President Trump has arrived in Turkey for the NATO summit, and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) is also in Ankara with the U.S. delegation. Sen. Coons discusses the goals for the U.S. and its allies at the summit. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is now a strategic advisor to the American Gaming Association, and he’s zeroing in on the differences between legal sports betting and prediction markets as wagers mount for the World Cup. Plus, the U.S. is officially out of the World Cup after a defeat to Belgium, AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood will star in a feature-length film, and China’s DeepSeek is reportedly developing its own semiconductor chip. 

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In this episode: 
Sen. Chris Coons, @ChrisCoons
Chris Christie, @GovChristie
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Kelly Evans, @KellyCNBC
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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