iam going i am going to be discussing all of this with these two. there they are. the boss of the world trade organization, as well as a former wto judge from china. and what does this mean for a business where trade is everything? i will be speaking with the boss of one of the biggest shipping and freight companies to find out how they are navigating through these choppy waters. whenever you arejoining me from around the world, hello, welcome to the show. we are in a poly crisis. that is according to ngozi okonjo iweala, director general of world trade organization, because the wto is holding its most important meeting in more than four years. this week, trade ministers from more than 150 countries will gather in geneva in switzerland. the meeting has twice been postponed covid outbreaks. but now, as well as a world facing a pandemic and this aftermath, there is a war on european soil. globalfood shortages. and the global cost of living crisis. and of course, the continuing
fuel prices and the average cost of driving around has increased massively in the last 12 years. to have that not even be reviewed, do not have any more that we can give tax free, is making it exceptionally hard to even be able to support the star. ., ., , hard to even be able to support the star. ., ., . ,., star. you are saying the government can do more- star. you are saying the government can do more. they star. you are saying the government can do more. they could star. you are saying the government can do more. they could also - star. you are saying the government can do more. they could also cut - can do more. they could also cut some of the fuel duty, which they take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do so take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do so much take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do so much more, - take from fuel at the pumps. 133
$10.5 trillion. don t you hate paying the interesten on your credit cards? now what s happening is every single american that has a new baby, that baby gets charged $94,000 coming into this world. i think s wrong. maria: speaker, i want to get one more comment from you on the call that you had. you had a call with fbi director christopher wray on friday. you know that james comer has a subpoena out for the document that he wants to see. are you going to be able to get that document? what went on with your call with the director of fbi? i want to be very clear with the fbi director that congress has a right and we have the jurisdiction to oversee the fbi. this is one piece of paper that the a chairman of a committee has requested to see. hement hasn t even acknowledged he hasn t even acknowledged whether he has this document, but he hasn t provided it. i explained to the director that we will coeverything in our power and we have the jurisdiction over the fbi that we have the right
years. maria: wow. $10.5 trillion. don t you hate paying the interesten on your credit cards? now what s happening is every single american that has a new baby, that baby gets charged $94,000 coming into this world. i think s wrong. maria: speaker, i want to get one more comment from you on the call that you had. you had a call with fbi director christopher wray on friday. you know that james comer has a subpoena out for the document that he wants to see. are you going to be able to get that document? what went on with your call with the director of fbi? i want to be very clear with the fbi director that congress has a right and we have the jurisdiction to oversee the fbi. this is one piece of paper that the a chairman of a committee has requested to see. hement hasn t even acknowledged he hasn t even acknowledged whether he has this document, but he hasn t provided it. i explained to the director that we will coeverything in our power and we have the jurisdiction over the fbi that
want to avoid somebody to the talk about something, you re afraid. you re not just afraid, but you know you ve done something wrong. this is a president that has ignored one of the greatest crisis we have before us, our fiscal problem. every great nation has collapsed when they ve overextended themselves. in the next ten years, we will now spend $10.5 trillion just on interest. from 1940 until today, we ve only spent $9 trial time that means 17.5 president of everything the tax payer puts in is just going to interest on the debt. he weakens us. his overspending, he wants to the spend more money than he spent during covid. he added $6 trillion. that s where inflation was created. so he s creating inflation, making us dependent upon china, and then he s jeopardizing medicare and social security because for the first time in a 10-year window not just the highway trust fund, but medicare and social security becomes insolvent. so it automatically gets cut. this rests upon his feet not becau