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SCARBOROUGH Right I think ░░░░░░░░ Ben you point this ░░░░░░░░ in part some of ░░░░░░░░ is the way he ░░░░░░░░ going about doing it ░░░░░░░░ real concerns with that ░░░░░░░░ what Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ But I ll follow ░░░░░░░░ with you the question ░░░░░░░░ asked Peter Baker which ░░░░░░░░ when you talk about ░░░░░░░░ when you talk about ░░░░░░░░ when you talk about ░░░░░░░░ Panama Canal when you ░░░░░░░░ about Canada these actually ░░░░░░░░ counter to the sort ░░░░░░░░ America first foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ he s always preached ░░░░░░░░ the campaign trail and ░░░░░░░░ interviews doesn t it ░░░░░░░░ Yeah absolutely And look ░░░░░░░░ was not just a ░░░░░░░░ of accidents either Joe ░░░░░░░░ mean this is a ░░░░░░░░ who in his scripted ░░░░░░░░ address said this was ░░░░░░░░ to be an era ░░░░░░░░ quote territorial expansion This ░░░░░░░░ clearly something he s ░░░░░░░░ thinking about And a ░░░░░░░░ of things that jumped ░░░░░░░░ to me are first ░░░░░░░░ all this point that ░░░░░░░░ you look at other ░░░░░░░░ around the world throughout ░░░░░░░░ of human history including ░░░░░░░░ recent years when you ░░░░░░░░ at say Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine or how Xi ░░░░░░░░ is eyeing Taiwan ever ░░░░░░░░ closely as he ages ░░░░░░░░ bit you know there ░░░░░░░░ this idea that a ░░░░░░░░ legacy comes with more ░░░░░░░░ That s not a ░░░░░░░░ concept It both helps ░░░░░░░░ consolidate power at home ░░░░░░░░ stirs up nationalism you ░░░░░░░░ a bit of a ░░░░░░░░ high and it also ░░░░░░░░ something that you know ░░░░░░░░ can associate yourself with ░░░░░░░░ forward I also make ░░░░░░░░ point though that this ░░░░░░░░ hardly strength here Joe ░░░░░░░░ is like a bully ░░░░░░░░ the schoolyard looking around ░░░░░░░░ someone small to push ░░░░░░░░ So far we ve ░░░░░░░░ Greenland and Denmark we ░░░░░░░░ had Canada and Mexico ░░░░░░░░ had the brief spat ░░░░░░░░ Colombia These are not ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ class when it comes ░░░░░░░░ great power conflict So ░░░░░░░░ s something even more ░░░░░░░░ about it because this ░░░░░░░░ not superpower behavior This ░░░░░░░░ autocratic behavior and it ░░░░░░░░ frankly kind of declining ░░░░░░░░ behavior to be looking ░░░░░░░░ someone kind of smaller ░░░░░░░░ push around like this ░░░░░░░░ Well I m curious ░░░░░░░░ I ve read some ░░░░░░░░ on it since President ░░░░░░░░ began speaking this way ░░░░░░░░ I m wondering if ░░░░░░░░ agree that this may ░░░░░░░░ a sort of signaling ░░░░░░░░ China signaling to Russia ░░░░░░░░ we re moving beyond ░░░░░░░░ post war post 1945 ░░░░░░░░ order And instead he ░░░░░░░░ talking about a sort ░░░░░░░░ strongman sphere of influence ░░░░░░░░ the United States basically ░░░░░░░░ its sphere of influence ░░░░░░░░ takes Ukraine controls its ░░░░░░░░ of influence China takes ░░░░░░░░ and controls its sphere ░░░░░░░░ influence Is that what ░░░░░░░░ believe is happening And ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ play with the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Congress who as you ░░░░░░░░ during his first term ░░░░░░░░ back mightily when they ░░░░░░░░ that he was yielding ░░░░░░░░ much to Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ right And actually I ░░░░░░░░ this