Will Donald Trump's revenge tour backfire?
5/27/202632 min
From a $1.8 billion US fund for Donald Trump allies, which some critics call a 'MAGA slush fund', to retribution for Republicans who have spoken out against him, the U.S. president is pushing his personal agenda amid declining approval ratings and with the midterm elections right around the corner.
This week on Two Blocks from the White House, Washington correspondents Katie Simpson, Paul Hunter and Louis Blouin ask: How far can Donald Trump go before paying the political price?
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First 90 secondsJenny Wetter0:00
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Speaker 20:30
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Paul Hunter· Host0:33
Hey, Katie.
Katie Simpson· Host0:34
Hey.
Louis Blouin· Guest0:35
Hi, Paul.
Paul Hunter· Host0:36
[laughs] Hey. I was gonna say bonjour, Louis Blois.
Louis Blouin· Guest0:39
Bonjour. I brought my Habs jersey.
Paul Hunter· Host0:40
Oh, he's got a Habs jersey on.
Louis Blouin· Guest0:42
It's great. Go Habs Go.
Katie Simpson· Host0:43
Oh my goodness.
Paul Hunter· Host0:45
You had to. You had to, didn't you?
Louis Blouin· Guest0:46
Yeah, of course. Yeah. I want to annoy you as much as possible.
Katie Simpson· Host0:48
Someone's gotta be enthusiastic about something- Yes ... so Louis, I'm so glad it's you.
Louis Blouin· Guest0:52
I'm ready. I'm the one.
Katie Simpson· Host0:53
[laughs] Uh, Louis, thank you for joining us. You, of course, are, uh... You do the same job that we do, but- Yep ... for Radio Canada.
Louis Blouin· Guest0:59
Yeah, yeah.
Paul Hunter· Host1:00
And despite the jersey, you, you bring a great vibe to the newsroom, so welcome.
Louis Blouin· Guest1:03
I try. And you know, it's the spirit of Willy too, you know? He's a Habs fan. That's why I needed to, you know, if I'm replacing him, just to, you know, nice.
Paul Hunter· Host1:09
Uh, indeed. Our usual, uh, cohost, uh, and noted Habs fan, Willy Lowry is on assignment in Jerusalem this week- Yes ... keeping an eye on a possible US-Iran peace deal. We'll connect with him again next week, and I'm sure we'll have lots to talk about.
Katie Simpson· Host1:21
Yeah, and for this week, we are going to take a look at a number of things Donald Trump has been doing that are fairly unprecedented in American politics,