president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
trying to tout the president s legislative achievements will start to sink in a little more, but it s going to take some time. the voters want to rely on the economy and give president biden credit for it. thank you for your role in this this morning. we appreciate it. one thing that could affect the economy, a possible government squlount, and maybe good news. congressional leaders have apparently come up with a deal to avoiding the shutdown. house speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader chuck schumer anoupsed the deal yesterday, ahead of the two deadlines to keep the government running on january 19th. this would establish an overall spending level of $1.59 trillion in fiscal year 2024, reflecting the bipartisan deal struck last year by presidentid and then speaker kevin mccarthy. the breakdown s $886 billion for the military and $704 billion for nondefense spending