President Trump On Iran, China And American Power | The Axios Show Como [rtMhd8SGk73]

President Trump sits down with Axios Marc Caputo for a wide-ranging conversation about power, war and Americas role in the world.

In this episode of The Axios Show, Trump discusses what he has learned about wielding power, why he says there are no limits to presidential power, and how he views the leaders shaping global politics, including Chinas Xi Jinping and Indias Narendra Modi.

The conversation centers on Iran, where Trump defends the military campaign, the deal that followed and his decision to stop short of further escalation. He also discusses the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, Cuba, Venezuela, artificial carrier intelligence, Anthropic, Chinas AI race and how he thinks about maintaining power in the carlos augusto final stretch of his presidency.

This episode has been edited for brevity. Watch the extended interview here: ed markey seth moulton poll

Timestamps:

0:00 - Welcome to The Axios Show

0:11 - The one big thing: power

1:37 - Im the boss and the G7

3:36 - What Trump sees in world leaders

4:05 - Trump on Xi Jinping and China

6:11 - Venezuela, military power and oil

7:19 - Trump on Modi, Pakistan and global leadership

9:08 - Macron, the G7 and Trumps weakness

11:18 - Trump on Iran and the limits of power

12:09 - Was the Iran deal unconditional surrender?

13:39 - Trump defends the Iran campaign

15:27 - The Strait of Hormuz and the risk to oil

17:44 - Secret ship movements out of the Gulf

19:05 - Cuba, Venezuela and the Western Hemisphere

22:29 - Trump on American influence in the hemisphere

23:35 - Iran, nuclear weapons and Israel

25:59 - Trump on Netanyahu and Lebanon

26:59 - Trump on artificial intelligence as a weapon

27:45 - Anthropic and national security

28:37 - Could Trump shut down an AI company?

28:45 - Trump on beating China in AI

29:45 - The Defense Production Act and AI regulation

30:35 - Trump on maintaining power

31:39 - Trump on fixing the White House

34:04 - Closing