The Trump administration has shown a willingness to engage, and even embrace, authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Viktor Orbán, Kim Jong Un, and Nayib Bukele. At the same time, Trump has been dismissive and threatening toward our allies and partners in Canada and Europe. This week, Rory interviews Michael McFaul, Stanford professor and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about his new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats. The interview centers on a simple but pressing question: what side is the U.S. on anymore? The conversation covers Putinism and the Putin playbook, Trump’s ties to Russia, kleptocracy and corruption, the Trump–Xi summit, and the health of American democracy at this pivotal moment.
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