About this episode

Jake Werner discusses the Trump–Xi summit and Gareth Gore examines the influence of Opus Dei in right-wing politics.

Jake Werner analyzes the Trump–Xi summit and US–China relations generally • Gareth Gore, author of Opus, talks about Opus Dei, a secretive, cult-like Catholic organization involved in right-wing politics around the world (and very much in the US) The post fundraising special: the Xi–Trump summit, the dark doings of Opus Dei appeared first on KPFA.

People in this episode

Guests: Jake Werner, Gareth Gore

Topics covered

• US-China relations
• Trump-Xi summit
• Opus Dei
• right-wing politics
• Catholic organization
• political analysis

Keywords

• Trump
• Xi
• summit
• Opus Dei
• politics
• US
• China
• Gareth Gore
• Jake Werner

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Opus Dei, KPFA

Places: US, China

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