U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool
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Peace & Punishment
Fresh off his Middle East victory lap, President Trump is refocusing his peace-making efforts towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Mr. Trump spoke at length with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, and he is welcoming Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Friday.
Here at home, President Trump called for his perceived political enemies to be investigated during an Oval Office appearance with the nation’s top law enforcement officials.
Joining editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, to discuss this and more:
- Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer, The Atlantic
- Stephen Hayes, Editor, The Dispatch
- Tyler Pager, White House Correspondent, The New York Times
- Nancy Youssef, National Security Correspondent, The Atlantic
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