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Friday Focus: Trump can’t shake Epstein and Carney faces another trade test

July 18, 2025
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Friday Focus: Trump can’t shake Epstein and Carney faces another trade test

Rudyard and Janice open today’s show with the Epstein Files: how Trump’s alleged birthday letter to the convicted pedophile from 2003 – just leaked to the public – has added fuel to the fire of his already enraged base. What is it about the Epstein Files that has his otherwise loyal followers up in arms? and why is it sticking to a Teflon President whose past transgressions have been either forgiven or discounted by MAGA? Trump’s base has thrived on this particular story of conspiracy, and to find out their leader is complicit presents a major political problem to the current US administration. In the second half of the show Rudyard and Janice turn their attention to trade negotiations with the US on the heels of Trump’s latest tariff threats. Will Canada project the type of resolve needed to face down a mafioso style of diplomacy with the US? And is it worth riding out a rise in inflation and economic uncertainty to gain leverage against Trump in future negotiations?

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