is the grave ░░░░░░░░ of the situation Because ░░░░░░░░ there s a scenario ░░░░░░░░ could be watching this ░░░░░░░░ say oh he s ░░░░░░░░ leveraging in negotiations less ░░░░░░░░ for U S ships ░░░░░░░░ to the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ you know Canadian concessions ░░░░░░░░ certain trade issues or ░░░░░░░░ even just Greenland giving ░░░░░░░░ access to more bases ░░░░░░░░ mineral rights First of ░░░░░░░░ None of those things ░░░░░░░░ are kind of what ░░░░░░░░ thought they were voting ░░░░░░░░ You know thank God ░░░░░░░░ finally are lowering the ░░░░░░░░ at the Panama Canal ░░░░░░░░ put that aside it ░░░░░░░░ t actually diminish the ░░░░░░░░ of what he s ░░░░░░░░ Because the norm and ░░░░░░░░ know that that s ░░░░░░░░ out of hate word ░░░░░░░░ the norm that he ░░░░░░░░ essentially just erasing is ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty He s saying ░░░░░░░░ don t care what ░░░░░░░░ in Denmark and Greenland ░░░░░░░░ I want Greenland The ░░░░░░░░ thing I take a ░░░░░░░░ seriously but it s ░░░░░░░░ that funny if you ░░░░░░░░ Canadian to have someone ░░░░░░░░ about you no longer ░░░░░░░░ a country I mean ░░░░░░░░ this is core to ░░░░░░░░ identity getting the canal ░░░░░░░░ And he is erasing ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty at a time ░░░░░░░░ that is not only ░░░░░░░░ cornerstone of any world ░░░░░░░░ it is eroding already ░░░░░░░░ Putin has done the ░░░░░░░░ thing in Ukraine You ░░░░░░░░ China wants to do ░░░░░░░░ same thing in Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ I don t care ░░░░░░░░ the borders are drawn ░░░░░░░░ don t care what ░░░░░░░░ international rules say If ░░░░░░░░ re a big country ░░░░░░░░ can do whatever you ░░░░░░░░ And I think Trump ░░░░░░░░ sending this message hey ░░░░░░░░ you know we re ░░░░░░░░ in the days of ░░░░░░░░ you know pre World ░░░░░░░░ I where the U ░░░░░░░░ dominates this hemisphere and ░░░░░░░░ can do what we ░░░░░░░░ in Panama and Greenland ░░░░░░░░ close by and Canada ░░░░░░░░ listen to us too ░░░░░░░░ s sending the same ░░░░░░░░ And Vladimir Putin loves ░░░░░░░░ message His message was ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ former Soviet Union That ░░░░░░░░ my sphere of influence ░░░░░░░░ out Taiwan China s ░░░░░░░░ to Taiwan is you ░░░░░░░░ stay out of this ░░░░░░░░ of East Asia This ░░░░░░░░ ours And so I ░░░░░░░░ he is embracing a ░░░░░░░░ of nationalist strongman politics ░░░░░░░░ again can make for ░░░░░░░░ good short term you ░░░░░░░░ nationalism and political nationalism ░░░░░░░░ the country but it ░░░░░░░░ what literally led to ░░░░░░░░ wars in the past ░░░░░░░░ at a minimum I ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ to kind of align ░░░░░░░░ this type of behavior ░░░░░░░░ the United States And ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party I just ░░░░░░░░ t see it Joe ░░░░░░░░ now coming from the ░░░░░░░░ I think what is ░░░░░░░░ to have to happen ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to break the spell ░░░░░░░░ people a bit that ░░░░░░░░ you can t oppose ░░░░░░░░ on anything foundational to ░░░░░░░░ he s saying because ░░░░░░░░ think there s people ░░░░░░░░ know better in Congress ░░░░░░░░ Yeah RHODES See where ░░░░░░░░ is going and see ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ USAID it s about ░░░░░░░░ is America in the ░░░░░░░░