Today on the Playbook podcast, Donald Trump is back in D.C. after his triumphant trip to the Middle East.

New trade barriers come into effect between the US and China. And it is day 14. Count them 14 of the government shutdown. Where do we go from here?

Hello, I'm Jack Blanchard. And I'm Megan Messerley. It's Tuesday, October 14th.

And this is the Playbook podcast. Great to have you back with this, Megan. The president has had a

brutally long day and I sort of figured he might clear his diary today and just take the win. But no, he's got a packed agenda today, which we will talk you guys through in a minute. He just doesn't stop. The guy is 79 and a half years old. I know. I'm 32 and I'm just exhausted looking at his schedule.

Let's talk a little bit about yesterday and what happened, Megan, because it was obviously an incredibly historic day.

I reckon this was the best day of Donald Trump's presidency.

He's pulled off something really remarkable here, at least its early days, but it feels like of a different magnitude to anything that he's achieved before as president.

What do you think of that?

It really does feel incredibly different. And I think you've

seen that in just the positive reaction across the board to what is happening right now. We saw

on Monday the remaining Israeli hostages be released by Hamas. President Trump took this

victory lap in Israel and in Egypt. And this is being universally

hailed as an incredible accomplishment. You've even seen former President Bill Clinton come out

and credit President Trump by name saying this is a historic achievement. And so I think lots of

folks will have varying opinions on the president,

but it's really hard to underplay the momentousness of what we're seeing happen right now.

Of course, the big question is where we go from here, right? And does this piece hold?

Absolutely. But it feels at this moment, it's like a total

dream come true. It's like a fantasy of Donald Trump. All these former presidents all coming out

and saying how great he is every media outlet saying what a great deal is. He had all those world

leaders stood behind him yesterday, you know, and this time you see him in those cabinet meetings

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