532. The Trump-Xi Showdown and Putin’s Conscription Con
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🗓️ 13 May 2026
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| 0:13.3 | On Iran, I mean, it may be that Trump basically has to say, I've got himself into a bit of a mess. |
| 0:20.0 | You see, you could have a word with your friends |
| 0:22.0 | in Iran. Then they'll be looking for a concession on Taiwan. The US continues to have a formal |
| 0:27.5 | position saying, we do not support Taiwanese independence. And they want to change to, we oppose. |
| 0:33.5 | Taiwan, Japan and South Korea will be watching this with incredible nervousness. |
| 0:39.0 | You can brief him and he'll listen, he'll read and he can, it looks like he's taking it in, |
| 0:43.3 | but he does tend to gravitate towards what the Strong Bad Leader wants. |
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