Furious World Leaders Unite and Checkmate Trump

0:00Ben Meiselas:World leaders are absolutely furious at Donald Trump and his regime, and these world leaders are basically giving him the middle finger at this point and showing how weak and pathetic he is. Remember earlier this week when Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutt, and the media reported this as like some big news that Donald Trump was going to give weapons to Ukraine? And I was like, what are we talking about? Those weapons were already promised to Ukraine by our Congress and former President Biden, and the Trump regime blocked him from going to Ukraine. Ukraine. And I said, Donald Trump isn't promising anything.

0:32Ben Meiselas:He's saying that he would consider to allow European countries to buy the weapons from the Trump regime. And I'm like, that's just a way he's going to try to extort and hold it over the heads of the European countries. And I said, I doubt he's even going to give it to them. He's already given Russia an extra 50 days after Vladimir Putin said back on July 3rd, he needed 60 days to take over additional lands in Ukraine in order for the summer offensive to meet the goals of Russia. So Donald Trump gave Putin 61 days. I said, until we actually see Patriot missiles ending up in Ukraine, you can't believe a word that this guy says.

1:06Ben Meiselas:And sure enough, Germany's foreign minister, Pistorius, had already said he went to talk to the United States about getting Patriot missiles, that a deal may not take place for the next few weeks, potentially even more than a month, and that Ukraine does not have the Patriot missiles from Germany or other European countries, as Donald Trump promised. But a lot of European countries aren't even buying what Donald Trump is selling, meaning they don't want American weapons anymore. Just think about this, that a lot of NATO nations, France and Italy, for example, are saying we don't want American weapons.

1:42Ben Meiselas:We need to look towards Europe and not towards the United States anymore. Let's have France and other European countries build these weapons and not buy from the United States. So Donald Trump's meeting with Mark Rutt was an utter failure. Also, as I've talked about before, as the intelligence comes out about the American military strikes in Iran, it turns out two of the military facilities were not even close to being obliterated in Iran. And they can have nuclear weapons if they want in a matter of months. It was a failure of an operation. And when you dig deeper into our intelligence and find out why, it says Donald Trump went with his instincts about how to do the strike versus what the military generals and commanders actually wanted.

2:26Ben Meiselas:So Donald Trump is a failure in every aspect of this, and he just continues to demean and attack our allies, who are basically former allies at this point, based on the way Trump treats him. For example, in Donald Trump's trade negotiations with Europe, he now says no No matter what with the European Union, there will be a minimum tariff against Europe of 15 to 20 percent in any deal, no matter what. How are you supposed to negotiate with someone who no matter what imposes a 15 to 20 percent tariff as the baseline against Europe and then someone who lies in the negotiations? Trump claims the European Union doesn't buy American cars or food.

3:07Ben Meiselas:Here are the facts. They do buy American cars and food, but now increasingly they're going to start looking to China and they're going to look increasingly more to Asia for cars and food or look towards Brazil and South America versus the United States because of how we are treating them. You know, you have Donald Trump making statements like this. He goes, you know, the BRICS block, they're not even doing meetings anymore because they're so scared of me. I threatened the BRICS, which is Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. I threatened the BRICS block with sanctions, and they shut down their meetings right away.

3:46Ben Meiselas:It's like, that's not true. They met in Rio de Janeiro in the past few weeks. It was a very successful meeting. In fact, Mexico sent its foreign minister there, who had very productive meetings with Russia, as well as China, as America's strength is weakening. Here's what Donald Trump said yesterday about the BRICS block. Here, play this clip. The framework for issuing crypto assets backed one for one with real U.S. dollars, treasury bills and other cash equivalents is really strengthening the dollar and giving the dollar great prominence. And, you know, you have this little group called BRICS.

4:22It's fading out fast. But BRICS is they wanted to try and take over the dollar, the dominance of the dollar and the standard of the dollar. And I said, anybody that's in the BRICS consortium of nations, we're going to tariff you 10%. And they had a meeting the following day and almost nobody showed up. They said, leave me alone. We didn't want to. They didn't want to be tariffed there. It's amazing.

4:46Ben Meiselas:Like we have photos of what was taking place. And so we know that the BRICS block was actually a successful meeting. Here's what President Zelensky is saying right now. Again, this is after Macron and in Italy, Prime Minister of Italy said, no, we're not buying what the United States is selling in terms of their weapons. Zelensky goes, I had a very substantive hour-long conversation with the president of France, Emmanuel Macron. We discussed the situation on the front line and Ukraine's urgent defense needs. I'm grateful to Emmanuel for his truly strategic vision and his readiness to help with exactly what our warriors require.

