The Morning Meeting Trump Hails "Truly Great" Meeting With Chinese President; Does Cuomo Have a Chance for an Upset Win?
Oct 30, 2025
Hosts dissect Trump's 'truly great' meeting with the Chinese president, analyzing promises on trade, rare earths, and national security risks. Meanwhile, the New York City mayoral race heats up as Bloomberg backs Cuomo, raising questions about his upset potential. They also delve into the looming government shutdown and its political implications, while discussing Trump's controversial suggestion to resume nuclear testing. The plans for a midterm-style convention in Las Vegas add another layer of intrigue.
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Congregation Delays Charity Over Politics
- Mark shared a listener story about a congregation delaying food-bank donations to avoid aiding Trump politically.
- Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine condemned choosing to cause suffering for political leverage.
China Meeting Rereleased Status Quo
- The China meeting produced familiar, largely pre-announced concessions across chips, rare earths, and soybeans with limited new outcomes.
- Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine argued the trip highlighted U.S. dependence and the need to diversify supply chains away from China.
Monitored Chip Sales As Strategic Trade-Off
- Allowing monitored chip sales can give visibility into Chinese capabilities and use, argued Sean Spicer.
- He framed limited exports as preferable to China developing unknown domestic capabilities.