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Trump & Xi Just Changed the World Order: AI, Iran, & the Next Cold War | Tom Bilyeu Show Live
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- May 15, 2026
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Summary
Welcome back to the Tom Bilyeu Show Live, broadcasting straight from London, where Tom Bilyeu and Drew break down the world's most pressing news, geopolitical power plays, and technological disruptions. In this episode, they unpack the historic Trump-Xi summit in China — what it means for the Thucydides Trap, dollar diplomacy, Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and the looming question of Taiwan — and why Trump bringing 20 of the world's biggest CEOs (Musk, Huang, Cook, Boeing, BlackRock, Goldman) may signal the most important pivot in modern US foreign policy. The conversation moves into the Bernie Sanders and AOC bill to freeze every AI data center in the country, why young people and women are leading the pushback, and why Tom argues this is a Manhattan Project moment we cannot afford to lose to China. They debate whether AI is a doomsday weapon or the path to an age of abundance, the real cause of resentment driving anti-AI sentiment, and what happens to the workforce when the Industrial Revolution plays out in five years instead of one hundred. From there, Tom and Drew take on Kamala Harris's new policy pitch and the Democratic Party's identity crisis, Gavin Newsom's "balanced budget" sleight of hand, what Tom learned doing a deep dive on the Nordic model (spoiler: Sweden is begging us to stop calling them socialist), the math problem of open borders plus a welfare state, and why Christopher Nolan's Odyssey casting has the internet at war before the movie even hits theaters. If you want no-nonsense geopolitical analysis, a brutally honest take on AI's impact on your future, and a call to greater personal responsibility in a populist moment, this episode cuts through the noise with clarity, history, and a little bit of humor. Ketone IQ: Visit https://ketone.com/IMPACT f…