Trump Returns from China with Nothing. Xi’s Warning on Taiwan.
May 16, 2026
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as posted by the channelPaul Rieckhoff delivers a solo Friday briefing on a brutal week for U.S. standing abroad and veterans at home. Trump returned from Beijing with no real wins while a confidential U.S. intel assessment details how China is exploiting the Iran war to gain ground militarily, economically, and diplomatically. Xi publicly warned Trump that mishandling Taiwan would lead to a clash with America, and Trump's answer on promised Taiwan arms sales sounded a lot like how he sold out Ukraine. Paul also covers Russia's 30-hour barrage on Kyiv, Hegseth canceling a U.S. brigade deployment to Poland, a hantavirus cluster giving early-COVID déjà vu, Mayor Mamdani's 13% cut to the NYC veterans budget a week before Memorial Day, California's June open primary as the independent voter's moment, and Harrison Ford's ASU commencement call to meet the moment. Righteous anger, patriotic hope, and a reminder that we're all in this together.
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