July 28, 2019: Boris takes 10 Downing Street and promises to Brexit soon. What will it mean for the UK, Europe & the world?

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 28 July 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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As Boris Johnson becomes British Prime Minister and promises to leave the EU - even if it means crashing out - in less than 100 days, what would it mean for the UK, Europe & the world? Then, Trump says he could wipe Afghanistan off the face of the earth. The Afghan government called the remark "unacceptable". Fareed talks to Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Also, how did we get from the Opium Wars of the 1800's to Hong Kong shaken by protests today? Fareed will explain. Guests: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Niall Ferguson, Richard Haass, Ambassador Roya Rahmani, Dr. Eric Topol

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square.
0:04.3	Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:07.4	I'm Farid Zakaria.
0:08.8	Today on the show, a new day dawns in Britain as Mrs. May exits and Mr. Johnson takes center stage.
0:17.8	The former Foreign Secretary promises to take Britain out of the European Union
0:23.2	in fewer than a hundred days.
0:26.5	I have a great panel to talk about Boris Johnson and what promises to be a wild ride ahead for Britain, Europe and the world.
0:36.5	Then, if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth.
0:42.5	That comment sent shockwaves through Afghanistan.
0:46.5	I'll talk to the Afghan ambassador to the United States about what her government has called Trump's unacceptable remark.
0:55.5	Also, from the opium voice of the 1800s to the oiling protests that have been walking Hong Kong for weeks.
1:04.5	I did we get here and what makes Hong Kong such a flashpoint.
1:10.5	I'll explain.
1:15.5	But first, here's my take.
1:17.5	Britain has a new Prime Minister and Donald Trump approves.
1:22.5	He's tough and he's smart.
1:24.5	They're saying Britain Trump.
1:26.5	They call him Britain Trump and people are saying that's a good thing.
1:29.5	That they like me over there.
1:31.5	In fact, only 28% of Britain's have confidence in Trump compared to 79% who had confidence in Obama.
1:38.5	But the bigger issue is that Boris Johnson's rise to 10 downing street is bad for Britain, for Europe and even for the United States.
1:48.5	Johnson has assured the House of Commons that Britain will be out of the European Union in fewer than 100 days.
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