In This Episode
Trump lashes out at our closest allies while kissing up to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. Then former Solicitor General Don Verrilli joins Jon and Dan to talk about the Trump Administration’s decision to stop defending the Affordable Care Act’s pre-existing conditions protections in court.
Show Notes:
The War of 1812/2018:
- Washington Post: Trump accuses Canadian leader of being ‘dishonest’ and ‘weak’
- New York Times: Trump Upends Global Trade Order Built by U.S.
Trump at the G-7:
- New York Times: Putin Says He Would Welcome a Meeting With Trump
- CBS News: Susan Rice slams Trump for “disgraceful statement” about Russia at G7
- Bloomberg: China, Russia Cementing Rising Eastern Bloc as Trump Rattles G-7
- New York Times: Trump Refuses to Sign G-7 Statement and Calls Trudeau ‘Weak’
- Slate: Trump Shocks Allies With Tweets Insulting Trudeau, Backing Out of G-7 Statement
- Washington Post: Americans like Trump on the economy. They dislike Trump for being Trump
- New York Times: Escalating Clash With Canada, Trump Is Isolated Before North Korea Meeting
- The Star: What led to Trump’s outburst against Trudeau: Behind the scenes at the G7
- The Atlantic: A Senior White House Offical Defines the Trump Doctrine: ‘We’re America, Bitch’
- New York Magazine: Trump vs. the West
What are the consequences for this behavior/ How fucked are we?:
- Washington Post: European leaders are indignant and defiant over Trump’s G-7 statement. But they’re not surprised
- Washington Post: Opinion: Trump turns the G-7 into the G-6 vs. G-1
- The Atlantic: America Alone?
- Politico: Angela Merkel on Trump’s G7 show: It’s ‘depressing’
Is there a way the Democrats can make hay with this?:
The GOP response:
- Vox: John McCain to US allies: “Americans stand with you, even if our president doesn’t”
- NBC News: The GOP once championed alliances and free trade. Why is it silent now?
Singapore fling:
- Axios: Trump’s history book summit
- Axios: Trump’s deal-of-the-decade plan
- Washington Post: With smiles and a handshake, Trump and Kim could mask gulf on nuclear arms
- New York Times: As Trump-Kim Summit Nears, President Is Confident, but Wide Gaps Remain
- New York Times: The Nine Steps Required to Really Disarm North Korea
- Washington Post: Trump meets with Singapore leader as U.S. races to finalize details for North Korea summit
- The New Yorker: Feuding with Allies, Trump May Need Success in Singapore More than Kim
- Bloomberg: The Best – and Worst – That Can Happen in Singapore
Trump’s great man theory:
- ABC News: Trump says he doesn’t need to ‘prepare very much’ for North Korea summit, ‘it’s about attitude’
- New York Times: For All His Deals, Trump Has Never Faced an Adversary Like Kim Jong-un
- Foreign Policy: Here’s how the North Korea summit could play out
Donald Verrilli:
- Washington Post: Justice Department takes aim at heart of health law
- Washington Post: Trump administration shifted positions in a lawsuit against Affordable Care Act. It wasn’t first legal about-face
- New York Times: Trump’s New Plan to Dismantle Obamacare Comes With Political Risks
- Vox: Trump’s legal attack on the ACA isn’t about health care. It’s a war on the rule of law
- Think Progress: This 2011 quote from Jeff Sessions just became really awkward
- Huffington Post: Trump Administration Takes New Aim At Obamacare’s Pre-Existing Protections
- Vox: The fight over preexisting conditions is back. Here’s why the Obamacare battle won’t end
- The Atlantic: The Federal Government Abandons the Most Popular Part of the ACA
