1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Radio Stateside. Richard Donald, Very good morning to you, Mordan, Mike. 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: Speaking of way Mo, someone told me the other day 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 2: they saw one of these things running around in San 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: Francisco and the only thing on board was a dog. 5 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: There's no dogs have credit cards, but. 6 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 3: There you go. 7 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: What do we make of the photo the two cheers 8 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: and the funeral. I mean, is this leading anyway? 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: Nice cheers, weren't they? Yeah? No, This could be a 10 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 2: significant few days intertwnity whether the Russia Ukraine peace effort 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: is getting anywhere. Micro Rubio, the US Secretary of State, 12 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: says that Trump this week will decide whether to continue 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 2: the process. Is Rubio? 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 3: This week is going to be a really important week 15 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 3: in which we have to make a determination about whether 16 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 3: this is an endeavor that we are wanting to continue 17 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 3: to be involved in. But we wanted to do it happen. 18 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 3: There are reasons to be optimistic, but there are reasons 19 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 3: to be realistic of course as well. We're close, but 20 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 3: we're not close enough. 21 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 2: So that's a diplomatic talk for you. Trump just came 22 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: away from those private talks with Ukraine Zelenski at the 23 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: Vatican where both, of course we're attending funeral services for 24 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: Le Pope Francis Zalencia was cheered by the crowd when 25 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: he arrived. Trump walked into that stony silence as they 26 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 2: were shown all over here and standing out as the 27 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: only person because wearing a blue suit instead of the 28 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: black suit the Vatican had advised. These talks were the 29 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 2: first between the two since the debacle at the White 30 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: House back in February, when Trump accused Lensky of gambling 31 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: with World War three potentially and Zelensky left without signing 32 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: that rare earth minerals deal that they had mapped out. 33 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 2: This time, the two were leaning in, and Zelenski said 34 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: it was a good, perhaps even quite a very symbolic 35 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: meeting with the potential to become historic if results or achieved. 36 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: Zolensky has said a little beyond that, except saying it wasting. 37 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 4: I didn't want to go to Ploto details if it's possible, 38 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 4: because the questions were sens to psionals on of course, 39 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 4: totally it's a wild how to bring this. 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: What we do see is some atmospheric changes. Russia's foreigners. 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,559 Speaker 2: De Lavrov gave a rare interview to an American network 42 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: today CBS, asserting that Russia is ready to talk and 43 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: to reach some deal. Trump, of course, has opened the 44 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: indoors even before there's any direct negotiation, seating CRIMEA and 45 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: all recently taken Ukrainian territory over to Russia and a 46 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: nine Ukraine NATO membership. So that's the art of the deal. 47 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: Is it surrendering before you even negotiate si. Trump for 48 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 2: the first time has posted on social media as some 49 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: costic criticism of Putin's attack on Ukrainian civilians last week, 50 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 2: The Deadliest Sense of July of last year. Trump wrote quick, 51 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: maybe maybe Putin doesn't want to stop the war and 52 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: is just tapping the Americans along. Huh. Former US National 53 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 2: Security advisor under Biden, Jack Sullivan says of the Trump post. 54 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 4: It gives me the first fliver of hope I've had 55 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 4: in a while. 56 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: But again, are we heading for a breakthrough or a breakdown? 57 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: So far up? Of course we do not know. 58 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: No, we do not, But we do know. Come Wednesday, 59 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: our time to say you'll turn it. One hundred days, 60 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: big day. 61 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a sewer of polls out now in advance 62 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: of that one hundred day marker. Most showed Trump underwater. 63 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: Several give Trump the worst favorability of any US president 64 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 2: at this one hundred day point in eighty years. In 65 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: the ab Trump has thirty nine percent approval. That is 66 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: down by six points since February. On Trump's signature issues, 67 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: the poll has seventy two percent thinking it is very 68 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: or somewhat likely that Trump policies will lead to a recession. 69 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: Seventy three percent in this poll say the economy is 70 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 2: in bad shape. Fifty two percent say it is worse 71 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: since Trump took office. On immigration, of course, another signature 72 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 2: trump issued, fifty three percent in that pols say they disapprove. 73 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: Sixty two percent say they do not think Trump respects 74 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: the rule of law. So that's one survey. Fox News 75 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: also has a poll out which Trump is attacking as 76 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: you've been noting. They ask you, is the Trump team 77 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 2: competent at managing the federal government? 78 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: Know? 79 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: Is the response? By a nine point margin. Do they 80 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: approve of his handling of the economy? No, by an 81 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: eighteen point margin. Do you approve of what Elon Musk 82 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: has been up to in terms of federal government cutbacks? 83 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 3: No? 84 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: By a seventeen point margin. Are the Trump tariffs helping 85 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: the US economy No, by a twenty three point margin. 86 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: Do you approve of the way the Trump team is 87 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: dealing with inflation? No, by a twenty six point margin. 88 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: Can Trump ignore the courts when it comes to immigration issues? No, 89 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 2: by a forty nine percent margin. And all the poles 90 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 2: are done are similar the NBC, CBS pure economists poles 91 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 2: or put Trump underwater? The Trump says, actual consumer spending 92 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: US up, but a lot of that, as we've been 93 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: staying in recent days, is fueled by panic buying before 94 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: car prices and other big ticket prices go up. Meantime, 95 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: Trump team says, only the media puts faith in poles. 96 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: And as for the media, typically on this day, we'd 97 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: be talking, wouldn't we about comedy sketches and jokes from 98 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: the annual Correspondent's dinner last night? But this year, with 99 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: Trump threats to the media, they canceled the comedian at 100 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: the dinner, with President Trump refusing also to attend, So 101 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: apparently no time for jokes. 102 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: Good on your mom, catch up on a couple of days, 103 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: Richard Arnold state side for us just also this s 104 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: morning out of that same part of the world. The 105 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins, government's preparing to cut a deal 106 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: for American farmers with China, so they're bleeding because of China. 107 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,039 Speaker 1: They've also got this understanding that nobody seems to be 108 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: able to explain. Certainly, Rolins couldn't the claim from Trump 109 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: and Time magazine that he's made two hundred deals in 110 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: the wave of wake up sweeping teriff reforms. He's made 111 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: two hundred trade deals. Bessent Scott Bessent was Treasury Secretary, 112 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: was asked about it as well. He goes, well, they 113 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: could be sub deals, whatever the hell that means. And 114 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: the real story that no one seems to have picked 115 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: up on that, I cannot believe that somebody hasn't been arrested. 116 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: So the Trump Meme coin, they announced last week that 117 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: if you're one of the top wallet holders, you get 118 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: to have dinner with the president. So everyone starts buying 119 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: Trump memes and guess what happens to the price? Oh gosh, 120 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: it goes up. So you go on the twenty second 121 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: of May to the dinner special reception for the twenty 122 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: five wallet holders, a VIP White House tour. The following day, 123 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: market caps at two point seven billions down, seventy percent 124 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: since its peak in January. But the President saying, the 125 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: people who buy the most number of coins get to 126 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: come to dinner with me and have a White House tour, 127 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: and no one from the feed anywhere is looking for handcuffs. 128 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: Do you remember how angsty we got when one of 129 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: our prime ministers signed a picture once exactly And this 130 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: was before Trump said it's a good time to buy. Somehow, 131 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: the rules don't seem to apply in America. 132 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 133 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 2: news talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 134 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.