PG95: Trump's Foreign Policy, Dem House in 2018?, Healthcare Chicken, Is Trump Learning?

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week, the Guys start out by looking at President Trump's foreign policy in a dangerous world. First it's Syria, where Assad's chemical attacks and the U.S. retaliatory missile strike has brought US / Russia relations to their lowest level in quite a while. Then it's North Korea, the unstable regime getting ready for it's sixth nuclear test. Can the U.S. exert enough pressure on China to deter a potential disaster in North Korea? After that, Mike and Jay turn to domestic policy - special elections that seem to bode well for Democrats (though November 2018 is a long way off) and whether President Trump is willing to sabotage Obamacare in order to force its repeal and replacement. And why are we seeing a return to this issue anyway, given that mere weeks ago, Speaker Paul Ryan said Obamacare would be the law of the land for the foreseeable future. Finally, the Guys discuss Steve Bannon's fall from grace and consider whether President Trump is evolving and learning on the job, or if instead he's a largely empty vessel, wholly incurious about policy details, into which any significantly smooth talker can pour his or her ideas.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning. Good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are. And welcome to the politics guys with your host, Jay Carson and Michael Baranowski.
0:17.3	Welcome to the politics guys. I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.
0:23.5	My co-host this week, as always, is Cleveland Area Attorney and sometime Republican strategist Jay Carson.
0:30.1	Just a couple of quick announcements before this week's show, a show we're recording and posting on Saturday a day earlier than usual because Sunday's Easter. First, I want to
0:39.1	let everyone know that we have a new voice on our Twitter feed, Trey, who some of you might know from
0:43.5	the politics guy's newsletter. Now, like me, Trey's a political scientist, but unlike me, he's right
0:48.9	of center. Because Jay's not able to tweet, you know, he's off too busy crushing the little guy on behalf of his corporate paymasters or something.
0:56.7	I thought it would be a good thing to bring in a conservative voice on the feed.
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1:57.2	And now, on to this week's show. The United States already difficult relationship with Russia has taken a turn for the
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