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Fareed Zakaria GPS

John Kerry joins Fareed to talk about what he has called a "constitutional crisis" at the White House, the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, and his plans for 2020.

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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4.32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On GPS: John Kerry joins Fareed to discuss what he has called a "constitutional crisis" at the White House, the Trump/Putin relationship, the upcoming midterm elections and...will Kerry challenge Trump for the presidency in 2020? Guests are John Kerry, Carl Bildt, and Jonathan Haidt. Airdate is September 9, 2018.

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0:00.0

This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and

0:07.1

around the world. I'm Farid Zikhari.

0:09.4

Today on the show, former Secretary of State, former Democratic nominee for the presidency,

0:17.6

former Senator John Kerry. What does he make of a White House in chaos? And how does he

0:27.3

feel about his biggest achievement in office, the Iran deal, having been trashed by President

0:32.7

Trump?

0:33.7

I'm not going to be a John Kerry who makes that horrible a Randial.

0:37.6

Also, Sweden is known for Abba, Ikea, Volvo and meatballs, but also for its liberal policies.

0:52.6

Why is this part of Scandinavia seeing us surge in the popularity of its far right populist

0:58.4

party?

0:59.4

I will ask Carl Bilt, Sweden's conservative former prime minister, who has great fears

1:05.7

about the future of Sweden and Europe. Finally, Steve Bannon, Milo Janopoulos and Ann

1:13.7

Coltrum. Why liberals must listen to all voices, even those they disagree with.

1:25.0

But first, here's my take. For those few people who still believe Donald Trump is unconventional,

1:32.3

but canny, that there's a method to the madness, the revelations of this week should clarify.

1:39.2

Rob Woodward's new book and the New York Times op-ed Make Plane, that behind Trump's

1:44.1

ranting, impulsive, incoherent and narcissistic facade lies a ranting, impulsive, incoherent

1:52.3

and narcissistic man. But while the great presidential psychodrama captivates us, let's remember

1:59.4

that there are real things happening in the real world that continue. Trends that will

2:04.2

prove consequential, whether or not they get talked about on television. Perhaps the

2:09.2

main reason we are not peering too far behind the curtain these days is that in general,

2:15.6

things look good. The American economy is growing a bit faster than expected. Trump tries

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