5:27Ben Meiselas:We also spoke in detail about strengthening Ukraine's air defense. I would especially like to highlight our agreement on pilot training for Mirage jets. France is ready to train additional pilots using additional aircraft. I could go on, but I want you to understand the diplomatic message behind the scene and why this was so significant. So when France said it's not buying from the United States, France is going to Ukraine and saying, look, we know that Donald Trump's not giving you the Patriot missiles and everything that you were promised. We're going to step up. We're going to do this for you.

6:01Ben Meiselas:and even though Macron's not, even though Zelensky's mentioning Macron and is not mentioning Trump or we haven't gotten the missiles, I just want to let you know the message being sent there is we're getting right now what's needed from France and hey, rest of Europe, Germany, you may want to start looking more to France versus really believing that you're going to get any of these weapons from Donald Trump. He's just going to string you along. And I think Friedrich Merz, I think, you know, understands that the prime minister of Germany, I think he, the chancellor of Germany, rather, I think the prime minister of the UK, Kierre Starmer, understands that as well.

6:41Ben Meiselas:Look, there was a major meeting between United Kingdom Prime Minister Kierre Starmer and Germans Chancellor Friedrich Merz this past week. This was one of the, after signing the first UK German treaty since World War II. So you have the first UK German treaty since World War II, a defense treaty and an economic treaty, an actual deal taking place between UK, which left the European Union and Brexit, and Germany. I just want you to see how the world is coming together as Donald Trump looks weaker. Here, play this clip. And that is why earlier today, we did something genuinely unprecedented, building on our new agreement with the EU.

7:28Together, we signed the Kensington Treaty, the first ever major bilateral treaty between the United Kingdom and Germany. Two great modern European nations. It's an expression of our shared aims and values. But more than that, it's a practical work plan, setting out 17 major projects where we will come together to deliver real results which will improve people's lives. So a historic treaty, a statement of intent and ambition. And we intend to do, amongst other things, as leading NATO powers in Europe, committing not only to our mutual defence, but also to maximise the benefits of our defence spending in the shape of more jobs, more growth and more security.

8:21Under this treaty, we will bring our industries together to boost defence exports by billions of pounds and will speed up collaboration on high-tech weapons and equipment, strengthening NATO and keeping our people safe. Our economic links already support half a million British jobs. So under this treaty, we will go further with E-Gate access for frequent business travellers. I know that's something very popular here. A direct rail link and a new UK-Germany business forum to boost investment.

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10:16Ben Meiselas:Now let's talk about some other developments that are happening as well over this past week. You have the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. He's in China where he was meeting with the leadership there, strengthening the trade relationship in the national interest of Australia between Australia and China. And here you'll hear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese say that the most important trade partner for Australia in the national interest of Australia accounts for 25 % of trade is with China. I mean, it's true, but it is an astonishing statement to make like that publicly, given how close the United States and Australia once were.

10:59Ben Meiselas:It's sad as an American. You know, I love the Midas down under, the Midas mates, but I understand what what Anthony Albanese is doing here, you know, like all countries, they're creating and building alliances as Donald Trump's cowering. Here, play this clip. I'm here in Shanghai, China, supporting Australian businesses, supporting Australian jobs, and supporting our economy. We know that one in four of Australia's jobs depends upon free and fair trade. And our biggest export partner is China. So here I've brought a whole range of businesses with us from the resource sector, tourism and education, all engaging with China in a constructive way in order to boost our economic benefit.

11:46Engaging with China is in our interest to build a stable and secure region. Here, over the next few days, what I'm doing is building on that relationship to the benefit of Australian jobs and the Australian economy.

12:03Ben Meiselas:And here's another clip of Albanese. Let's play it. One in four of Australian jobs depends upon our trade. And our most important trading partner is China. We have worked very hard to stabilize the relationship that has brought benefits with over$20 billion of trade resuming. We signed agreements for further two-way trade. And in addition to that, we agreed on the promotion of two-way tourism as well. Now, one of the things that we saw as well in the United States is that prices are surging. Inflation is surging again. I know Donald Trump's saying, oh, no, it's not surging at all. I've defeated inflation.

12:44Ben Meiselas:That's not the case. And if y 'all look at like coffee, orange juice, beef, you know, a lot of groceries and a lot of things, the prices are significantly higher. You know, and Donald Trump's trade war against the world is having a real impact here. So one of the places Donald Trump attacked is Brazil. Brazil's President Lula. He described this week when he got this letter from Donald Trump, and he almost didn't believe the letter was real. He goes, I thought it was fake news. I thought I was getting fake news. I couldn't believe this letter was true. Here, play this clip. To make a decision and publish it on the newspaper, that's not right to work.

