Trump Has Disaster Saturday as Meeting Turns Fatal

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0:33Ben Meiselas:Ukraine is standing strong right there is the aftermath of Ukraine being able to strike a oil refinery in Russia. It's why Vladimir Putin is desperately begging Donald Trump for help and Donald Trump is abiding. I mean, what a humiliating day yesterday in Alaska as Ukraine is valiantly and bravely defending itself. You had Vladimir Putin basically command, flatter, have Donald Trump roll out a red carpet for him in Alaska, while Vladimir Putin kind of mocked the United States as Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, was wearing a USSR shirt. And Vladimir Putin has Donald Trump now going to Ukraine and going to Europe and saying, Ukraine needs to give up the Donbass region, which Russia hasn't taken over.

1:29Ben Meiselas:I mean, this is heavily fortified areas in eastern Ukraine that Russia wants, but wants to give nothing in return that belongs to Ukraine. And Russia says, trust us. If you give us Donbass, we will allow Ukraine to keep the Ukrainian language throughout. And we won't invade more places in Ukraine. And we don't want to do a ceasefire is what Vladimir Putin is saying. We're learning more about what the horrific deal. We don't even want a ceasefire. Let's just have a country. This is what Russia is referring to. Let's have a comprehensive peace deal where we just get all of the Ukrainian territory that we were unable to conquer on the battlefield.

2:10Ben Meiselas:Just just hand it over to us, Donald. That's what we want. And Donald now is saying to Ukraine and Europe, you better do that. And Ukraine and Europe, I'll show you in a second, is standing up and saying, we're not doing that. What the hell are you talking about? Zelensky's going to Washington, D.C. on Monday to speak to Donald Trump. And yesterday was one of the most disastrous, if not the most disastrous, days in the United States presidency in history. And I'm talking about going back to George Washington. I mean, just look, you saw that. Look at Donald Trump just even waddling yesterday. He couldn't walk in a straight line as Donald Trump was like zigzagging.

2:49Ben Meiselas:And then Donald Trump was like clapping for Putin. Like, it's so great to see you. It's so great to see you. Just think about Trump's treatment of Zelensky versus how Donald Trump greeted Vladimir Putin. It was so horrific. And Donald Trump looked like defeated and sweaty. One of the things we're learning about as well, NPR got this exclusive. So the United States, so the Trump regime people who were there, they left a lot of what seems to be classified paperwork or at least confidential paperwork at the Alaska Hotel in the hotel printer. So they literally have the meeting schedule was found at the hotel printer in Alaska.

3:29Ben Meiselas:You can see right here the agenda. It's a seven page schedule that was just left in the printer. Who's going to be there where the people were supposed to sit during lunch? But lunch was eventually canceled after Donald Trump was outmaneuvered by Vladimir Putin and Putin got his propaganda shots. So these confidential and potentially classified documents just there, that's just how the Trump regime handles things. It's so utterly, utterly despicable to see that, you know, and it should be noted as well that yesterday, while this meeting was taking place, you had Putin attacking Ukraine. I mean, just take a look at these sites right here.

4:10Ben Meiselas:Here is a scene as a fire broke out in the Sumy region of Ukraine as more ballistic missiles, more shot drones were out there attacking Ukraine during the meeting with Donald Trump. Here, play this clip.

4:30Ben Meiselas:as ann pierce says this is what mass murderer putin does before during and after peace talks while reveling in the propaganda platform and the unwise undignified flattery of western dignitaries trump taking it to new lows the aggressor oppressor steps up aggression and oppression Just take a look right here at the statement that was issued by French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Maher, Pierre Starmer and others. They wrote, we are clear that Ukraine must have ironclad security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We welcome Trump's statement that the U.S.

5:11Ben Meiselas:is prepared to give security guarantees, although Trump never really said that. The coalition of the willing is ready to play an active role. No limitation should be placed on Ukraine's armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries. Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine's pathway to EU and NATO. It will be up to Ukraine to make decisions on its territory. International borders must not be changed by force. Our support to Ukraine will continue. We are determined to do more to keep Ukraine strong in order to achieve an end to the fighting and a just and lasting peace. As long as the killing in Ukraine continues, we stand ready to uphold the pressure on Russia.

5:50Ben Meiselas:We will continue to strengthen sanctions and wider economic measures to put pressure on Russia's war economy until there is a just and lasting peace. Ukraine can count on our unwavering solidarity as we work towards a peace that safeguards Ukraine and Europe's vital interests. Emmanuel Macron issued a similar statement saying that Europe will continue to support Ukraine. Ukraine should not give up any of its territory to Vladimir Putin. President Zelensky of Ukraine issued a statement as well, urging that there be a ceasefire. What Europe wants, what Ukraine wants, ceasefire, stop the war, and then we'll discuss.

6:30Ben Meiselas:What Russia wants is not comprehensive peace. That's what they refer to it as. They want, give us Donbass, give us Zepresia, give us this territory and then maybe we'll stop. You can keep, this is what they said. You can, we're learning more about the details. You can still speak Ukrainian language in Ukraine, but we're going to take all of this territory that we didn't conquer, just hand it over to us. And now Trump is saying what Putin wants him to say. And Trump is pushing that on Ukraine. Just think about this image yesterday, folks. This image will live in infamy. It's what a horrific image right here.

