00:00It seems to the outside world that Donald Trump has this kind of unbridled power.
00:04I mean, he's able to, he says it, he does it, or he says it and he doesn't do it.
00:08Either way, he seems to hold all the cards.
00:11I mean, is it really the case that he is that unchecked?
00:15You know, he's not unchecked in the sense that the markets are bigger than the presidency, right?
00:20So when he tried to impose these tariffs a couple of months ago, the bond market disciplined him and he had to back off.
00:28He is not unchecked when it comes to international affairs.
00:34You know, the prime minister of Israel checked him by moving on Iran and more or less forcing his hand to do the bombing that he didn't want to do.
00:45Vladimir Putin certainly has checked his every move so far.
00:50So he's not without checks, just no check by his own party.
