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Speaker 1 (00:00):
One thing that's happening this week is Donald Trump is
in the United Kingdom.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
It's a pretty big deal.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
It's a bigger deal than I think we probably give
it credit for because we just don't understand what the
heck the deal is with the royal family, and also
just kind of getting this type of pageantry around a
visit for a United States president and for Trump, this
is the second time he's come. So to help me
with understanding all the implications. Earlier today I had a
chance to speak with a political analyst, David Grasso about this. David,
(00:28):
thank you so much for being a part of our
show today.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Of course, happy to talk about our half British president.
Everyone forgets his mother was born in Scotland. This is
a big deal for him.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
So you hear the audio, you could really get a
sense that this means quite a bit to Donald Trump
going over to England. He's getting this big royal treatment.
What is this visit? Is this a visit that every
president makes for those who might not be paying super
(00:59):
close attention.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
All the time, so it's difficult to make one state visit.
What's unprecedented is that this is his second visit now
We've only only had one other president with two non
consecutive terms, and for the history buffs, that was Grover
Cleveland over a century ago. So he had a state
visit during his first term and now he's going back
(01:20):
for more. But this isn't just pomp and circumstance. There's
a lot on the agenda today. In fact, the pomp
and circumstance has already happened. Today is mostly business and politics.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Yeah, so let's talk about the pomp and the circumstance.
The photos, the videos of the garb that all of
the royals are wearing, and the English people are there
and Donald Trump was all dressed up and it was
a very very interesting looking dinner and he got to speak.
So that was essentially a welcome to the party, if
(01:51):
you will. What else is he in the United Kingdom
to accomplish this week?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Specifically, there are two main things from the agenda. One
of them involves all the politics of the day. Specifically,
the last time he was in the UK, which wasn't
too long ago, he was in Scotland. He met up
with the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who is a Liberal.
In fact, he's from the Labor Party. And Donald Trump
is of course conservative, but they've glazed over those differences
(02:18):
and had the beginning of what looks like a very
great trade deal for the UK. Now do some details
haven't been specifically hammered out, so they're going to be
working on that. The second part of that, of course,
is the AI initiative and the investment into the UK
from the AI leaders here in the United States. Donald
(02:38):
Trump was joined by many of the titans in this country,
including the head of Open Ai, Microsoft, in Nvidia, and more.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Very interesting, we are joined right now on the phone
line by David Grasso. The achievement as far as tariffs go,
I know that it feels so long ago since we
heard the term tariff or tariff's were liberating us in
the United States of America, and then they were paused,
and then there were trade deals that were lined up.
The first really substantial one was with the United Kingdom
(03:12):
that you know, was very publicized, and I think a
lot of people who you know, don't pay attention to
world politics don't understand how different here Starmer and Donald
Trump are politically. Yet they seem to have had a
really solid relationship. So this year, since Donald Trump has
been elected in Cure Starmer, you know, is a pretty
fresh faced politician as far as his term goes. As well,
(03:37):
what about our relationship with the United Kingdom. It gives
optimism to our foreign policy around the world, because you know,
this isn't a country that's at war. We don't hear
a ton about them in the news. Yet it feels
like this has really been a country that Donald Trump's
gotten along with very well since he's been inaugurated.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
So the first part I'll give you is that Donald Trump,
it's a lot along with a lot of leaders around
the world that are not like him, like Claudia Shanbaum,
the President of Mexico and Donald Trump of an excellent
relationship and she's basically a socialist as we would call
it in this country. So Donald Trump is very much
a one on one person. He likes certain people, he
dislikes others. On the other hand, at the foreign policy level,
(04:22):
the United Kingdom left the European Union in twenty sixteen,
the same year that they voted to leave the European
Union that year, the same year Donald Trump was elected.
