{"id":1282,"date":"2025-10-25T21:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T21:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:49:28","slug":"sunday-shows-preview-trump-jets-to-asia-amid-shutdown-us-tensions-with-venezuela-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/sunday-shows-preview-trump-jets-to-asia-amid-shutdown-us-tensions-with-venezuela-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday shows preview: Trump jets to Asia amid shutdown; US tensions with Venezuela rising"},"content":{"rendered":"

As federal workers remain in limbo amid the government shutdown, President Trump is traveling to Asia<\/a> in an effort to unpack key foreign policy topics at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits.<\/p>\n

Trump is also set to meet with high-ranking counterparts during stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea.\u00a0Among the planned meetings include a confab with<\/a> Chinese President Xi Jinping. <\/p>\n

South Korea is still awaiting a firm trade agreement with the White House to help solidify taxes on imports and exports. Trade discussions are expected to trickle down to Americans as they battle an increase in grocery prices, the cost of gas<\/a> and products like toys ahead of the holiday season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Sanae Takaichi<\/a> was elected to serve as Japan\u2019s first female prime minister. She will take the lead in implementing Tokyo\u2019s $550 billion investment in U.S. projects over four years in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, energy, shipbuilding, computer chips and metals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The president has signaled an initial approval of Takaichi, who\u2019s known as a conservative leader and prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Earlier this month, Trump called her<\/a> \u201ca highly respected person of great wisdom and strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is joining Trump on the trip, has been at the helm of trade talks and will remain at the forefront of discussions during the Asia tour. He will likely preview his objective for the meetings during appearances on CBS’s \u201cFace The Nation,\u201d NBC’s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d and ABC’s “This Week.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, tensions are simmering between the U.S. and Venezuela amid the military’s recent counternarcotic strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dozens of people have been killed after the Trump administration claimed they were attempting to transport drugs. Venezuelan officials launched their own independent investigations of those targeted and said allegations of their involvement in drug trafficking were false.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war,\u201d Trump told reporters on Thursday<\/a>, referring to strikes on Venezuelan citizens. \u201cI think we\u2019re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We\u2019re going to kill them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some members of Congress have referred to the overseas strikes as an act of war initiated without input from lawmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president has turned the volume up to 11 and said, \u2018No, we\u2019re going to stop drugs coming into our country that are killing folks,\u2019\u201d Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said on Thursday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are entirely appropriate to do. What we\u2019re missing is the communication, the coordination, and the ability to be able to say, let\u2019s talk out loud about this. We\u2019re not his opponent on this. We\u2019re an ally in this to be able to solve it, but we need to be able to have a voice on it as a co-equal branch,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has also spoken out against the strikes on Venezuelan vessels. He will likely address the strikes again during an appearance on Fox News\u2019s \u201cFox News Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee on Defense, may also hit on the topic during an appearance on NewsNation\u2019s \u201cThe Hill Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is expected to rail against Republicans as the government shutdown and its impacts persist during an interview on CBS News’s \u201cFace The Nation.”<\/p>\n

One shutdown effect has been flight safety and delays, as air traffic controllers are forced to work without pay. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will likely address these developments during an appearance on Fox News\u2019s \u201cSunday Morning Futures.\u201d<\/p>\n

These topics and more will be discussed on this week\u2019s Sunday morning news shows. Please see the full list of planned guest appearances below:<\/p>\n

NewsNation’s \u201cThe Hill Sunday\u201d:<\/strong> Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.), Cato Institute vice president Scott Lincicome<\/p>\n

CBS News’s \u201cFace The Nation<\/strong>“: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.)<\/p>\n

NBC \u201cMeet the Press<\/strong>“: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

ABC’s \u201cThis Week<\/strong>“: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), journalist and author Jonathan Karl<\/p>\n

CNN’s \u201cState of the Union<\/strong>“: Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)<\/p>\n

Fox News’s “Fox News Sunday<\/strong>“: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.)<\/p>\n

Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures<\/strong>“: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Nobel Peace Prize recipient Marina Corina Machado of Venezuela, author Lee Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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