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Is Trump's Honeymoon Over?

2025/2/21
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Dan Pfeiffer
前白宫通信主任和《Pod Save America》播客的共同主持人,专注于政治、通信和数字策略。
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Jon Favreau
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Jon Favreau: 我认为重要的是,每个人都应该明白,本周美国实际上已经改变了在俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的战争中的立场,站在了俄罗斯一边,放弃了自二战以来支撑美国外交政策的两党原则。我们已经决定,我们不再是民主力量的领导者,我们将与专制政权站在一起。这不仅仅是拜登政府与特朗普政府外交政策之间的转变,更是对支撑美国外交政策的全部两党原则的抛弃。我们已经决定,我们不再是民主力量的领导者,我们将与专制政权站在一起。 Dan Pfeiffer: 美国人是否真的关心美国不参与的外国战争和外交政策?普京的目标是重建苏联,他拥有核武器,并且几乎在乌克兰战场上使用过核武器,现在他得到了朝鲜和中国的帮助。美国不再支持乌克兰,似乎也不太关心支持欧洲或保卫欧洲。特朗普政府的行为让全世界看到了美国的态度,所有世界上的坏人,所有邪恶的政权,所有拥有核武器的政权都会认为美国不会干预。世界秩序的维持依赖于美国作为世界最强军事力量站在民主一边,如果美国放弃这一立场,整个平衡就会崩溃。特朗普认为美国拥有广阔的海洋可以保护自己,这是一种极其愚蠢的想法。特朗普政府的政策并非是转向内向,而是与其他专制政权结盟,并对盟友施压。美国与专制政权的结盟将导致全球范围内更多的人民遭受压迫和剥削。特朗普政府的动机也包含经济因素,他们试图迫使乌克兰放弃其稀土矿产资源。新的世界秩序可能是由普京和特朗普这样的专制者瓜分世界并掠夺财富。特朗普对国际事务的理解过于简单化,忽视了世界各国之间的复杂关系。许多富有的科技人士近年来都采取了亲俄的立场,这与俄罗斯巨大的市场潜力有关。腐败是专制政权的特征,而非缺陷,独裁者热衷于权力和金钱。

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This chapter analyzes the honeymoon period of Trump's presidency and discusses the factors contributing to its decline, including economic performance, public disapproval of his agenda, and the negative impact of Elon Musk's actions. Polling data reveals a decline in Trump's approval ratings and a growing concern about the influence of the wealthy in the White House.
  • Trump's approval ratings are underwater across the board
  • Economic approval is worse than overall job approval
  • Elon Musk's approval ratings are even worse
  • 71% of respondents believe the wealthy have too much influence in the White House

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk make their bromance official in a joint interview with Sean Hannity, but polls suggest the American people may already be souring on DC's new it-couple. Trump takes his feud with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to dangerous new levels, calling Ukraine's leader a "dictator." And, after claiming he wouldn't cut Medicaid, Trump sides with the House GOP on a massive reconciliation bill that would do just that. Jon and Dan discuss how Trump is reshaping our relationship with Russia and the world, the potential political ramifications of cutting entitlements, and the latest with the DOGE firings. Then, Dan is joined by former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to talk about the Justice Department purges, the prospects for the corruption case against Eric Adams, and more.

 

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