The Importance of Being Proactive

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I would freeze the current lines of control. We have a precedent for doing this. The Korean War, Korean War style armistice that does give Putin most of the Donbas region. I personally believe we are absolutely sending Putin into Xi Jinping's arms in a way that's a mistake. That is why China is now coming, by the way, to Russia's aid. It's like a crusade. If you've roamed the streets of Kensington, as I did a few weeks ago, you don't have to go to Baghdad to see the third world. And so that I think is I think a big loss of where we are today in the country. When you're president

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(19:16) Energy policy, unemployment work requirements, immigration

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(44:46) Media strategy, Silicon Valley Bank's implosion

(54:09) Thoughts on Trump

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