About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's impact on American foreign policy and features an interview with Ben Rhodes about his book on American identity through historical speeches.
President Donald Trump has changed a lot about American foreign policy – and to many, America itself. But a lot of the issues facing this country were around long before he became president. Ben Rhodes’ new book, All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches , tells the story of this country through speeches by figures like Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, and yes, Donald Trump. We spoke with Ben about what those speeches reveal about being American, and what Trump’s actions in Iran can tell us about his presidency and our country. And in headlines, President Trump continues to whiplash in Iran talks, we have a new pick for the Director of National Intelligence , and Kash Patel prepares the FBI for the World Cup. Show Notes: Check out Ben's book – https://tinyurl.com/pxpr6t8c Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
People in this episode
Host: What A Day
Guest: Ben Rhodes
Topics covered
- American foreign policy
- Trump presidency
- historical speeches
- Iran talks
- national identity
Keywords
- Trump
- foreign policy
- Ben Rhodes
- Iran
- American identity
- speeches
- national intelligence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FBI
Books & works: All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches
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