Talking Politics USA

Mandelson’s screeching u-turn and the strategy behind Trump’s tariffs gamble


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“President Trump is always eager to bury the hatchet, sometimes in your face, sometimes in your back…”

Former Trump appointee Matthew Bartlett delivers colourful analysis on his Talking Politics USA debut to explain to Tom Bradby how the president is likely to react to Peter Mandelson’s remarkable u-turn from his previously scathing criticism.

Political Editor Robert Peston and US Correspondent Dan Rivers debate the strategy behind the president’s tariffs war with Canada, Mexico and the EU, while our expert panel weigh up whether Elon Musk is about to shut down US aid around the world.

Every week Talking Politics USA digs into the key topics for a UK audience to understand what’s really going on in Donald Trump’s America.

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