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The NPR Politics Podcast

Foreign Policy Has Entered The Chat

The NPR Politics Podcast

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4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The South Carolina Republican primary is less than two weeks away, and both candidates are talking foreign policy. Nikki Haley, the former UN Ambassador under former President Trump, brings that experience to this debate, and the former president is garnering attention for his comments on world leaders and foreign trade.

This episode: national political correspondent Sarah McCammon, political reporter Stephen Fowler, and political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben.

This podcast was produced by Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:16.0

Howdy y'all? This is Russell and I've been listening to the NPR Podcast since 2016.

0:22.0

I've just moved to North Carolina from Texas and after driving

0:25.3

around here for six months I have finally visited both Wawa and Sheets. This

0:30.8

podcast was recorded at 10.55 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, February 13th,

0:36.5

2024. Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but one thing is for certain

0:41.5

like alien Kennedy, Wawa and Sheets are just scrapping over second place.

0:47.0

Bucky's has had this from the start. Yes. Now that that is settled, here's the show. Let's not get into Iowa gas stations right Danielle?

0:58.0

Absolutely, but I appreciate the call back to an old school politics

1:02.4

podcast rivalry. That is some really the I'm Sarah McCammon, I cover the presidential campaign.

1:13.0

I'm Stephen Fowler, I also cover the presidential campaign.

1:16.0

And I'm Danielle Kurtzlevin, I too cover the presidential campaign.

1:20.0

Today, South Carolina is back in the spotlight.

1:22.8

Nicky Haley, the state's former governor,

1:24.8

is campaigning hard there ahead of the state's primary

1:27.4

later this month, and so is her chief opponent

1:29.8

former President Donald Trump.

1:31.6

Now, Danielle, I want to start with you. Donald Trump made

1:34.0

headlines in South Carolina over the weekend with some of his fiery comments on

1:37.8

foreign policy. One of the presidents of a big country stood up said well sir if we don't pay and we're attacked by Russia

1:46.5

will you protect us? I said you didn't pay you're delinquent? He said yes let's say that happened no I would not protect you in fact I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want you got to pay you got to pay your bills

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