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Trump Meets Xi as Rubio Becomes Marco Liu and the Zelensky Myth Cracks Further

1 h 29 min · 14 mei 2026
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Today on International Flavor, Samuel Trapp examines Donald Trump’s China visit, Xi Jinping’s Taiwan red line, Iran and Hormuz, business leaders in Beijing, and the strange diplomatic farce of sanctioned Marco Rubio entering China under a changed Chinese transliteration. Samuel also reviews fallout from Yulia Mendel’s Tucker Carlson interview, including Ukrainian media pushback, Zelensky’s office attacking her credibility, Russian amplification, and the broader weakening of the “Zelensky equals Ukraine” narrative. The episode closes by asking whether Washington now negotiates from command — or necessity. Thanks for listening to International Flavor with Samuel Trapp, where truth crosses borders and censorship ends at the mic. 📡 Live Thursdays, 9–10:30 p.m. CT 📻 Stream live: InternationalFlavor.com [http://www.internationalflavor.com] 🎙 Also on: Podbean • Spotify • Apple • Amazon • iHeartRadio 📺 YouTube: youtube.com/@InternationalFlavor [https://www.youtube.com/@InternationalFlavor] 📩 Email: internationalflavorradio@gmail.com 📱 Follow: FB: @InternationalFlavorRadio X: @IntlFlavorPod IG: @internationalflavorradio Broadcast from Dam Radio, Lake Ozark, Missouri Hosted by Samuel Trapp — Independent. Unfiltered. International.

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