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.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

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