China, Mamdani’s Budget Tricks, and AOC’s Billionaire Meltdown — In the Tank Podcast #536

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's negotiations with China, Mamdani's budget claims, and AOC's views on billionaires.

Trump went to Beijing this week to negotiate the path forward with China, as President Trump's administration has made multiple international moves to cut the CCP off from total control of global resources. China says they want "peaceful coexistence," even as they threaten other US allies in Asia. The panel discusses what we would like to see come out of these talks, and what we expect will happen. Meanwhile, socialist mayor of New York City Mamdani claims that he has achieved a balanced budget for the city-- but it comes at the cost of billions from Albany and several short-term band-aids that are unlikely to fix the city's ballooning costs. On UNHINGED - AOC says that it's not possible to become a billionaire ethically, demonstrating once again her socialist (mis)understanding of economics. The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will talk about all of this and more on Episode #536 of the In The Tank Podcast. In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Tune in to have your comments addressed live by the In The Tank Crew. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. See you…

People in this episode

Hosts: Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, S.T. Karnick

Topics covered

• China negotiations
• budget issues
• socialism
• AOC's comments
• US foreign policy
• New York City budget

Keywords

• China
• budget
• AOC
• socialism
• Trump
• New York City
• CCP
• economics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CCP

Places: Beijing, New York City, Albany, Asia

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