He Said, Xi Said

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Commentary Magazine

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Matt Continetti is back to discuss President Trump's summit with Xi Jinping and the topics of Taiwan, Iran, EVs, and AI. Plus, JD Vance's Maine visit on the backdrop of Marco Rubio's rising favorables, the importance of winning the Iran war to republican chances in 2028, and Matt recommends the movie Biloxi Blues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the best.
0:07.0	Expect the words.
0:10.0	Some drink and pain.
0:12.0	Some die of first.
0:14.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:17.0	Hope for the best.
0:19.0	Expect the worst. Welcome to the Comment magazine Daily podcast. Today is Thursday, May 14th, 2026. I am John
0:29.5	Baud Hortz. The editor of Commentary with me as always executive editor, A. Greenwald. Hi, Abe.
0:34.0	Hi, John. Senior editor Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth.
0:38.2	Hi, John.
0:45.6	And joining us former commentary daily panelist, current columnist for the free expression vertical at the Wall Street Journal and Big Puba at the American Enterprise Institute,
0:51.1	Matthew Contenetti.
0:51.9	Hi, Matt.
0:52.5	Hi, John.
0:53.6	Matt, Trump's in China. They had prime rib and duck at dinner.
1:01.0	He was taken to see the Great Hall of the People. They had a 17-second hug.
1:07.4	Xi said, keep your hands off Taiwan. The White House says they agreed the Straits of Hormuz should be open, though that's
1:15.0	only been said on paper.
1:19.1	What do we think is going on here?
1:21.5	I think that's a pretty good summary of the summit so far.
1:25.8	You left out all of the cheering children that greeted Trump
1:30.7	as he was making his entrance, and he was clearly moved by them.
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