A Sunsetting Trump’s Demonstratively Declining Mental and Physical Abilities
We begin with Trump demonstratively deteriorating mentally and physically as his war of choice turns into a nightmare for him and the Republicans who are tied to him in a cult-like suicide pact. Joining us to discuss the need for an intervention leading to a resignation as happened when LBJ was trapped in Vietnam and Nixon was trapped in Watergate, is Sidney Blumenthal, the former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, and senior adviser to Hillary Clinton. He has been a national staff reporter for The Washington Post, Washington editor and staff writer for The New Yorker and his books include the bestsellers The Clinton Wars, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment and The Permanent Campaign. His latest book is All the Powers on Earth, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln 1856-1860, and we discuss his latest article at The Guardian, “Republicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump.”
Trump’s Weak Hand as He Meets With Xi
Then with Trump on his way to China carrying a weak hand to meet with Xi we speak with Michael Swaine, a senior research fellow and former director of the Quincy Institute’s East Asia program and one of the most prominent American scholars of Chinese security studies. Previously, he worked for nearly twenty years as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace specializing in Chinese defense and foreign policy, U.S.- China relations, and East Asian international relations. He also advises the U.S. government on Asian security issues and his books include Remaining Aligned on the Challenges Facing Taiwan and Conflict and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Strategic Net Assessment. He has an article at Responsible Statecraft, “Taiwan is Looming Over This Week’s Trump And Xi Summit.”