Intro

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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