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May 2025
40m 54s

Conclusions From Trump’s First Foreign T...

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Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Randa Slim, non-resident fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss President Trump’s trip to the Middle East — his first major foreign trip of his second presidency — and his evolving foreign policy.    Next, ... Show More
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