What are some of President Trump’s likely policy priorities after he takes office for a second time? Will he do exactly as he threatened?
Synopsis: The Straits Times’ assistant foreign editor Clement Tan catches up with US bureau chief Bhagyashree Garekar to talk about President Donald Trump’s possible policy priorities in his second term.
In this episode, they discuss the cabinet appointees President Trump has already announced, his China policy and the war of words that has already erupted between Trump’s “bro-in-chief” Elon Musk and Trump’s MAGA base supporters.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:38 Trump's inauguration and immediate priorities
6:09 Internal conflicts within the Republican Party
12:32 Trump's approach to China
24:26 The future of TikTok in US and Trump's influence
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Host: Clement Tan (clemtan@sph.com.sg) & Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg)
Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani
Executive producer: Ernest Luis
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