# Xi Issues Warning to Trump, Secret Service Clash in China, Iran Defector Hunt | 5/15/26 FIRST LOOK

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Podcast: [The Rubin Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rubin-report-432515)
Published: 2026-05-15T08:44:00+00:00
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## Resource

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including Xi Jinping's blunt warning to President Trump over Taiwan during their high-stakes Beijing summit and why tensions between China, Taiwan, and the United States may be quietly escalating behind the scenes; dramatic reports of physical confrontations, Secret Service standoffs, surveillance concerns, and chaos erupting during Trump's China trip; and the FBI's massive reward offer for former intelligence officer Monica Witt, accused of defecting to Iran and exposing classified American secrets, and much more.

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