And basically what the United Kingdom wants to do is
act as a bridge between the European Union which they've left,
and the United States. So a lot is writing on
this relationship, so political differences aside, it's a long term
(04:46):
strategy for the country. Additionally, the United Kingdom is part
of what we call the Five Eyes, which is the
closest intelligence sharing in the world, and that includes the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealan and the of course
the UK. So we do have what they call a
special relationship in many ways.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
This is great, that's very interesting.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So last thing for you, David, as we continue to
see what is unfolding this week and we get additional
news that is out for people who are, you know,
wondering how is Donald Trump able to do all of
these things, keep his head on straight while he's visiting
with people in the United Kingdom and working on that relationship.
(05:29):
And at the same time you have all this stuff
in the fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination, for instance,
it's happening here. And then of course we have the continued,
you know, drama that's taking place with places like Russia
and China working together potentially, and then of course the
war in Israel. For anybody out there that saying like,
how does Donald Trump keep all of this stuff straight
and is able to somehow still do this job with
(05:52):
a million different things going on at once and still
have time for a visit like this?
Speaker 2 (05:56):
How would you best describe that?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
I have no idea me personally, I just got back
from Italy yesterday and I feel like a jet lag mess.
My apologies for my stuttering. I have no idea how
the president does it. But if we look back at
previous presidents, of course Joe Biden being the most obvious example,
the presidency ages you. I mean, how can you possibly
(06:20):
keep up with this schedule as the leader of the
pre world? Same thing with Obama, Clinton and Bush. You know,
this is a furious job that requires every fiber of
your being, and my hat, my hat goes off to
any of these people that are willing to do this job,
because uh, yeah, I can't.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Yeah, I one hundred percent agree with you on that.
It's just kind of insane that people want to do
something like this. Basically half the country hates you, and
you get no sleep for four years.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
It sounds just incredulous to make.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Sure you do. David's just the best healthcare in the
world of course, so they're they're there are pros. So
you need it because you're gonna need to feel good
for all of this because you are the center of
the universe and that's where we're at.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Today, no doubt it is. David Grassow, political analyst. David
as always really appreciates the time today.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Always a pleasure.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Thank you.
One thing that's happening this week is Donald Trump is
in the United Kingdom.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
It's a pretty big deal.
Speaker 1 (00:04):
It's a bigger deal than I think we probably give
it credit for because we just don't understand what the
heck the deal is with the royal family, and also
just kind of getting this type of pageantry around a
visit for a United States president and for Trump, this
is the second time he's come. So to help me
with understanding all the implications. Earlier today I had a
chance to speak with a political analyst, David Grasso about this. David,
(00:28):
thank you so much for being a part of our
show today.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Of course, happy to talk about our half British president.
Everyone forgets his mother was born in Scotland. This is
a big deal for him.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
So you hear the audio, you could really get a
sense that this means quite a bit to Donald Trump
going over to England. He's getting this big royal treatment.
What is this visit? Is this a visit that every
president makes for those who might not be paying super
(00:59):
close attention.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
All the time, so it's difficult to make one state visit.
What's unprecedented is that this is his second visit now
We've only only had one other president with two non
consecutive terms, and for the history buffs, that was Grover
Cleveland over a century ago. So he had a state
visit during his first term and now he's going back
(01:20):
for more. But this isn't just pomp and circumstance. There's
a lot on the agenda today. In fact, the pomp
and circumstance has already happened. Today is mostly business and politics.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Yeah, so let's talk about the pomp and the circumstance.
The photos, the videos of the garb that all of
the royals are wearing, and the English people are there
and Donald Trump was all dressed up and it was
a very very interesting looking dinner and he got to speak.
So that was essentially a welcome to the party, if
(01:51):
you will. What else is he in the United Kingdom
to accomplish this week?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Specifically, there are two main things from the agenda. One
of them involves all the politics of the day. Specifically,
the last time he was in the UK, which wasn't
too long ago, he was in Scotland. He met up
with the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who is a Liberal.
