then we would say what about brics? my question is if it gets so big, isn't really all that different from the g7 which of course is more than 77 countries. does it underline the efficacy. in some ways the harder it is to kind of get a consensus preyed as we consider the zeitgeist in these forms lived ask ourselves are the going to get anything done. i want to turn to our panelists to give you a set of answers. if everyone wants to jump in. i can put you on the spot. since your not in the room a bible ask you. >> very quickly, from a european perspective the temptation for europe now especially after the fallout is to see themselves as the last continent to oppose the arms and were so dear to us. this is a moral high ground that i do think it would be dangerous for europeans to hang up on. that's something you can discuss in the think tank event you want. but you have to and i talked with a colleague before this you have to get your hands dirty. you cannot only talk about and lament the demise and fear what trump might

what is the positive agenda of the brics? you can find some things, brics development bank, they don't like the dollar denomination of the global financial infrastructure, things like that. some of these things are pretty nascent. but as a directional move, certainly, it is being seen by russia and china in particular as one, probably the most visible alternative to this g7, western-led, rules-based order that we talk so much about. robert: could i chime in on that just to support what richard said? last year, as you know, there was a brics summit. 34 countries attended it. 20 heads of state. if you look at the communique on the war in ukraine, it could have been written in moscow, and probably was written in collaboration with the russians and the chinese with respect to the war. it was consistent with china's 12-point quote unquote peace proposal. if you read it, you would have thought, like venus on a halfshell, the war suddenly sprung up and nobody knows why or how. this was signed on by these 34 countries. we know what t

brics is dead since i mentioned that. brics died the minute i mentioned that.ber when obama and biden in particular, i guess he said that, oh, they have us over a barrel. they don't have us over a barrel. we have them over a barrel. if brics wants to play games, those countries don't want to trade with us, if any country gives the rate, it will be 100% tariff at least. what do you think will happen? they don't want to admit they were a member of brcs. >> i saw the robert f kennedy junior get nominated -- i solve that robert f. kennedy, jr.'s nomination went through. mitch mcconnell spoke against it. what you say about that? pres. trump: i feel sorry for mitch. he wanted to go to the end and wanted to stay leader. he is not mentally able. he was not able 10 years ago. mitch mcconnell never really had it. he had an ability to raise money because of his position as leader, which anybody could do. you could do it even, and that is saying a lot. the fact is, he raised money, to give a lot of money to senators, so we had a little loyalty based on the fact that as lea

brics is dead. since i mentioned that brics died the minute i mentioned that, and i know i remember when obama and biden in particular, i guess he said that they have us over a barrel, they don't have us over a barrel, we have them over a barrel. if brics wants to play games, those countries won't trade with us, we won't trade with them. and if any trading gets through, it will be 100% tariff, at least. >> on. >> your cabinet. >> you know what? when they hear that, what do you think they're going to do? they're going to say, look what happened to brics. they don't even want to talk about it. they don't they don't even want to admit that they were a member of brics. that's what's happened. >> in your cabinet, sir. we saw robert f kennedy junior get confirmed. he's in a come in here and be sworn in. mitch mcconnell has now voted against several of your nominees. he voted against rfk jr as the next health secretary, citing conspiracy theories. what's your reaction to that? >> well, i feel sorry for mit

they were a member of brics.t's what's happening. reporter: we saw robert f. can be diget confirmed, he'll be season with in. mitch mcconnell voted against several of your nominees. he voted against r.f.k. jr. citing conspiracy theory. what's your reaction to that? pres. trump: i feel story for mitch. -- feel sorry for mitch. i was one of the people that led -- he wanted to go to the end, he wanted to stay leader. he's not equipped mentally. he wasn't equipped 0 years ago mentally in my opinion. let the republican party go to hell. if i didn't come along the republican party wouldn't exist right now. mitch many mcconnell never really had it. he had an ability to raise money because of his position as leader which anybody could do. you could do it even. and that's saying a lot. he raised money, gave a lot of money to senator, had loyalty based on the fact that as leader you could raise must be. -- raise a lot of money. senators would call and say he wants to give me $25 million, can i take it? i'd say take the mon

