Ep. 2426 - EVERYBODY’S LYING: Trump Outplays China’s Xi!
5/14/20261 hr 4 min
Despite the media claiming that China’s Xi Jinping would outplay President Trump in negotiation, precisely the opposite seems to be happening; we examine why economic dullards could end up handing more global power to China; and Democrats mobilize to stop Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles. Ep. 2426
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First 90 secondsBen Shapiro· Host0:00
You've been hearing all week long that President Trump was gonna get rolled by the Chinese. "They have all the leverage. Trump is gonna chicken out. China is on the rise." Wrong. Trump just got China to commit to opening the Strait of Hormuz without Iranian tolls, opposing Iran ever having a nuclear weapon, and also buying more American oil. So, um, that's called winning, not losing. I'll give you all the details in just a moment. Plus, we'll also talk about people who hate the idea of American hegemony or don't understand basic economics or both, and how these folks threaten America's dominant global position. Plus, we'll get to the Democratic attempt to stop Spencer Pratt from becoming mayor of LA. This is the Ben Shapiro Show. [upbeat music] So if you listen to the legacy media, President Trump had none of the cards. He's going over to Beijing, and he's in Beijing, and this means that he's now going to get shellacked. The New York Times had a bunch of headlines all saying the same thing with about the same credibility as a Nick Kristof column on rape dogs. The New York Times had a headline that said, quote, "As Trump lands in Beijing, Xi holds the high ground on trade and Iran." Does he, though? Does he? The New York Times, "Why Xi doesn't need a deal with Trump." The Washington Post, "A president bogged down: How the Iran war stripped Trump of leverage with Xi." The Economist, "The art of the heel: Why Donald Trump is on the back foot in Beijing." Foreign Affairs, "The diluted superpower: Why the Beijing sup- summit favors Xi's long game." CNN, "Trump heads to China as a suitor, not a conqueror." Time Magazine,