A shocking meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Plus, Trump and his ally Elon Musk hit new roadblocks this week as they continue to make cuts to the federal government.

The Campaign Moment

The Washington Post

Ukraine and the anxiety over Trump's budget

FEB 28, 202537 MIN
The Campaign Moment

Ukraine and the anxiety over Trump's budget

FEB 28, 202537 MIN

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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Some House Republicans are getting </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/medicaid-cuts-republicans-democrats/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-campaign-moment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">nervous</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">. They’re worried that passing President Donald Trump’s budget proposal could mean cuts to popular programs </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/26/republicans-could-be-touching-third-rail-medicaid/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-campaign-moment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">like Medicaid</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">. They’ve also gotten </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/21/doge-georgia-town-hall-gop/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-campaign-moment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">an earful</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> from voters angry at Elon Musk who are packing congressional town halls.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Senior politics reporter Aaron Blake unpacks the </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/27/medicaid-cuts-republicans-democrats/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-campaign-moment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">drama</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> with congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor and congressional economics correspondent Jacob Bogage.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Ted Muldoon.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to The Washington Post </span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">.</span></p>