How Gaza, Ukraine, and TikTok Are Influencing the Election
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
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🗓️ 15 March 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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The Washington Roundtable: Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss how foreign policy is shaping the 2024 campaign, such as a possible ban on Chinese-owned TikTok and the wars in Europe and the Middle East. The panel also considers Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s sharply conflicting views of America’s role in the world.
This week’s reading:
- “I Listened to Trump’s Rambling, Unhinged, Vituperative Georgia Rally—and So Should You,” by Susan B. Glasser
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