thank you. tried again to muck around in our elections this last month, and we are seeing a continued effort along those lines. and battle sometimes make great friendships, so it s really terrific. thank you. announcer: this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. good morning. president trump has returned to the u.s. he is home now as the nation, of course, preparing to mourn his predecessor george h.w. bush. this morning, the president returned with news of a cease-fire. at least a pause in the trade war with china. according to the white house, $200 billion in tariffs on chinese goods are on hold after president trump met with the chinese president xi jinping on the sidelines of the g20 summit and hold it to 20% rather than 25% that was discussed easterly. and remembering president george h.w. bush. tomorrow begins a week of ceremonies and services to honor the late president george h.w. bush. the 41st president died friday night
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Then another service by invitation only opinion the third stage of this, the president s remains will be taken by train to college station. that will be his final resting place. home of his presidential library where barbara was laid to rest and their daughter robin when she was just 3 years old was buried, that on the library grounds. points of life organization, the nonprofit that president bush founded, that organization has asked to celebrate the president s life. you re asked to offer up a day of service in his memory. thank you. let s get analysis now. joining us is presidential historian and distinguished professor of history at american university, allen ludwig and gentlemen, welcome.
Very passionate minority of americans but i m not convinced that the national consensus is so anti-what george herbert walker bush and clinton built. we saw that george h.w. bush, in part, because he had a democratic house and senate to contend with, passed environmental legislation during his administration. is there a place for that type of, at least philosophy in this current republican party? is there an element of that that is still current from the bush era to today? i ll start with you, allen. that is the big test, isn t it, with democrats now controlling the house? are there enough voices within the republican party to move towards bipartisanship on issues where there is some bipartisan agreement like infrastructure or
Allen, had this conversation in the context of what we saw this weekend in the discussions of u.s./russia relations. many saying the lowest point since the cold war and president bush ushered the world through the ending of the war. how does the new world order that he talked about in 0e and 91, how is that holding up today in the trump administration and the context of what we are seeing with the u.s. and russia? holding up like a house of cards has clapped. understand that george h.w. bush was a pivotal figure in american history. he mocked a transition between a republican tradition that extended back to eisenhower and throughout his administration, a tradition that was welcoming to immigrants that cared deeply about promoting american values around the world, that wanted to promote multilateral relationships and shore up