As wars in Ukraine and the Middle East deepen, the U.S. presidential campaign is raising a crucial question: Whose idea of American foreign policy will the world get next?
Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The Times, walks us through the plans put forward by Kamala Harris and by Donald J. Trump.
Guest: Peter Baker (https://www.nytimes.com/by/peter-baker) , the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• Ms. Harris met with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/politics/harris-zelensky.html) , signaling that the White House was preparing her to take over a thorny diplomatic relationship.
• Mr. Zelensky also met with Mr. Trump (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-war.html) as concerns mount in Kyiv that a second Trump administration could spell the end of American support against Russia.
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When is The Daily gonna talk about the Diddy arrest?
Trump didn’t “start any new wars” for 3 years because he was absolutely terrified at the notion of having to be a commander-in-chief for any sort of actual crisis/challenge. See: his complete and utter failure when met with his very first challenge with Covid-19.
Breaking news, Jack Smith
Just to be clear, in our history, any time a politician is “isolationist” they were ACTUALLY acting on behalf of our adversaries who didn’t want to become enemies…
If USA gets Der Drumpf, my sense is that all is lost.