Buck Brief - Trump's Huge Visit to China with Taiwan at Stake
The Buck Sexton Show
Premiere Networks
4.7 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Buck breaks down President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to China and what it could mean for America’s future. From trade negotiations and tariffs to Taiwan, Iran, rare earth minerals, and the growing power of the Chinese Communist Party, Buck dives into the geopolitical battle shaping the 21st century. He also discusses the CEOs traveling with Trump, the economic leverage at play, and why this meeting with Xi Jinping could have major consequences for global trade, energy markets, and U.S.-China relations. Plus, Buck shares insights from his recent trip to Taiwan and explains why the CCP remains America’s greatest strategic rival.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | Let's talk about Trump's big visit to China, where he is currently, as I speak to you. |
| 0:10.9 | And the stakes, well, they're very high. |
| 0:14.4 | He's in Beijing. |
| 0:15.9 | Air Force won touchdown earlier today. |
| 0:19.9 | The Chinese have rolled out the red carpet. |
| 0:22.0 | The honor guard there has snapped to attention. |
| 0:25.3 | The world's two most powerful leaders. |
| 0:27.7 | Isn't that the truth? |
| 0:29.2 | We're going to sit down face to face. |
| 0:32.1 | Trump and Xi Jinping and whatever round this is |
| 0:34.8 | in their various heavyweight bouts of diplomacy. |
| 0:39.6 | You know, this is the first time an American president has set foot in China in about a decade. |
| 0:46.7 | So this is a big moment in geopolitics for sure. |
| 0:50.7 | Now, I understand what the haters, the losers and the haters, I know what they're going to say about this. |
| 0:56.6 | I'm going to say, this is a photo op. Trump's not going to get anything out of this. He's going to |
| 1:02.6 | cowtow to them. MSNBC or MS now, actually, as it is called. It's kind of funny, isn't it? |
| 1:08.9 | They had to run away from their old brand. They destroyed it so much. |
| 1:11.9 | But CNN, all of the New York Times is going to say that this is just more Trump weakness on display |
| 1:18.0 | because he can't get China to do absolutely everything that he wants with the snap of a fingers. |
| 1:24.0 | Look, this is the same group that, as we know, spent four years under Biden, |
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