The Daily14 Feb 2025

Trump 2.0: Musk in the Oval, a Gift to Mayor Adams and a Win for Putin

Over the past week, President Donald J. Trump dramatically ceded the stage to Elon Musk in the Oval Office, turned the Democratic mayor of New York City into a political pawn and ensured that Vladimir Putin begins peace talks with Ukraine on Russia’s terms.

The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Zolan Kanno-Youngs sit down and discuss the latest week in the Trump administration.

Guests:

Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
David E. Sanger, the White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.

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