Transcript: Swamp Notes -- Trump redefines America's global role

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : So, for about 0.3 to 0.4 per cent I think of US GDP, about 1 per cent of federal spending.
54% : Trump has now, of course, upended that.
50% : So we had, for example, helicopters involved in the anti-narcotic business in Colombia were grounded because they relied on fuel that was paid for apparently by the American embassy.
43% : These are the two largest recipients of foreign military financing, which comes through the state department, but funds weapons sales.
40% : Felicia SchwartzI mean, Trump has made clear that he wants to slash government spending significantly.
20% : And this week we're asking: what's the state of American soft power in the age of Donald Trump?

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