Independent you have a lot of leverage in the energy world. Also because we are the recipient purchasers of most countries goods other countries makes stuff and sell it to us they need to sell it to us, we make stuff, it would be nice to sell it to them but mostly we sell it to ourselves. Trump understood those things and realize we can fix the American Economy if he could get us off of middle east energy he could use trade wars to renegotiate the agreements with china, with japan, with south korea mexico and canada. The United States in a far better position, have much more leverage and then start negotiating my advice is that now that you have china in the phase 1 trade agreement, you have a trade agreement with mexico and canada, one with japan and south korea, probably get one with the bricks by the end of the year. We now have a consortium and trading blocs where we can go to china, a lot of us have the same complaints about the chinese treatment and we could go as a block led by
In advance of the Republican National convention we want to show you related other programs from our archives. Coming up, programs about donald trump and his supporters thoughts on how to win reelection in november. First up from this past february on our either Interview Program afterwords k t mcfarland recalls her time working for the president. Trump understood if you rebuild the American Economy to make the strongest economy in the world, all the middle east oil and make America Energy independence, you have a lot of leverage in the energy world and also because we are the recipients of purchasers, other countries make stuff and sell it to us. They need to sell it to us. We make stuff, trump understood and realized if he could fix the American Economy, get us off of middle east energy could use trade wars to renegotiate agreements with china, japan, south korea, one with britain soon, mexico and canada. Put the United States enough far better position of much more leverage and then
Joining us now on book tv is author nick adams his sixth book is just out. Here it is trump and churchill defenders of western civilization what does trump and churchill have in common . Great to be with you. Donald trump and Winston Churchill have a lot of a lot in common you wouldnt think that to be the case and women to begin their career and the other by opposing them and that compelling or raider that crude and trader nonetheless but peter is then you start to drill a little deeper with western civilization to have remarkable similarities both alpha males. Both have acrimonious relationship with the media. And with their own Political Party those had predecessors that were considered very weak Winston Churchill had Neville Chamberlain and donald trump had barack obama. And those parallels between the time in the man. When we look back at Winston Churchill and history we picture him with unanimous support. Is certainly wasnt that way Winston Churchill was a disruptor something that
One was a great compelling orator one was crude but good with tweeting nonetheless. But as soon as you start to drill a little deeper and the remarkable similarity. Both planes speakers and alpha males both had the acrimonious relationship with the media the establishment of their own Political Party. Both had predecessors that were considered very weak Winston Churchill had Neville Chamberlain and trump had barack obama. There are incredible parallels between the time and then and thats why i wrote the book. When we look back at churchill in history we picture him as beloved. It certainly wasnt that way. And then someone that decided to do things a different way. And those to be in the falls for a long time. And with those British National newspapers in the early 19 forties and if those are British National newspapers you may thank you are reading the Washington Post or New York Times so similar are the criticisms and the accusations that both man like judgment or dont listen to anybo
Loves to drink, the other is a 63 teetotaler and one famously napped in his pajamas almost every afternoon and the other would appear barely sleeps. One began their career by each reducing tariffs and the other by opposing them. One was this great soaring compelling orator and the other a rather crude but very effective tweet writer. On the service they prefer to be different but as soon as you start to drill deeper as i did in my book trump and churchill you find that the men had remarkable similarities, both intensely disliked and even hated [inaudible] but both love the country and playing speakers and clear thinkers. Both alpha males, both haddon acrimonious relationship with the media and both were in massive battles with the establishment in their own Political Party. Both had pre disasters that were considered very weak. Of course, Winston Churchill had Neville Chamberlain and donald trump had barack obama. There are actually incredible parallels between the times and the men an