# Be it Resolved, this is America's golden age

An episode of [The Munk Debates Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1486184902), 9 Jun 2025, 29 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a16f62630535b3e186fea0e/e/95ff4f0e-0847-4410-ab0f-b2f7010244d6/media.mp3

On this special podcast episode we are sharing the opening statements from the Munk Debate on Trump's America, which took place on May 29th in front of a sold out crowd of 3,000 people at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. The debate resolution was: Be it resolved, this is America's golden age Arguing in favour of the motion was the political consultant, pollster and senior counselor to President Trump during his first term in office, Kellyanne Conway. Her debate partner was the President of the right-wing think tank the Heritage Foundation, and the architect of Project 2025, Kevin D. Roberts. Opposing the motion was the New York Times columnist, podcaster, bestselling author, and one of America's most influential commentators, Ezra Klein. His debate partner was Ben Rhodes, who served as President Obama's senior advisor and is the co-host of the popular podcast Pod Save the World. To watch the full Munk Debate on Trump's America go to our website www.munkdebates.com Become a Munk Donor ($50 annually) to get 72-hour advanced access to the full length editions of Friday Focus and Munk Dialogues. Go to www.munkdebates.com to sign up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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