In fact, he's from the Labor Party. And Donald Trump
is of course conservative, but they've glazed over those differences
(02:18):
and had the beginning of what looks like a very
great trade deal for the UK. Now do some details
haven't been specifically hammered out, so they're going to be
working on that. The second part of that, of course,
is the AI initiative and the investment into the UK
from the AI leaders here in the United States. Donald
(02:38):
Trump was joined by many of the titans in this country,
including the head of Open Ai, Microsoft, in Nvidia, and more.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Very interesting, we are joined right now on the phone
line by David Grasso. The achievement as far as tariffs go,
I know that it feels so long ago since we
heard the term tariff or tariff's were liberating us in
the United States of America, and then they were paused,
and then there were trade deals that were lined up.
The first really substantial one was with the United Kingdom
(03:12):
that you know, was very publicized, and I think a
lot of people who you know, don't pay attention to
world politics don't understand how different here Starmer and Donald
Trump are politically. Yet they seem to have had a
really solid relationship. So this year, since Donald Trump has
been elected in Cure Starmer, you know, is a pretty
fresh faced politician as far as his term goes. As well,
(03:37):
what about our relationship with the United Kingdom. It gives
optimism to our foreign policy around the world, because you know,
this isn't a country that's at war. We don't hear
a ton about them in the news. Yet it feels
like this has really been a country that Donald Trump's
gotten along with very well since he's been inaugurated.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
So the first part I'll give you is that Donald Trump,
it's a lot along with a lot of leaders around
the world that are not like him, like Claudia Shanbaum,
the President of Mexico and Donald Trump of an excellent
relationship and she's basically a socialist as we would call
it in this country. So Donald Trump is very much
a one on one person. He likes certain people, he
dislikes others. On the other hand, at the foreign policy level,
(04:22):
the United Kingdom left the European Union in twenty sixteen,
the same year that they voted to leave the European
Union that year, the same year Donald Trump was elected.
And basically what the United Kingdom wants to do is
act as a bridge between the European Union which they've left,
and the United States. So a lot is writing on
this relationship, so political differences aside, it's a long term
(04:46):
strategy for the country. Additionally, the United Kingdom is part
of what we call the Five Eyes, which is the
closest intelligence sharing in the world, and that includes the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealan and the of course
the UK. So we do have what they call a
special relationship in many ways.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
This is great, that's very interesting.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So last thing for you, David, as we continue to
see what is unfolding this week and we get additional
news that is out for people who are, you know,
wondering how is Donald Trump able to do all of
these things, keep his head on straight while he's visiting
with people in the United Kingdom and working on that relationship.
(05:29):
And at the same time you have all this stuff
in the fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination, for instance,
it's happening here. And then of course we have the continued,
you know, drama that's taking place with places like Russia
and China working together potentially, and then of course the
war in Israel. For anybody out there that saying like,
how does Donald Trump keep all of this stuff straight
and is able to somehow still do this job with
(05:52):
a million different things going on at once and still
have time for a visit like this?
Speaker 2 (05:56):
How would you best describe that?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
I have no idea me personally, I just got back
from Italy yesterday and I feel like a jet lag mess.
My apologies for my stuttering. I have no idea how
the president does it. But if we look back at
previous presidents, of course Joe Biden being the most obvious example,
the presidency ages you. I mean, how can you possibly
(06:20):
keep up with this schedule as the leader of the
pre world? Same thing with Obama, Clinton and Bush. You know,
this is a furious job that requires every fiber of
your being, and my hat, my hat goes off to
any of these people that are willing to do this job,
because uh, yeah, I can't.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Yeah, I one hundred percent agree with you on that.
It's just kind of insane that people want to do
something like this. Basically half the country hates you, and
you get no sleep for four years.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
It sounds just incredulous to make.
Speaker 3 (06:52):
Sure you do. David's just the best healthcare in the
world of course, so they're they're there are pros. So
you need it because you're gonna need to feel good
for all of this because you are the center of
the universe and that's where we're at.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Today, no doubt it is. David Grassow, political analyst. David
as always really appreciates the time today.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Always a pleasure.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Thank you.
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