Trump's China Trip

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's controversial trip to China and its implications for U.S.-China relations.

This week on The Necessary Conversation, Bob is still out dealing with some medical issues so Mary Lou, Chad and Haley hold down the fort and discuss: 🇨🇳 Trump took a two-day trip to China that was widely seen as a humiliation for America. President Xi called the U.S. a "declining nation," sat Trump in a smaller chair, and made zero commitments on Iran. Trump brought a squad of billionaires — including Elon Musk and Tim Cook on Air Force One — plus Eric and Lara Trump, but not Melania. He did...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob, Mary Lou, Chad, Haley

Topics covered

• Trump's trip
• China relations
• political humiliation
• international diplomacy
• billionaires in politics

Keywords

• Trump
• China
• Xi
• billionaires
• politics
• international relations
• humiliation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: China, U.S.

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