7:05Ben Meiselas:You have American soldiers on their knees ordered by Donald Trump to roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin. Such an utterly horrific, horrific sight to see right there. But I'll tell you, you know who warned about this always? Former Vice President Kamala Harris at the debate with Donald Trump. Remember what you said? Here, play this clip. These dictators and autocrats are rooting for you to be president again because they're so clear. they can manipulate you with flattery and favors. And that is why so many military leaders who you have worked with have told me you are a disgrace. You know, as I'm showing you those receipts right there, I often get asked where I get my research from.

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8:32Ben Meiselas:Ground News is subscriber funded, so it doesn't rely on ads that can introduce bias. Subscribing supports our channel and their independent team working to keep the media transparent. Use the tools we use at the Midas Touch Network to do our research. Go check out ground.news.mtn or scan the QR code and get that 40 % off the vantage plan, which is what I use, ground.news.mtn. Check that out right now. So, you know, as one of the things that I don't want to forget either here is while all of this is taking place, what does Donald Trump want to distract against? Donald Trump wants to distract against the Epstein files.

9:10Ben Meiselas:Right. I mean, he thinks that this is going to somehow disappear from the public's attention. No, we're going to keep making videos and exposing Donald Trump's sick and dark connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Oh, by the way, going back to former Vice President Kamala Harris, remember when she was asked during the sit down on CBS, would she meet one on one with Putin? Remember what she said? Here, play this clip. What does success look like in ending the war in Ukraine? There will be no success in ending that war without Ukraine and the U.N. Charter participating in what that success looks like. Would you meet with President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a solution to the war in Ukraine?

9:51not bilaterally without Ukraine. No. Ukraine must have a say in the future of Ukraine. As president, would you support the effort to expand NATO to include Ukraine? Those are all issues that we will deal with if and when it arrives at that point. Right now, we are supporting Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia's unprovoked aggression. Donald Trump, if he were president, Putin would be sitting in Kiev right now. He talks about, oh, he can end it on day one. You know what that is? It's about surrender.

10:29Ben Meiselas:And that's the appropriate response in a situation like that. He or she is again from the debate. Let me play this one more clip. Donald Trump were president. Putin would be sitting in Kiev right now. And understand what that would mean, because Putin's agenda is not just about Ukraine. understand why the European allies and our NATO allies are so thankful that you are no longer president and that we understand the importance of the greatest military alliance the world has ever known, which is NATO, and what we have done to preserve the ability of Zelensky and the Ukrainians to fight for their independence.

11:08Otherwise, Putin would be sitting in Kiev with his eyes on the rest of Europe, starting with Poland. And why don't you tell the 800 ,000 Polish Americans right here in Pennsylvania how quickly you would give up for the sake of favor and what you think is a friendship with what is known to be a dictator who would eat you for lunch?

11:31Ben Meiselas:Vice President Harris, thank you. Now, Peter Alexander was a reporter who was there, and he just described how defeated Donald Trump looked from that meeting. Let me show you here, play this clip. What struck me, Jen, in particular was really just the looks on the faces of a lot of the American delegation here. Caroline Levitt, the press secretary, Steve Witkoff, who came into the room, then left quickly, then came back in. Levitt appeared to be a bit stressed out, anxious. Their eyes were wide, almost ashen at times. Those were some of the sort of images that are going to that I'm going to stick, will stick with me as we leave here.

12:04This was this was not the way the president likes to do things. He likes to be the producer of this presidency. He got that in the first half of the day. But when he was behind closed doors with Vladimir Putin, it looks like he didn't come away with anything that he claimed he wanted. He said he'd go home unhappy if there was no ceasefire. They didn't declare one here today.

12:23Ben Meiselas:Now, you'll remember that before the meeting, Donald Trump held that bizarre press conference at the Kennedy Center where he was talking about giving awards to Sylvester Stallone. I know it was so strange, but Donald Trump was asked, well, what happens if there's no ceasefire agreement? That happens. And Donald Trump said there would be serious and severe sanctions. Remember, he said that earlier in the week. But then now he met with Putin. There was no ceasefire. Putin's not offering peace. Putin's saying, give me Ukrainian territory. I'm not going to give you anything. Just give me the territory.

12:56Ben Meiselas:I want it. And then Putin tries to flatters Donald Trump and says, you are the real person who should have won the 2020 election. The war would never have started if you were in office, just stuff like that. But now Donald Trump's basically saying no sanctions, no nothing. Putin achieved everything that he wanted. America looked absolutely ridiculous. But here's what Donald Trump said earlier in the week, just to remind you, play this clip. Will Russia face any consequences if Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war after your meeting on Friday? Yes, they will. What will the consequences be?

13:29Sanctions, tariffs? There will be, I don't have to say, there will be very severe consequences. Yes.

13:34Ben Meiselas:Yeah, please. There you have it, folks. Let me know what you think right there. We'll keep you posted as we learn more about what is going down. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. New Midas merch. Head to store.midastouch.com today and get yourself the best pro-democracy gear and show your support. That's store.midastouch.com. Starting a business can seem like a daunting task. unless you have a partner like Shopify. They have the tools you need to start and grow your business. From designing a website to marketing to selling and beyond, Shopify can help with everything you need.

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