Five.

There was Starma, you know, auditioning for the vacant role of leader of the free world now that Donald doesn't want to give us any of his cash anymore.

Four.

Maybe Trump's got the upper hand on the war on tariffs.

But for the Chinese, it's about a lot more in economics.

It's about face and it's about who is actually in charge of the world.

And I have to say, I've had 200 million right now in the health system, I wouldn't be spending it on an inquiry.

This is the drawback with the strongman politics.

I don't think Trump has got many internal critics.

Welcome once again to Planet Normal, the Telegraph podcast with Alison Pearson.

Hello. And me, Liam Halligan. Kirstarmer's bestriding the world, Alison, talking manfully of conflict in far-off places, striking a hawkish pose, one that you say looks bogus and squalid. Over in the US, Donald Trump's just delivered the longest speech to any joint session of Congress in history. Barely two months into his presidency, it sounded more

like a one hour, 40 minute victory rally, with Republicans chanting USA, USA, and protesting Democrats

being thrown out for over muscular heckling. It's the geopolitics stupid, as we've said on Planet

Normal many times over recent months and years, and over the last few days, geopolitics stupid. As we've said on Planet Normal many times over recent months and years,

and over the last few days, geopolitics really has come to the fore. Not only Stama trying to

channel Churchill, the fallout from Germany's lurch rightward continues. Russia, with US backing,

is now suddenly sitting pretty, not something that looked likely before Trump entered the White

House. And a Republican U.S. President is not only threatening, but now imposing, probably the most

punitive wave of tariffs, that is, taxes on imports of overseas goods into the U.S. since the 1930s.

Here in Blighty, as we try to keep the home fires burning, although the weather has been a bit

better lately, Alison.

The UK economy staggers on towards recession.

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