Bipartisanship in foreign policy is still possible because there are substantive areas of agreement (Ukraine, agricultural trade, etc.) and Republican senators who know they'll still be there after Trump leaves office.

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I think you again it's a version of detoxifying you know Trump is a lame duck um I mean he's trying his hardest to counteract that impression and he'll be able to for a while but you know these some of some of these Republican senators were like to this year they know they're going to be there two years after he's gone [1:01:38]

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Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign PolicyWeatherhead Center for International Affairs
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM

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