The Takeout with Major Garrett, 5/14/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
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🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Chinese President Xi Jinping laying down the gauntlet to President Trump, stating that Taiwan is their most important issue. Anna Coren continues her reporting from Beijing, breaking down what we know so far. Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin reacts to the summit between Trump and Xi, specifically voicing her worries about Taiwan and artificial intelligence. We're five days out from Georgia voters casting ballots in their primary elections. Major speaks with Republican Congressman Buddy Carter, who's running for Senate in the Peach State. He explains why he is the best Republican to beat Sen. Jon Ossoff. Plus, California Democratic Congressman Lou Correa joins to discuss his push for psychedelic therapy for veterans struggling with PTSD, after President Trump signed an executive order to expand research into the effects of those drugs. He also hints at whom he's backing in the race to replace CA Gov. Gavin Newsom. All that and more, right here on "The Takeout."Â
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| 0:00.0 | Iran's military has been degraded, but can it still threaten U.S. interests in the Middle East, especially the Strait of Hormuz? |
| 0:07.8 | Michigan Democratic Senator Alyssa Slotkin got some very interesting answers on that today. |
| 0:13.5 | Republicans don't have many Senate pick up options this year. Is Georgia one of them? |
| 0:19.1 | Congressman Buddy Carter, who joins us us says yes, but first, |
| 0:23.4 | he has to win the GOP primary. Psychedelics are having their day legally in research trials |
| 0:30.6 | for veterans suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress. California Democrat Lou Correa is here |
| 0:36.9 | to explain why. |
| 0:48.2 | Hello, everyone, I'm Major Garrett in Washington. Welcome to the takeout. On the agenda |
| 0:52.0 | tonight, a delightfully wide array of topics, As we love to say here, politics, policy, smidge into pop culture, all three filter one way or another through President Trump's trip to China. Now, I've covered these Chinese U.S. summits before, and I can tell you with confidence, the pronouncements afterward are usually |
| 1:12.6 | cautious and nonspecific. The few promises or flourishes announced usually require months of |
| 1:19.5 | examination to see if reality matches the rhetoric. And headlines you might see in your phones |
| 1:24.5 | or elsewhere today about China intending to buy Boeing jets and |
| 1:29.3 | soy beans made in America, well, they're going to command and demand such long-term scrutiny. |
| 1:35.2 | Ditto, what was discussed in private about Iran and Taiwan. |
| 1:39.8 | As for the war with Iran, it, of course, continues. |
| 1:42.9 | The Iranian stopped at least two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz today, exactly how and with |
| 1:49.0 | what military force or coercion is not clear. |
| 1:52.0 | We will discuss this with Michigan Democratic Senator Alyssa Slotkin, who questioned the |
| 1:57.3 | head of Central Command today about Iran's remaining military capabilities, which, interestingly, |
| 2:03.6 | U.S. intelligence reports say are more stout than President Trump suggests those capabilities. |
| 2:10.4 | On the politics front, Republicans in Georgia, nearly half of them, that is, according to survey data, |
| 2:16.8 | remain undecided about their U.S. Senate nominee |
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