13:26That's impossible. And now President Trump to write a letter and put it as a condition, a precondition for negotiation. No. And that's very discretionary. I can't even believe in that. When I read the letter, I thought it was fake news when I saw the letter through the media. And then I thought it was a true letter that was signed by President Trump. So I can reassure you that Brazil, in the right moment, will give the right answer to President Trump's letter. And in my address to the Brazilian people, I'm going to tell the Brazilian people what I'm thinking about all this. And sincerely, I can reassure you that Brazil does not enjoy troublemakers and trouble.

14:09Brazil likes to negotiate in peace. And that's how I act, and I think that's how all presidents should act. And this is what I think about President Trump, too. That Brazil is an historic ally of the U.S. Brazil praises the economic relations that Brazil has with the U.S., but Brazil will not accept anything imposed on him, on the country. We accept negotiation and not imposition.

14:36Ben Meiselas:And here Lula's like, you know, Donald Trump could have called me. He could have picked up the phone and said, what's up? And we could have talked this out and been adults about it. But he sends me this weird letter saying that he's imposing 50 percent tariffs and saying that I need to somehow get involved in the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, an insurrectionist criminal. Why would I get involved in that? Here, play this clip. Trump could have called Brazil to tell about the measures he was going to take. He didn't even send a letter. We didn't receive a letter. He posted on his website a complete lack of respect, which is typical of his behavior toward everyone.

15:14and i'm not obligated to accept this disrespectful behavior between heads of state especially those with the largest export volumes orange juice steel embrair which exports heavily to the united states to talk to see what their situation is we will try to conduct every possible negotiation process brazil likes to negotiate brazil dislikes litigation and if negotiations are exhausted, Brazil will apply the law of reciprocity, and I hope that business leaders will align with the Brazilian government.

15:52His letter through the website begins by saying that the witch hunts must stop. This is unacceptable, firstly because there is justice and we are conducting a process with the right to the presumption of innocence for the victim.

16:10I myself will seek new markets for Brazilian products. That's my role, including telling business people, let's open new markets together, because it's not easy for him to just tax others. It will also have consequences in the United States.

16:25Ben Meiselas:So do you see fundamentally the shifts that are taking place in the world? And of course, I got to give a shout out to our friends up north here, the Maple Midas in Canada. and you have Prime Minister Carney talking about, look, Canada's got to look more towards Canada, Europe, Australia, and to Commonwealth nations and elsewhere. And it's time to build. You know, he talks about Canada. And by the way, his approval rating right now is close to 70%, Prime Minister Carney, that Canada can be in an economic golden age right now. Here, play this clip. Canada has what the world needs. We're becoming an energy superpower.

17:05And we are a leader in the building blocks of a modern economy, from high-value-added steel to aluminum to critical minerals and artificial intelligence. And Canadians have just given governments the mandate to build big things, nation-building projects that will transform our economy. We have the potential to become our own best customer for steel, but we will lose that ability if we don't manage the profound transformation now underway in the industry. And to do that, we have to change the way we do things so we can better support our companies and our workers during this time of change.

17:56Ben Meiselas:Here's what he also posted as well. Good to speak with President Scheinbaum of Mexico yesterday, even brought the soccer ball. She gifted me at the G7 to work for the occasion. Looking forward to work ahead together, including co-hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2026. I also read that as a jab against the United States and against Trump as well. You know, basically saying, we don't know what the hell is going to happen with our crazy neighbor to the south or in Mexico to the north. Like, we need to be prepared, Canada and Mexico. We may be the only ones hosting this thing when all is said and done because of how terrible the conditions are becoming in the US.

18:40Ben Meiselas:I mean, are people going to travel here? and worry they're going to end up in concentration camps that we have throughout the United States right now? I mean, seriously. A few other points I want to bring up as well. I mentioned Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil. There was a worry that he was trying to flee the country as Donald Trump was basically calling for him to not be criminally prosecuted. So he's now banned from speaking to foreign leaders. They banned Jair Bolsonaro from speaking to foreign leaders. and also Indonesia. Remember Donald Trump announced at the beginning of this week that he had a deal with Indonesia.

19:15Ben Meiselas:I did a great trade deal with Indonesia. Well, now Indonesia saying, no, you didn't. There's still negotiations taking place. We don't have a deal. China's GDP grew, what, 5.3 % in the second quarter? I want to show you all of these touch points, France and Italy saying we're not buying from the United States. I want to show you the the treaty between the UK and Germany for economic, the deal. I want to show you Australia, their prime minister going to China. I want to show you the links of what's happening behind the scenes right now, because there's a clear picture developing as the US is getting weaker.

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