WEBVTT - Steve Schmidt: The Answer, Donald, Is NO! 

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what I think the most beautiful word

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<v Speaker 1>in all the English languages is the word that Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has never heard.

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<v Speaker 2>It's no and O spelled no.

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<v Speaker 1>Tragically, it's a concept he doesn't understand. And because for

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<v Speaker 1>eleven years time Donald Trump has not heard the word no,

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<v Speaker 1>the American Republic is on fire. It is Thursday, January

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<v Speaker 1>the fifteenth. I'm Steve Schmidt. This is the warning. There

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<v Speaker 1>is no more putrid or weaker man in a nation

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<v Speaker 1>of three hundred and thirty million people than the disgraceful,

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<v Speaker 1>feckless weakling who is Speaker of the House. Mike Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>a religious nut who believes men's brains are like waffles

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why they're so good at compartmentalizing, while women's

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<v Speaker 1>brains are like spaghetti and red sauce, which is why

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<v Speaker 1>the ladies are so scattered.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, when it.

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<v Speaker 1>Comes to neuroscience, remember your source. Mike Johnson is a

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<v Speaker 1>man who believes dinosaurs and people were chasing each other

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<v Speaker 1>around when the world was created ten thousand short years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Johnson is.

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<v Speaker 1>The type of maga politician who has grown very comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>looking into a camera and telling you that what you

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<v Speaker 1>are seeing is not what you are seeing. MAGA has

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<v Speaker 1>produced hundreds of Baghdad Bob imitators. He's my all time

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<v Speaker 1>favorite propagandist. Saddam Hussein, spokesperson who stood at the Baghdad

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<v Speaker 1>airport as American tanks rolled by and said, the Americans

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<v Speaker 1>are not at the airport.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Johnson is Bagdad Bob.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump has threatened to attack the Kingdom of Denmark

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<v Speaker 1>and start a war against NATO for over a year.

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<v Speaker 1>When Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, is asked

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<v Speaker 1>a question about it, what he says is it's a

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<v Speaker 1>democratic hoax.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think the President and his team at the

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<v Speaker 3>White House should state explicitly that the concept of a

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<v Speaker 3>military takeover of Greenland is off the tube.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think anybody is considering that. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's not been in any briefing I've been in, and

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<v Speaker 4>I go to all of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, it's not This is not a I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is a media narrative that's been created.

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<v Speaker 2>I do.

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<v Speaker 1>And the gold goes to Mike Johnson for lying to

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<v Speaker 1>the American people. Let's go to the Danish Defense minister.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see what he has to say. About the dispute

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<v Speaker 1>that could bring horror to the United States at the

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<v Speaker 1>level that most of our fellow citizens just do not comprehend.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's not that I'm now, you know, saying everything

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<v Speaker 4>is solved.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not self.

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<v Speaker 4>We didn't manage, but I honestly speaking, I didn't believe

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<v Speaker 4>that that was doable. We didn't manage to change the

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<v Speaker 4>American position. It's clear that the President has this wish

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<v Speaker 4>of conquering over Greenland. We made it very very clear

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<v Speaker 4>that this is not in the interest of the Kingdom.

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<v Speaker 4>There's a government in Greenland with support from three quarters

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<v Speaker 4>of the Greenlandic population. The Premier made it very very

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<v Speaker 4>clear yesterday that Greenland for the time being and for

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<v Speaker 4>super future will remain within the Kingdom of Denmark. And

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<v Speaker 4>therefore this is a common position that we want to

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<v Speaker 4>work with our American friends and allies. But it must

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<v Speaker 4>be a respectful corporation and it must respect the red lines.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you have a son and here's a young

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<v Speaker 1>man you care about in your life, or if you're

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<v Speaker 1>a young man, know this, whatever your plans may be

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<v Speaker 1>when Donald Trump attacks them, your future involves being in

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<v Speaker 1>the army.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's Trump talking about Greenland.

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<v Speaker 5>Right now, it sounds like you were saying that you

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<v Speaker 5>would potentially acquire Greenland by force. That would be a

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<v Speaker 5>NATO country the United or are you saying would.

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<v Speaker 6>You do now? You're saying that. Now you're telling me

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<v Speaker 6>that that's what I'm going to do. You don't know

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<v Speaker 6>what I'm going to do, so your network doesn't know.

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<v Speaker 5>The Danish foreig Ad minister said that there's still fundamental

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<v Speaker 5>differences after the meeting with Rubio and with the Vice President.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you willing to.

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<v Speaker 5>Leave the NATO alliance in order to get what you

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<v Speaker 5>want with Greenland? What are the options?

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<v Speaker 6>Rightly, I wouldn't be telling you what I'm willing to do.

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<v Speaker 6>Certainly I'm going to give up options. But it's very important.

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<v Speaker 6>Greenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me explain what will happen, and this is the

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<v Speaker 1>warning and I hope you understand it. Germany, Norway, Denmark

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<v Speaker 1>and France are all deploying troops to Greenland to be

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<v Speaker 1>ready to fire out an American invader. At the exact moment,

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<v Speaker 1>the Russians are assaulting Kiev and the Iranian regime is teetering.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is a chaos agent. Do not believe the

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<v Speaker 1>maglas about Europe being weak and not having a military.

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<v Speaker 1>Europe has a potent military and a powerful enough military

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<v Speaker 1>that it could do incredible damage to life.

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<v Speaker 2>In these United States.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody wins the type of war that Donald Trump is

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<v Speaker 1>talking about instigating.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>It will bring horror and it will bring suffering. The

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<v Speaker 1>Canadians will stand with the Europeans, and that will bring

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<v Speaker 1>war to North American soil for the first time and

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<v Speaker 1>well over one hundred and fifty years.

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<v Speaker 2>And war between Canada and the United.

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<v Speaker 1>States will instagatest civil war within America's borders. Things truly

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<v Speaker 1>will fall apart. Now here's the great danger. Imagine if

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<v Speaker 1>Spain came and said, we want Florida back, what is

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<v Speaker 1>it that we would expect an American president to say, Surely,

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<v Speaker 1>to God, we would tell them no. Donald Trump has

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<v Speaker 1>no standing to demand Danish territory. Donald Trump has no

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<v Speaker 1>standing to extort NATO, to extort Denmark.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no negotiation to be had.

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<v Speaker 1>But whether it's the Congress in America, whether it's the

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<v Speaker 1>Prime Minister of Denmark or some other prime minister, nobody

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<v Speaker 1>seems to understand that by negotiating something that is not negotiable,

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<v Speaker 1>you're falling into the trap that European leaders fell into

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<v Speaker 1>when Adolph Hitler came knocking on their door making demands

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<v Speaker 1>about things.

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<v Speaker 2>That never should have been negotiated. Greenland belongs to Denmark.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump's lust for it does not open a negotiation.

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<v Speaker 1>The only word that matters here is no, and there

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<v Speaker 1>is nothing else to talk about after that word. But nobody, nobody,

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<v Speaker 1>from the Speaker of the House to Chuck Schumer, to HAKEM.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeffries to the Defense minister from Denmark obviously feels comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>saying it no golf Donald's no. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different ways to deliver, and that my advice is to

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<v Speaker 1>try them all. And this is the warning. I'm Steve Schmidt.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the warning. I invite you to join this

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<v Speaker 1>community where I promise to be honest, blunt and direct

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<v Speaker 1>about what is happening in this country. America is in crisis.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow and subscribe to this channel and on substack.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.