‘Friend’ Or Enemy? The President’s High-Stakes Trek To China

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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With President Trump heading to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping , a critical debate has intensified regarding the best strategies to counter Chinese aggression and protect American interests. Gatestone Institute Senior Fellow Gordon G. Chang joins to discuss China’s involvement in the Iran conflict, the security risks of allowing Chinese manufacturing on U.S. soil, and the urgent need to view China not as a competitor, but as an enemy. Inflation is back on the rise. With the latest Consumer Price Index showing prices for common goods rose 0.6% from a month ago and are 3.8% higher than last year, Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump and in the grocery store. In an effort to provide relief, there are now calls to suspend the federal gas tax and push for further deregulation to "unleash" domestic energy. Louisiana Republican Congresswoman Julia Letlow joins us to discuss why she is optimistic President Trump and the GOP will have a "swift response" to inflation and gas prices. Plus, she weighs in on the redistricting fight in Louisiana and her high-stakes Senate primary race against incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy. PLUS, commentary by David Marcus, columnist for FOX News Digital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Steve Ducey. I'm Sandra Smith. I'm Jimmy Fala, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.5	Wednesday, May 13th, 2026. I'm Dave Anthony. With no end in sight to the Iran conflict,
0:16.6	President Trump goes to China, which needs oil it can't get right now and is pushing for peace.
0:23.1	China's been using Iran to destabilize the Middle East.
0:26.9	So this is long-held Chinese foreign policy.
0:31.2	Whether President Trump can change that, you know, I hope that he can't, but the odds say that he can't.
0:43.3	I'm Jessica Rosenthal. As gas prices soar, inflation is starting to creep back up. But there are high hopes among some that it really is transitory this time.
0:47.3	I look forward to a swift response and hopefully bringing those numbers back down to where
0:53.3	most of America feels comfortable and we can
0:55.1	fill up our tanks.
0:56.4	And I'm David Marcus.
0:58.1	I've got the final word on the Fox News Rundown.
1:05.6	President Trump will spend the next few days in China, where he'll hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
1:12.4	He's been a friend of mine. He's been somebody that we get along with. And I think you're going
1:18.0	to see that good things are going to happen. This is going to be a very exciting trip.
1:21.8	And the president goes to China with the Iran conflict far from settled.
1:26.2	We'll win it one way or the other.
1:27.8	We'll win it peacefully or otherwise.
1:30.7	Adding right before taking off for Beijing, he won't need China's help.
1:34.6	One reporter asked the president about inflation spiking up because of the conflict.
1:39.7	We had a choice.
1:41.1	Let these lunatics have a nuclear weapon.
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