Breaking Afternoon Updates with Ben Meiselas 9/24/2026
In a scathing monologue, Ben Meiselas dissects the spectacle of President Xi Jinping's state visit to the U.S. under Donald Trump, contrasting Xi’s invocation of the Thucydides trap with Trump’s fawning demeanor and bizarre commentary on granite. Meiselas frames this as symbolic of Americ
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