Trump's campaign tough talk on China EVAPORATES in real world test
5/16/202642 min
Jen Psaki looks at the boasts and promises Donald Trump made on the campaign trail about how he would handle China and President Xi, and compares that to Trump's performance on an actual trip to China.
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, and former Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr discuss Donald Trump's underwhelming performance in his meeting with China's Presient Xi.
Rep. Jamie Raskin talks with Jen about insider trading and elected officials, including the president, and what legislators need to do to put an end to it.
And David Fahrenthold, investigative reporter for the New York Times, talks with Jen Psaki about the rash of Donald Trump's vanity projects in Washington, D.C. and the bizarre details of Trump's overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
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Jen Psaki· Host0:45
When Donald Trump was running for president, you may remember this, he had a question he loved to ask, a particular thought experiment about a tête-à-tête between Vice President Harris and President Xi, and it went like this.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:58
Kamala Harris is so incompetent. Can you imagine her dealing with President Xi of China? Can you imagine her dealing with- Finally ... President Xi? Can you imagine with President Xi? Can you imagine her negotiating with President Xi of China? Can you imagine her standing with President Xi of China? I don't think so.
Jen Psaki· Host1:18
Can you imagine? He said that so many times. I mean, Trump spent that campaign railing about China's influence in the world, and he repeatedly insisted that he alone