Fareed Zakaria GPS

Europe’s View on Trump 2.0; China’s High Level Military Purge

Fareed Zakaria GPS

Show Notes

oday on the show, federal immigration raids and the killing of two civilians in Minneapolis have many around the world wondering what exactly is happening in the United States. Fareed speaks with Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, and Christopher Caldwell, conservative author and New York Times contributing opinion writer, about the global reaction to Trump 2.0.

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