And why don't you tell the 800,000 Polish Americans right here in Pennsylvania how quickly you would give up for the sake of favor and what you think is a friendship with what is known to be a dictator who would eat you for

lunch. That war should have never started. She was the emissary. They sent her

in to negotiate with Zellinsky and Putin and she did and the war started three days later.

The spark certainly flew in the first encounter between

Kamler Harris and Donald Trump. The race for the White House in 2024, has already taken

on surprising twists and turns.

How will the presidential debate shape the final stretch of the campaign? And what does that mean for the rest of the world

watching on? Welcome to Power Play, Politico's Weekly Podcast, where we talk to some of the most influential

people on either side of the Atlantic.

I'm your host, Anne Michael Boy, if you haven't already, please do take a moment to follow this

podcast so you don't miss an episode with a guest you might really like to hear

from in a crucial US election season. To chew over the big clash between Harris and Trump, I'm joined by none other than Politico's

global editor-in-chief John Harris, a doiennes of many presidential debates.

And also I'll be talking to John B Emerson, a prominent California Democrat

who's raised funds for Carmelah Harris in her home state.

He served in the Clinton administration before becoming the

U.S. as ambassador to Germany. How will the debate be viewed among America's

allies? First, John Harris, welcome back to Power Play.

Thanks so much, Anne.

Long night for us here over in the US, but an interesting and an exciting one.

I was going to say, lots of bleary eyes on the screen in front of us today.

So look, there was a general view, I think,

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