The Takeout with Major Garrett, 5/12/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Just before heading to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, President Trump told reporters he’s not thinking about Americans’ financial situations, when questioned on the war in Iran. Ed O’Keefe joins Major at the desk with more. Aaron MacLean provides analysis on the latest on the war in Iran, and his reaction on Pakistan’s role as mediator between the two countries. CBS News Contributor Patrick McGee previews Apple CEO Tim Cook joining Trump in his trip to China. Plus, Major takes us back to the 60s when CBS Radio covered then-President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers remarks following the marches in Selma, Alabama. Join us for the full episode here!
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| 0:00.0 | From the trusted team behind 48 hours, welcome to case-by-case. |
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| 0:30.4 | What you might wonder is President Trump thinking about in negotiations to end the war with Iran? |
| 0:36.7 | You? |
| 0:40.9 | Gas prices? Inflation? Not so much. |
| 0:48.5 | Actually, not even a little bit. China is more economically and technologically powerful because of Apple. What your love of iPhones has done to the global economic power equation. |
| 0:55.6 | And you know I love this, our CBS News Radio tribute tonight, Lyndon Johnson, voting rights in a speech that changed American law and politics for decades. decade. Hello, everyone. |
| 1:16.6 | I'm Major Garrett in Washington. |
| 1:19.6 | Very happy to be back and very happy to welcome you to the takeout. |
| 1:23.6 | Dear President Trump say it as he did today, he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have almost |
| 1:29.9 | nothing to talk about when it comes to the war with Iran. |
| 1:34.1 | Really? |
| 1:35.3 | It's all going to work out, Trump said. |
| 1:38.4 | Oh, and oil prices and inflation, which can only be described as rising at noticeable and |
| 1:44.0 | financially irritating rates |
| 1:45.5 | will all come magically down when this war is over. |
| 1:50.7 | You will be forgiven for asking yourself, wait, |
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