It's Wednesday, May 13th.
I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day, a show congratulating Me Too canceled director Brett Ratner on his upcoming trip
to China alongside President Donald Trump and a bunch of CEOs.
The director of the Rush Hour franchise and the Melania documentary I Know You Did n't Watch will be scouting locations
for Rush Hour 4, a movie that is only happening because Trump wants to see it.
No, I am not kidding.
On today's show, Secretary of Defense slash little boy Pete Hegseth returns to the Hill with an inflated ego.
And speaking of inflation, consumer prices are continuing to rise.
You probably already knew that.
But let's start with China.
President Trump will arrive in Beijing today for the long-awaited U.S.-China Summit.
It 's Trump's first trip to China in nearly a decade,
and one where both sides see big opportunities, mostly to make money.
It's also a trip in which the global balance of power has shifted, arguably in China's favor.
Back in 2017, when Trump visited Beijing, he was a China hawk who said that China would,
quote, lie, cheat, and steal in all international dealings.
Now he's heading into China with declining poll numbers in the midst of an unpopular war with no clear exit plan.
He's looking to make deals, not problems.
Meanwhile, China has become an economic and military powerhouse more than able to stand up to the U.S.
And Trump's trade wars.