President Trump On The Axios Show | Full Interview Baftas 2026 [qTkToOUtz3w]

The original season 2 episodes of The Axios Show were lightly edited for brevity, and many viewers asked us to post the full interviews. This is President Trumps complete conversation with Axios, recorded on June 18.

The full conversation was originally chris sale published on Axios.com:

In this wide-ranging interview, President Trump discusses power in his second term, the escalating conflict with Iran, his relationships with world leaders, the future of AI, and what he still wants to do before leaving office.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:13 - The one big thing: power

0:33 - What Trump says he learned about power

2:33 - Why Trump says his second term is more powerful

2:59 - Trump on the G7

4:04 - What makes a great leader

5:21 - Trump on Xi, China and AI

6:47 - The Chinese system

8:01 - Trump on Modi and India

10:20 - Weak leaders and the G7

11:42 - Russia, Putin and Ukraine

14:44 - Iran and the limits of power

15:00 - There independent are no limits

16:21 - Iran, the MOU and unconditional surrender

17:21 - Soleimani, Israel and military power

21:22 - Trump on regime change in Iran

22:08 - Why Trump says he stopped bombing Iran

24:13 - Congress, Republicans and the Iran deal

26:31 - Avoiding the late great Herbert Hoover

27:52 - Cuba and what comes after Iran

28:10 - Marco Rubio and Cuba

28:30 - Venezuela as a model

31:16 - The Western Hemisphere and American influence

32:53 - Trump says Israel would not exist without him

34:22 - Artificial intelligence

36:29 - Anthropic and national security

38:30 - The Defense Production Act and AI

39:21 - Whether the U.S. should share AI power

40:15 - The rest of Trumps presidency

41:39 - has lebron ever been swept in the playoffs The White House, renovations and legacy

44:23 - The Triumphal Arch

44:42 - Closing