About this episode

The episode discusses the bureaucratic changes and agency cuts during the first month of President Trump's second term, alongside foreign policy implications.

The first month of President Trump's second term has brought a bureaucratic shake up in collaboration with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Long-held fears over the fate of agencies like the Department of Education, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Weather Service come to life as they face severe cuts or total abolition. Further shakes up in foreign policy call into question geopolitical commitments such as Ukraine and Taiwan. For early ad-free access support the program on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠

People in this episode

Host: Gabriel Marrero

Topics covered

• government efficiency
• bureaucratic changes
• foreign policy
• agency cuts
• Trump administration
• geopolitical commitments

Keywords

• Trump
• government efficiency
• Elon Musk
• agency cuts
• foreign policy
• Ukraine
• Taiwan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Government Efficiency, Department of Education, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Weather Service

Places: Ukraine, Taiwan

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