President Trump sits down with Axios’ Marc Caputo for a wide-ranging conversation about power, war and America’s role in the world.
In this episode of The Axios Show, Trump discusses what he has learned about wielding power, why he says there are “no limits” to presidential power, and how he views the leaders shaping global politics, including China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi.
The conversation centers on Iran, where Trump defends the military campaign, the deal that followed and his decision to stop short of further escalation. He also discusses the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, Cuba, Venezuela, artificial intelligence, Anthropic, China’s AI race and how he thinks about maintaining power in the final stretch of his presidency.
This episode has been edited for brevity. Watch the extended interview here: https://www.axios.com/2026/06/19/axios-show-trump-extended-interview