and they can predict, and they know that they'll always be in that position.
So freezing foreign aid to the degree that President Trump has done now in this short period of time that they've been in office, with the eye towards reviewing the dollars that are going overseas, people should actually be happy. US taxpayers should be happy that that's happening, knowing that some of that aid is wasted, some of it is critical and will be reinstated, and some other needs will probably be identified and will be funded at that point. Yeah, that has to be just terrifying for these people who are only used to the status quo. They're finally being questioned. They finally, like in that scene in office space, have to go in front of the two guys and answer the question, what is this that you do here exactly? And is this a good use of taxpayer money? So what fear do other countries have in this?
Like I can understand the American NGO person, right? But what can we do with other countries? What's the effect of that, these freezes of spending?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the significance of Trump's 'America First' economics?
0:09–1:51
2
How does freezing foreign aid influence U.S. global influence?
1:51
3
What are the implications of Trump's trade policy on competition with China and Russia?
1:27–2:35
4
How does foreign aid affect relationships with other countries?
2:35–4:16
5
What transparency issues arise from foreign aid spending?
4:16–5:33
6
How could freezing foreign aid mitigate corruption?
5:33–6:28
7
What role does foreign aid play in U.S. national security?
6:28–11:30
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