185. Trump Vs China: Who Really Holds the Cards?
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Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Politics U.S. with me, Katty Kay, in a very dreary Washington, D.C. Antony is off this week. He is being a superstar in his son's movie, so we're very excited about that. Can't wait to see his starring role. I hope he's learned his lines. I texted him yesterday, said get on it, don't forget. So filling in for Antony today, we have the host of The Weekend Show on MSNOW and a very good friend of mine, Eugene Daniels. Eugene, I'm so happy to have you here.
Hello, Katie. I'm so excited to be here. I'm honored, actually. Also, I want to be in a movie. How do we get in this movie?
The only movie I've ever been in, I shot down on Capitol Hill. And of course, I ended up on the cutting room floor. I was down there all day. And I had to play a member of the press corps. And then I watched the movie and nothing. So I don't know. I think if your son is making the movie, you can probably guarantee that you don't end up on the editing floor. You would hope so. That's the way to do it. Yeah. Surprised you haven't been in a movie, actually, Eugene. I'll put your name forward. You'd be good at that. Thank you. So it's lovely to have you on the show. I should fill in a bit. You were also a White House correspondent for Politico for a long time and you wrote the Politico playbook. So there are very few people who are more plugged into what is happening in the White House and in Washington than you are, which is why it's so great to have you on the program.
Today, we are going to talk about Donald Trump heading to China later this week, this huge, important summit which was delayed from the beginning of the war. It's happening this week on Thursday, Friday. An enormous amount is at stake in this summit, but of course, hanging over it all is the shadow of Iran. I was speaking to a senator this morning who said, look, he is heading into this summit weaker than he would have done because of the war in Iran. So we're going to talk about that. In the second half of the program, we're going to talk about Virginia and the Supreme Court ruling that overruled the vote in Virginia to redistrict the state.
It feels like a million years ago, but it just happened.
It's like a million years ago. We haven't been on air since then. And I thought it was worth discussing because I do think it has ramifications for the midterms. And they may not be as disastrous as the most suicidal Democrats who are texting me seem to think it is. But let's kick off with China and Iran. You were covering the White House in the first term and he went to China and they had, I didn't even know that such a thing existed, but the Chinese gave him a state visit plus. I suppose no one wants a state visit minus, right? I mean, that's... like not something you would want.
That's the bad one.
That's the bad one. He got the state visit plus and the Chinese rolled out every piece of red carpet they could find in the country and showered him with love and praise. And I'm just, is this going to be the same? Is this going to be the same sort of, maybe it has to be a gold carpet now anyway, or a gold statue, a gold statue of Trump.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:05–10:23
2
What are the implications of Trump's upcoming visit to China?
10:23–12:26
3
What lessons can Democrats learn from recent gerrymandering losses?
12:26–20:25
4
How does Trump's relationship with foreign leaders impact U.S. politics?
20:25–38:11
5
How does the Iran conflict affect Trump's foreign policy?
38:11–48:11
Speakers
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