Trump 2.0: The Art of the Deal
The Daily
02/28/25
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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.
Background reading:
- Here’s what’s in the House Republican budget, and what comes next.
- What we know about the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal.
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