Ep. 2426 - EVERYBODY’S LYING: Trump Outplays China’s Xi!

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Despite the media claiming that China’s Xi Jinping would outplay President Trump in negotiation, precisely the opposite seems to be happening; we examine why economic dullards could end up handing more global power to China; and Democrats mobilize to stop Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles. Ep. 2426 - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dwplus.watch/BenShapiroMemberExclusive - - - Today's Sponsors: Supersure - Find out if your business is overinsured, underinsured, or somewhere in between. Go to https://Supersure.com/shapiro and get a full report on your current policies, with no obligation. American Beverage Association - Learn more at https://WeDeliverForAmerica.org - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 📰 Follow Ben on the Daily Wire app or DailyWire.com to read his daily articles and receive his Friday newsletter. 📘 Ben's book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://dwplus.shop/BenShapiroMerch - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53 Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've been hearing all week long that President Trump was going to get ruled by the Chinese.
0:03.8	They have all the leverage. Trump is going to chicken out. China is on the rise.
0:07.0	Wrong. Trump just got China to commit to opening these straight of Hormuz without Iranian tolls,
0:13.0	opposing Iran ever having a nuclear weapon, and also buying more American oil.
0:18.2	So that's called winning, not losing. I'll give you all the details in just a
0:22.9	moment. Plus, we'll also talk about people who hate the idea of American hegemony or don't
0:27.4	understand basic economics or both, and how these folks threaten America's dominant global
0:31.5	position. Plus, we'll get to the Democratic attempt to stop Spencer Pratt from becoming
0:35.1	mayor of L.A. This is The Ben Shapiro Show.
0:48.9	So if you listen to the legacy media, President Trump had none of the cards. He's going over to Beijing and he's in Beijing and this means that he's now going to get shellacked. The New York Times
0:52.5	had a bunch of headlines all saying the same thing with about the same credibility as a Nick Christoph column on rape dogs.
0:59.6	The New York Times had a headline that said, quote, as Trump lands in Beijing, Xi holds the high
1:04.0	ground on trade and Iran. Does he, though? Does he? The New York Times, why Xi doesn't need a deal with Trump.
1:11.7	The Washington Post, a president bogged down, how the Iran war stripped Trump of leverage with
1:16.2	Xi, the economist, the art of the heel, why Donald Trump is on the back foot in Beijing.
1:20.7	Foreign affairs, the diluted superpower, why the Beijing summit favors Xi's long game. CNN.
1:26.6	Trump has to China as a suitor, not a conqueror,
1:28.9	Time magazine. Why Xi Jinping is the real winner of Trump's second term foreign policy.
1:33.9	All of this is a lie. None of this is true. The reality is that China is in historically
1:39.5	weak position, truly weak position. China is having serious trouble with its export markets.
1:46.4	China has massive debt. China has demographic problems. And now China is missing its oil
1:50.7	supply, as we'll get to in a little bit. Democrats, meanwhile, are trying to claim that
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