1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Richard Arnold, very good morning to you. So a lot 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: of build up and then nothing. What the hell happened there? 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the perfect side effect, a complete dud. What 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: was hoped to be the first direct talks between Russia 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 2: and Ukraine since Putin invaded the country three years back, 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: Trump saying he wanted a thirty day cease flower initially 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: so Ukraine. Selenski said, okay. Trump then said he wanted 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: to see peace talks start in Turkey, and Selenski said 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: he'd be along, and he is. Trump then put out 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: the suggestion that he might be there as well. But 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 2: that's when Putin slammed on the brakes. Putin suggested he 12 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: might attend. Then he sent along a junior team, not 13 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: even including the Russian foreign minister. So but not the 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: B team. It was more like the sea team, says 15 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 2: analysts retired Admiral James Stavridis. 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 3: I think it's frankly an insult to the President of 17 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: the United States, and I think Putin are a wake. 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: Up Well that left Trump twisting in the wind. Instead 19 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: of Trump thinking about flying in for those pivotal peace 20 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: talks that he had initiated, he is left on the sidelines, 21 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 2: claiming he never planned to go to Turkey specifically, even 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 2: though it was Putin who withdraw from the meeting first. 23 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: Trump suggested that he expected this so long. 24 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: I didn't anticipate. I actually said, why would he go 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 3: if I'm not going? Because I wasn't going to go. 26 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: I wasn't planning to I would go, but I wasn't 27 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 3: planning to go, and I said, I don't think he's 28 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: going to go if I don't go. 29 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 2: So who was first in planning not to go? Meantime, 30 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 2: Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, just flew in 31 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: but says he won't be meeting with the Russians without 32 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: top level officials along as Lenski says his team there 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: will send a low level delegation now to take part 34 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: in talks in Istanbul with the junior league Russians. He 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: slammed the Kremlin for disrespect quote unquote and said the 36 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: Russians not being serious about peace efforts. Ukraine has been 37 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: cynical about this all the long. Meantime, there's word that 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: Russian troops to massing yet again on Ukraine's eastern borders. 39 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: So is this a moment for expanded sanctions on Russia 40 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: as the Europeans are seeking, and what will Trump do 41 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: now that he's been publicly buffed by Putin. All the while, 42 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: Trump is of course continuing his trip to the Middle East, 43 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: but not Israel, and in Kuta. Having seen Trump greeted 44 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: by the jets and the horses in Saudi Arabia, they 45 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: kind of up the game, didn't they. They had more 46 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: fighter jets the companying Air Force one and along with 47 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: prancing horses, they had camels and as well a convoy 48 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: of red elon Musk cyber truck to accompany Trump at 49 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 2: the Bendy Place where they were all met by sword 50 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 2: waving dancers. So yeah, what's the bar now, Mike? Then, 51 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: on that four hundred million dollar Katari plane he wants, 52 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: Trump made things pretty clear in his latest interview with 53 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 2: Sean Hannity on Fox, where he looked out the window 54 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: of the current Air Force one jet eyeing the fancy 55 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: planes with the princes and the Middle East and potentates, 56 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: and he said, see how nice those planes are? How's 57 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 2: is crappy? I want one of those? 58 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: Then, you Cohen. I was watching RIFK yesterday and the 59 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: Bin and Jerry arrest and all the other nonsense, and 60 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: he's gone. 61 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 2: To show right. Yeah. He is, of course Trump's health 62 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 2: secretary these days, known previously for many things, introducing other 63 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: members Kennedy clan in their younger years to drugs, having 64 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: a worm in his brain, leaving the dead beer cub 65 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: in Central Park. So he appeared before US lawmakers on 66 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 2: Capitol Hill, as you say, first official appearance before American politicos, 67 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 2: where he was questioned about plan cuts in medical spending 68 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: at agencies that he after all overseas. He was quizzed 69 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: about vaccines. Being a viorious vaccine skeptic, he spoke of 70 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: his concerns for some vaccines in the past, even though 71 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 2: he had his own kids vaccinated. He was pressed about 72 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 2: the vaccines for measles, where cases are growing right now 73 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: in many US states in ways we haven't seen in decades, 74 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: due in part to fewer folks getting vaccines for their kids. 75 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: He was asked about the vaccines for measles and polio, 76 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: among others. 77 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 4: Probably from measles. You know what I would say is 78 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 4: my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant. Don't want a measles 79 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 4: seem like I'm being a vasive Yeah, but I don't 80 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 4: think people should be taking advice matical advise. 81 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: Me shouldn't be taking medical that's his job, running the 82 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: health advisory agencies. That's exactly what his assignment is. Meantime, 83 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: there's been a lot of attention on RFK going swimming 84 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: the other day in a place called Rock Creek, where 85 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 2: swimming has been banned for decades because this place is 86 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 2: a sewage outlet. The water is filled with quote unquote 87 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: fecal matter and deadly bacteria. But there's the Health Secretary 88 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 2: dunking his body fully underwater and encouraging his young grandchildren 89 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: to do the same. So what's this stuff, Grandpa? You 90 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: don't want to know? 91 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: Well, I might see you next week. Richard Ault stateside. 92 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: And by the way, some more court action. Told you 93 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: about Scouts early on. But Elon Musk's America Pack they're 94 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: being sued because they allegedly didn't pay the swing state voters. 95 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: Remember the Elon went into various swing states, including Pennsylvania 96 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: where this thing started, And you'd give you money if 97 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: you signed up to their class action and you know, 98 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: and voted for Trump and you'd get a few hundred 99 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: bucks and stuff. Anyway, apparently they never paid, so they're 100 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: a bit upset about that, so they're taking him to 101 00:04:59,000 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: court for. 102 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: More or from the mic asking Breakfast. 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