Geopolitical Shifts: Ukraine, China, and Trump’s Strategy | Hugh Hewitt & Matthew Continetti

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🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In this episode, Hugh Hewitt hosts Matthew Continetti, Director of Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and a columnist, discussing Zelensky’s missteps with Trump’s administration and the evolving U.S. foreign policy. Continetti critiques Zelensky’s rejection of a resource deal and analyzes Trump’s personalist approach, suggesting a revised agreement might mend ties, while also exploring broader geopolitical dynamics involving China, Russia, Iran, and Hamas.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to Town Hall Review with Hugh Hewitt podcast, bringing to you the best voices on the stories and issues that matter.
0:07.5	Here's another piece I'll trust you enjoy.
0:10.2	Joined by Matt Continetti.
0:11.7	Matt is the director of Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
0:15.8	He is a columnist for the Washington Free Beacon.
0:18.0	He is the Washington editor for Commentary Magazine.
0:20.2	And I hear him most
0:21.1	days on the commentary podcast. Hello, Matt. Thank you for joining me on this Friday. Always good
0:25.2	to see you. Always good to see you, Hugh. Thanks for having me. I listened with great interest
0:30.4	yesterday as you opined on Yalta. John Botthoritz reminded me you are a historian. Your book,
0:35.2	The Right is fabulous. So I'm going to throw a historian's
0:37.6	question at you to open this up. Trump is to Zelensky as FDR was to blank.
0:48.8	Well, I mean, the easiest answer would be Churchill. No. Though, I'm not sure. No?
0:54.6	Okay.
0:54.7	De Gaul.
0:55.3	Who?
0:56.1	A troublesome and necessary person with whom you have to deal, but who gives you
1:01.8	heartburn at every turn.
1:03.5	And more for Churchill than FDR.
1:05.6	But what do you make of this?
1:07.6	Yes.
1:09.1	Well, it's a fascinating development, Hugh.
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