Trump Says He's Disappointed in NATO | Balance of Power: Early Edition 3/17/2026

On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the conflict in the Middle East. On today's show, Former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, J Street Senior Vice President Ilan Goldenberg, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins
00:04:52 - Tyler Kendall, Bloomberg News
00:07:07 - Rep. Michael McCaul (R) Texas
00:17:00 - Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis
00:19:28 - Ilan Goldenberg, J Street
00:32:08 - Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
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