August 11, 2019: America's battles at home & abroad - extremist terror attacks & the escalating trade war with China

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 11 August 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Should the U.S. treat the threat of white nationalist terror attacks the same way it treats foreign ones? What are the roots of the white nationalist movement in America? Fareed speaks to former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and University of Chicago historian to answer these pressing questions in the wake of two deadly shootings. Then, the U.S. escalates it's tit-for-tat with China on trade. Is either side "winning"? Fareed talks to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. Guests: Michael Chertoff, Prof. Kathleen Belew, Larry Summers, Daniel H. Pink

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square.
0:05.0	Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:08.0	I'm Farid Zakaria.
0:10.0	We'll start today's show with the aftermath of El Paso, Charleston, Pittsburgh.
0:18.0	Should America treat white nationalist terrorist attacks the same way it has treated foreigners?
0:27.0	What can be done to tackle this new and present danger?
0:32.0	I will talk to Michael Cherdall, the former secretary of Homeland Security.
0:38.0	Then these white power attacks are part of a movement.
0:43.0	When did it begin? What are its goals?
0:46.0	A University of Chicago historian takes me down the long road to the El Paso massacre.
0:54.0	Also, Trump first issued a America vs China.
0:58.0	The trade war heated up this weekend a big wave.
1:01.0	They were taking hundreds of billions of dollars a year out of the United States.
1:05.0	And somebody had to make a stance.
1:07.0	Is it good for America or for anyone?
1:10.0	Larry Summers, the former Treasury Secretary, weighs in.
1:16.0	But first, here's my take.
1:18.0	President Trump has set off what could end up becoming a full-blown trade war.
1:24.0	As we go down this path, it's worth keeping something firmly in view.
1:28.0	Tariffs don't work.
1:31.0	I'm not spouting free market theory.
1:33.0	I'm simply making a practical observation.
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