A Qatari Plane & America’s Character 5/14/25

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As President Trump begins his second day in the Middle East, lawmakers in the House in Washington are working out the details of a reconciliation bill. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy explains what’s on the table and what’s likely to pass, this time around. He also discusses the growing concerns about the Qatari royal family’s offer to gift President Trump a plane to replace Air Force One. Retired Commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal discusses the current character of America, including partisan politics. Plus, Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have a new pay package option, fintech Chime has filed for an IPO, and the FAA will meet with major airlines to discuss solutions to issues at Newark Liberty International Airport. General Stanley McChrystal 12:52 Kevin McCarthy 25:07 In this episode: Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.1	Today on Squawk Pod, watching day two of President Trump's trip to the Middle East.
0:11.9	The president of Donald J. Trump.
0:15.3	Retired four-star general Stanley McChrystal on preserving the character of our nation while playing geopolitics.
0:21.6	What gets you applause in the room in the moment can be dangerous because you go around to different audiences and you can get applause lines just by playing to what you think they want to hear.
0:30.6	And speaking of differing opinions, the plane offer heard round the world. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy weighs in on the concerns about a Qatari plane taking
0:41.4	off as Air Force One.
0:43.4	If Boeing can't deliver the plane in time, it's Boeing's responsibility to provide him
0:48.3	another plane until that one's done.
0:50.3	I agree with that.
0:51.3	And the down-to-the-wire negotiations, his former caucus is doing to get a massive tax bill done by Memorial Day.
0:58.2	Waiting to deal with salt now is a mistake.
1:01.0	The majority leader's job is to manage these committees.
1:04.3	Plus, the rest of today's news that got us squawking from Elon Musk to Newark Airport.
1:09.3	It's Wednesday, May 14th, 2025. Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:15.2	Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cue, please. Good morning, everybody, and welcome to Squackbox
1:22.6	right here on CNBC. We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm Becky Quick, along with Andrew Ross Sorkin.
1:29.5	Joe is off today.
1:31.1	Meantime, President Trump now meeting earlier today with Syria's interim president
1:35.4	on the sidelines of a meeting in the Middle East among leaders.
1:38.4	The face-to-face behind closed doors, the first of its kind in 25 years,
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