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President Biden suggested a summit with Chinese President Xi during a 90 minute phone call. Xi declined the offer, according to the Financial Times, and requested “a less strident tone” toward China. Biden says the exchange never occurred. Karl Zha of Silk & Steel Podcast joins to discuss the diplomatic friction between Beijing and Washington and how the US abuses foreign policy for domestic political reasons. (03:46) The Pentagon continues to defend a deadly drone strike in Afghanistan despite new reports that up to 10 civilians, children and an aid workers have been killed. Up to 90 percent of drone strikes result in civilian deaths. RT America’s John Huddy reports the details. (09:12) Democrats in Congress have proposed a drastic revision to President Biden’s original tax reform proposal, with a capital gains tax rate of 25 percent instead of 40 percent. Professor Richard Wolff joins Rick Sanchez to share his thoughts. He calls the change a “pathetic caving-in of the Democratic Party” and
