Trump's weakness tour comes to China

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss Donald Trump’s latest disastrous foreign trip that saw him grovel before China’s president without notching anything that could be described as a win.

We’re sad to say that this is David’s last episode, but the show is not going away! Aaron will be back at the same time, same place on Friday, May 29, hosting a rebranded podcast featuring special guest Juliet Jeske (aka Decoding Fox News). Then on June 5, a new co-host will make his debut alongside Aaron (we’ll let the suspense build for now, but if you’re a fan of Public Notice, you’ll definitely enjoy him).

On today’s episode, David and Aaron discuss:

• Trump’s alarming comments suggesting that he might revisit U.S. weapon sales to Taiwan, which would thrill China — and that’s exactly why past American presidents have steadfastly refused to consider it.

• Why Trump telling a New York Times reporter that his work was “treasonous” may have been an appalling bit of kayfabe — which we still need to take as seriously as ever.

• How an outside-the-box idea from The Downballot for implementing the new map that the Virginia Supreme Court rejected went viral and reached the highest corridors of power.

And much more. We also took several excellent questions from viewers.

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