EPISODE · Sep 6, 2025 · 27 MIN
90% Worst Case Scenario: How Trump's Foreign Policy Failures Are Reshaping Global Alliances
from Practically Political · host Practically Political
Dave Spencer delivers a sobering assessment of the Trump administration's first eight months, rating it at "90% worst case scenario." The hosts break down the spectacular failure of the Alaska summit with Putin, the deteriorating situation in Gaza, and how Trump's tariff wars are driving traditional allies like India into China's arms. They also examine the systematic dismantling of non-partisan agencies, Congress's abdication of constitutional powers, and the looming government shutdown. Plus: the rise of Gavin Newsom as a Democratic standard-bearer, the party's demographic challenges ahead of 2030, and why the Supreme Court has become the final arbiter of every major policy dispute.Follow Practically Political on YouTube and Twitter.Follow Ashley DavisFollow Kurt Bardella
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Dave Spencer delivers a sobering assessment of the Trump administration's first eight months, rating it at "90% worst case scenario." The hosts break down the spectacular failure of the Alaska summit with Putin, the deteriorating situation in Gaza, and how Trump's tariff wars are driving traditional allies like India into China's arms. They also examine the systematic dismantling of non-partisan agencies, Congress's abdication of constitutional powers, and the looming government shutdown. Plus: the rise of Gavin Newsom as a Democratic standard-bearer, the party's demographic challenges ahead of 2030, and why the Supreme Court has become the final arbiter of every major policy dispute.
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