we haven't heard from the brics states lately.cs states are going to take over the dollar, create a new currency to rule the world. i said no they're not. they said yes they are. i said no they're not. tell them 150% tariff plus we're not going to do wiz them. that includes china. and all of a sudden they went to the wrics states, how do you feel about that? i have no comment on this, i don't know what you're even talking about. it was an amazing turn around. no, we're not playing games. just this week i officially designated the drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations including trendy aragwu a&m s-13. a which gives us great power. and to facilitate the rapid deportation of the worst criminals anywhere in the world we opened the full capacity of the detention facility at guantanamo bay. that thing was built, we hear about a few prisoners but it was built for thousands and thousands of people and we're using that prior to bringing back to their country. we use it for the bad one, the really bad youngs. in some cases they're

if you look at it, they have had a strategy for each of the members of brics that they think they can coerce into falling into line. and as opposed to, you know, just randomly engaging with the with pretoria in this instance. >> yeah. on, on i mean, all of that the international implications. south africa's president is trying to change trump's mind. so you think trump is trying to strong arm the country with these sort of geopolitical aims in mind? i mean how how do you think they repair this relationship or does it just further push south africa towards china and russia? >> i think elon musk is wrong, should not be left out of that. elon musk is directly affected by the black economic empowerment laws when it comes to having starlink accepted in south africa. in order to provide services there. so while i emphasize the role of trump's foreign policy, it's important to also bear in mind that elon is playing a big role when it comes to washington's attitude towards south africa. i think president trump recognizes the strategic importance of the relationship with south africa. it's bee

some commentators have suggested they might their links with their brics partners, with china and other south, regardless of how much power a customer uses — by the energy regulator. 0ur correspondent zoe conway reports. let's take this one here and this... at st luke's community centre in london, a knitting class that charge is a flat charge. i'm paying about £91 a month. yet in the summer, i'm still paying £91. so i'm using less electricity but still being paying so many people just turn off their heating and they're is still there, sol don't think it's right. regardless of how much energy is used. tries really hard to minimise their energy use, they'll still get hit with this fee. unit of energy they use. much gas or electricity. but people who use lots of energy could keep paying the charge separately. what we're saying is, we should give a choice. if you want a low standing charge, you'll have a slightly higher unit rate and that suits some people. so you are in that large family, then maybe that's you go in there and you're, "£9 a day?!" stephen laurenson in preston needs to stay

you feel that by missing this meeting, you are ceding global leadership to other countries like the bricses and china specifically? secondly, on gaza, because you addressed it yesterday during a press conference, during your comments, you mentioned the plan the president set forward would only move palestinians from gaza out temporarily. the president has said, i think it's clear from his comments today that he is talking about permanently resettling palestinians from gaza. could you tell us whether this administration is planning to facilitate the displacement of those palestinians? >> i think the whole topic of the g20 gathering is one i don't think we should be focused on, talking about global inclusion, equity and these sorts of things. we should be focused on things like terrorism and energy security and the threats to national security of multiple countries. i am just not attending it because instead, i will be hopefully traveling to parts of the world and meeting with leaders and others during that time periods where we can focus on the issues that are directly before us. and i thi

president trump also said that he thinks plans from brics countries to try to undermine the u.s. dollar are, quote: breaking up rapidly in the fails of his 100 percent tariff threat. kevin. >> kevin: jacqui heinrich at the white house. thank you. >> agreed to file a motion to dismiss a corruption case. against democratic new york city mayor eric adams. at the discretion of president trump's justice department. now, this comes as he appears to be working closely with the white house to address immigration and public safety. mayor adams claims he did not cut a deal to end his case. correspondent alexis mcadams takes a closer look at his immigration initiatives and his relationship with the trump administration. >> teaming up to get migrant criminals off the streets of new york city. people in our street. and now i have someone that understands that narrative and we are fighting together to get it done. >> border czar tom homan has previously slammed mayor eric adams but now they appear to be on the same page. >> i have called the mayor out many times for not stepping up when it com

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