Trump's Immediate Impact on Foreign Policy

Amanpour

CNN

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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With a sweep of his pen, President Trump is issuing executive orders, changing the federal government, fulfilling campaign promises and settling scores. It's only been two days, and Trump has already withdrawn, again, from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization. He's also ordered all government maps and documents to rename the Gulf of Mexico, and has threatened tariffs on Mexico, China, and now Russia. John Sawers, who formerly led Britain's spy agency MI6 and served as the UK's Ambassador to the UN, joins Christiane to discuss these security challenges and the inner workings of foreign policy. Also on today's show: CNN Senior Global Affairs Analyst Bianna Golodryga; Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK; Paul Rosenzweig, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Homeland Security Department / Founding member, Federalist Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:43.3	President Trump moves quickly to reshape the US government and its role in the world. Britain's former spy chief John Sawyer joins us. Then,
0:48.3	as the Gaza ceasefire holds, Israel turns on the West Bank in a big way.
0:55.0	We'll have the latest on that, plus the big picture.
0:59.0	Will there be a path to Palestinian statehood, as the Biden administration said?
1:03.0	I speak to the Palestinian representative to the UK, Husam Zumlott, also ahead.
1:09.0	They are, in my respectful opinion, or disrespectful opinion,
1:12.7	the most shameful acts of pardon that any president has ever done.
1:17.8	Michel Martin discusses President Trump's mass January 6 pardons
1:22.8	with conservative lawyer and former official Paul Rosenzweig. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London.
1:47.9	With a sweep of his pen, President Trump is issuing executive orders, changing the federal
1:53.1	government, fulfilling campaign promises, and settling scores. But how will all that affect
1:58.6	the world? He proclaims, quote, America will soon be greater, stronger and far more exceptional than ever before.
2:06.4	It's only been two days and Trump has already withdrawn again from the Paris Climate Accord and from the World Health Organization.
2:13.9	He's cracked down hard on immigration, declaring a national emergency, and ordering thousands of troops to the southern border.
2:20.8	And he's ordered all government maps and documents to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
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