All The President's Generals with Michèle Flournoy

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

4.6 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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President Trump used to love a man in uniform but these days he's soured on his generals. This week, Ian looks at how the President's cooling relationship with his top brass has affected U.S. foreign policy and then he'll talk to Michèle Flournoy, who was the highest-ranking woman at the Pentagon.

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0:00.0	We have a lot of information without going into it on things that would be very embarrassing to Vladimir Putin.
0:16.3	We have a P-tap on Putin.
0:17.5	It's not a P-tape.
0:19.3	Okay.
0:22.3	Hi, I'm Ian Bremmer, welcome to the G-Zero World Podcast. An audio version of what you can find
0:28.2	on public television where I analyze global topics, sit down with big guests, and make use of small puppets.
0:35.1	This week I sit down with Michelle Flournoy, a senior defense official who was
0:38.5	asked to work under the Trump administration and said no. Today I'll ask her, why not? Let's get to it.
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1:21.3	Michelle Flore, a managing partner of West Exec,
1:26.4	advisors, and former Undersecretary of Policy of your Defense.
1:31.3	Yes.
1:31.9	Almost deputy secretary for defense, or at least former Secretary Mattis asked you, and you declined.
1:40.1	Does that look like a good decision these days?
1:42.5	I think so.
1:45.0	Yes.
1:55.1	When he left, certainly the conversations around the country were, oh, my God, we lost the adult.
1:58.3	Now the wheels are going to fall off.
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