Fareed Zakaria: Trump Gambled Big on the Iran War and Failed
Fareed Zakaria joins Scott Galloway to discuss Trump's Iran strategy, U.S. trade policy, and China's rise in electric vehicles and AI.
The gist
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Trump's Iran campaign has no clear exit strategy, leaving the U.S. stuck between withdrawal and continued ineffective bombing.
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BYD sells EVs at roughly 40% of Tesla's price, and even with 100% tariffs a $12,000 model becomes a $30,000 option Americans might buy.
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Zakaria says 65 to 70% of Americans oppose tariffs because they act as a consumption tax with no clear strategic payoff.
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China has 85% public approval for AI versus 75% disapproval in the U.S., partly because it focuses on practical uses like traffic and healthcare.
"The BYD cars are amazingly good. And I think they're roughly $12,000, $15,000. So even if you put a 100% tariff on the car, it's like $30,000. It's still incredibly affordable. I drove an SUV — a BYD SUV where you can launch drones off the roof of the car."
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"The BYD cars are amazingly good. And I think they're roughly $12,000, $15,000. So even if you put a 100% tariff on the car, it's like $30,000. It's still incredibly affordable. ..."
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