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Feb 2025
29m 21s

Trump 2.0: The Art of the Deal

The New York Times
About this episode

This week, President Trump proposed two deals that would require allies to put his needs ahead of their own.

Times’ Journalists Michael Barbaro, Catie Edmonson, Maggie Haberman, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs discuss how, in both cases, Trump got what he wanted.

Guest: 

  • Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
  • Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
  • Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, covering President Trump and his administration.

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