Will Trump or Xi Jinping ‘throw the first punch’? | On Balance Full Show 5/14

On this episode of "On Balance": Leland Vittert examines the boxing match of a meeting between President Trump and President Xi Jinping. As Taiwan and Iran hang in the balance and the two circle the ring, the world is wondering who will throw the first punch. Gordon Chang, a U.S.-China relations analyst and author of “Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America,” and Mary Kissel, former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, analyze the negotiations. Meanwhile, the election for Nebraska's U.S. Senate race is heating up. Incumbent Republican Senator Pete Ricketts easily won the nomination, while Cindy Burbank has secured the Democratic nomination, but is dropping out to endorse independent dark horse Dan Osborn, who joins “On Balance” tonight. Later, we try predicting the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Will there be a red wave or a blue wave, and how will Trump’s China trip shift the scales? Will Vice President JD Vance prevail over rising star Secretary Marco Rubio as the Republican nominee? 2WAY Editor-in-Chief Mark Halperin and his co-hosts of “The Morning Meeting,” Kevin Walling and Larry O’Connor, join to discuss. Finally, is Trump’s foreign policy more successful than Democrats think? The Middle East is on our side, President Putin is potentially on the way out and Trump is seemingly rebuilding relations with China. Representative Dr. Ami Bera, D-Calif., a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, breaks it down."On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects. Weekdays at 9p/8C. #OnBalanceNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYppFind us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyGHow to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij