1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,519 Speaker 1: Stay right here for our final news roundup and information overload. 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: All right, news roundup and information overload. Our toll free 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 2: our number is eight hundred nine four one Sean if 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 2: you want to be a part of the program or 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: in the DC swamp, jd Vance will bring us behind 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 2: the scenes tonight in terms of what happened in the 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: Oval office on Friday, Now, Zelensky had an opportunity. He 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: appeared with Brett Bher on Friday night, and Brett bhar 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: gave him not one, not two, but three opportunities to 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: back off and apologize for what had happened. He just 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 2: was steadfast and staying right where he was and being 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: very stubborn and determined, which kinda breaks protocol. And now 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: we know that he this was supposed to be ceremonial. 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: He was supposed to go in and Phase one, which 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: was the rare earth mineral deal, which would guarantee an 16 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: American presence and for a long period of time inside 17 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: of Ukraine, which has many security benefits because we have 18 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 2: business interest there now, and it was Phase two would 19 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: have been a ceasefire. Phase three would have been in 20 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 2: a negotiated settlement. Not everything that Ukraine wants, not everything 21 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: that Putin wants, but hopefully in agreement that would have 22 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 2: created peace and then death and destruction, and that all 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: got blown up. Anyway, here's Zelensky refusing to apologize after 24 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 2: that meeting. 25 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 3: So I'm not hearing from you, mister president. Thought that 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 3: you owe the president and apology. 27 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 4: Now, I respect President and I respect American people. 28 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 3: And if I don't know if. 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 4: I think that we have to be very open and 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 4: very honest, and I'm not sure that we did something bad. 31 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 4: I think maybe sometimes some things we have to discuss 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 4: out of out of media, with all respect to democracy 33 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 4: and to a free media. But there are things that 34 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 4: where we have to understand the position of Ukraine and Ukrainians, 35 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 4: and I think that is the most important thing. Yes, 36 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 4: you know where wearing close partners, we have to be fair, 37 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 4: we have to be we have to be wary free. 38 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: I am predicting that's a Lenski'll be back. I don't 39 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: know when, maybe sooner than later. I am predicting he 40 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 2: will be back because he has no choice but to 41 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: be back. I am predicting Europe will not be able 42 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: to fill the void that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, 43 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 2: the massive hundreds of billions of dollars in a and 44 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: by the way, without accountability. I don't know where all 45 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: that money went, some of a humanitarian quote purpose, you know, 46 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 2: did it end up in the right hands? You never know, 47 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: And one day we might know. Maybe we'll get a 48 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: doze investigation there. But all these media democrats that are 49 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 2: slamming Donald Trump. 50 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 3: He's pro putin. He's a Putin puppet. Bob Bop bop, 51 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 3: you know, et cetera, et cetera. 52 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: Let's let's put this in the archives, because you're gonna 53 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: hear this again, is my prediction. You're going to hear 54 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: me play this after a piece, a negotiated settlement is 55 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: eventually achieved, and then I'm going to remind them of 56 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: how stupid they are and how after all these years 57 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: of Donald Trump being on the world stage, they don't 58 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 2: have the slightest clue about how this man operates. He 59 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: talks about terriffs, he's negotiating, he talks about he doesn't 60 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: want to fall into the trap. Oh well, for four 61 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 2: years we've been calling Putin every name in the book. 62 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 3: He didn't care. He just kept going and bombing and killing. 63 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: So Trump gets him to publicly say that he wants 64 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: a settlement, a negotiated settlement that is called progress. But 65 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: if you do, but then they want him to call 66 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: him names or else he's a puppet. No, Donald Trump 67 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: is negotiating joining US now as Rebecca Kawflor is with 68 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 2: US Strategic and Military intelligence analysts, formerly with the US 69 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 2: Defense Intelligence Agency, author of the best selling book Putin's Playbook, 70 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 2: and great. 71 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 3: To have you a beck, Rebecca. 72 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 5: How are you excellent? How are you sean? 73 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 3: I'm good. 74 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 2: It's amazing to me Donald Trump on the world stage 75 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: this long period of time, and I've known him longer 76 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 2: than everybody else. But you don't need to be a 77 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: genius to figure out Donald Trump. Donald Trump is in 78 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: a perpetual state of negotiation. Donald Trump really does want 79 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: to end the war, stop the killing, and end the destruction. 80 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 2: And I just find the ignorance out there. It's seemingly 81 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: purposeful to me. If he cured cancer tomorrow, they would 82 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 2: still be calling him he cured cancer. But he worked 83 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 2: with the pharmaceutical industry to do it. I mean, they 84 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: find something to hate about it. 85 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 5: That's their standard playbook that is very old and it 86 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 5: doesn't work if something does not align with their narrative. 87 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 5: They called out person Putin's apologist, this put In that. 88 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 5: But you know what, President Trump, as you said that, 89 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 5: you know him for a long time. He's not afraid 90 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 5: of words, He's not afraid of anything. He basically prioritizing 91 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 5: America's security, and he is prioritizing peace. And as a realist, 92 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 5: President Trump understands that doesn't matter how many billions of 93 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 5: dollars we can flow to Ukraine. This war is unwinnable 94 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 5: for Ukraine. I've been saying it for three years. It's 95 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 5: mathematically impossible. And I think I explained it on the 96 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 5: show before why that is. And so President Trump wants 97 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 5: to stop the bleeding of Ukrainians and they're literally running 98 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 5: out of people, running out of men's thrown into put 99 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 5: In his meat grinder. And he wants to stop the 100 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 5: bleeding of US weapons arsenal because the Biden administration has 101 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 5: depleted our own military hardware stockpile to a very dangerous 102 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 5: level by senting it to Ukraine. And we have other 103 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 5: threats on her, such as China, which is a much 104 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 5: graver threat, long term threats to the United States, and 105 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 5: President Trump wants to ensure our combat readiness to take 106 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 5: on that threat if we have to. 107 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 2: Zelensky said that he thinks this war is going to 108 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 2: continue for years, and he made this statement just in 109 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 2: the last I believe forty eight hours. America cannot afford 110 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 2: what Joe Biden set America up to do here, and 111 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: that is to be a proxy fighter for Ukraine. America 112 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: can't afford it. Europe they may step up somewhat. I mean, 113 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 2: they seem to be rallying around Zelensky as much as 114 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 2: they can. They're offering a little bit more aid. They're 115 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: never going to match what America was doing. They're not 116 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: capable of it. And if this war does go on 117 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: for years, and Zolensky's right about that, there's not going 118 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 2: to be a country worth saving at that point. Their 119 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: infrastructure is being destroyed systematic, systemically, and people are fleeing 120 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 2: and droll their refugees all over the rest of Europe. 121 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 2: They can't find enough people to fight this war anymore. 122 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: There won't be a country left by the end of this. 123 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: And while everybody is you know, thumping their chests and 124 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 2: acting like Fred Flintstone and Bambam and acting really tough. 125 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: There really is no option for Zelensky at this point. 126 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 2: And that's why you know Trump was getting annoyed and saying, 127 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 2: you don't have cards. 128 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: I'm not playing cards. 129 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 2: You don't have any leverage except the leverage that the 130 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 2: US and Europe is giving you through financial aid. That 131 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 2: cannot continue in perpetuity exactly. 132 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 5: And no, this war is not gonna go forever. The 133 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 5: only reason why this war was going for three years 134 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 5: is because Pudin has calibrated his strategy. He did not 135 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 5: want to destroy Kiev. He did not want to remove 136 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 5: Zolensky because he was I'm not certain about NATO's response 137 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 5: if he escalated quickly all the way up, he was 138 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 5: doing it in a gradual manner by running the war 139 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 5: of attrition in order to force the Lamps to capitulate. Well, 140 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 5: the Democrats decided have decided that they want to wipe 141 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 5: out US weapons arsenal by fighting the war for someone 142 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 5: else's freedom. But what happened was the Russians transitioned their 143 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 5: military and economy on what time putting seventy years prior 144 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 5: to the invasion couldn't pass a special legal regime called 145 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 5: the Special Period that mandated that the Militi industrial complex 146 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 5: worked in three shifts twenty four to seven, and NATO 147 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 5: Secretary General himself admitted that Russia has produced in one 148 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 5: month and keeps producing in one month more military hardware 149 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 5: than the entire Natal Alliance in one year. And we 150 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 5: are not capable right now US military industrial complex to 151 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 5: scale up to continue prosecuting before because we're officially not 152 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 5: on a wartime footing. The new Secretary of Defense p 153 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 5: sect It admitted that China also produces by the time 154 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 5: that we produce one if aircraft fighter aircraft still produced 155 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 5: ten because of the Pentagon's uh ridiculous policies, right, so 156 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 5: hopefully he will fix that. And so President Trump is 157 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 5: just being realistic. He wants to cut our losses so 158 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 5: he can uh focus his attention on rebuilding America, making 159 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 5: us secure, making the world secure, and stop this fighting 160 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 5: and this bloody war. And Zo Lensky seems to be 161 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 5: too dense to understand that and too disrespectful to appreciate 162 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 5: what the American people have done. 163 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 3: For him now have turned down what it appears to be. 164 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 2: According to the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen, three opportunities to 165 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: sign the Rare Earth mineral deal after three times indicating 166 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: that they would sign the deal. To me, it's a 167 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 2: three phase process that would guarantee not only the money 168 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 2: available to Ukraine so they can rebuild what's left to 169 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 2: their country, that would also guarantee an American presence and 170 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 2: financial interest in the area, which would be a disincentive 171 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 2: for Putin to do this again. With McCrone, the President 172 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 2: indicated that he would be willing to allow European troops 173 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 2: as a presence there, not NATO troops, European troops. I'm 174 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 2: sure that that would be part of the final phase, 175 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 2: which would be Phase one would be the mineral deal. 176 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 2: Phase two would be the ceasefire. Phase three would be 177 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 2: a negotiated settlement and hopefully an end of the war. 178 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 2: A double digit majority of Ukrainian support negotiating a quick 179 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 2: end to the war, and they understand what is happening 180 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 2: to the country of plurality of American support. A quick 181 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 2: end of the war, even if it means Russia gets 182 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: to keep some of the territory they currently occupy. There 183 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 2: is an answer to this problem, and it's not throwing 184 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 2: money at it and America becoming a proxy fighter for Ukraine, 185 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 2: which is what it evolved into under Biden. 186 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 6: Oh. 187 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 5: Absolutely, Biden was turning Ukraine into another Afghanistan, where we 188 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 5: spent two point two trillion dollars, sacrifice six thousand lives 189 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 5: of American men and women, and after twenty years we 190 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 5: withdrew and the same lunatics basically with the Taliban that 191 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 5: is running the country. And President Trump can't allow this 192 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 5: to happen with Ukraine. He cannot also put US boots 193 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 5: on the ground and throw our men and women into 194 00:11:55,120 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 5: putting nuclear furnace. This is why President Trump called well 195 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 5: now Zolensky that he was gambling with World War three. 196 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 3: All right, quick break, we'll come back. 197 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 2: We'll talk with Rebecca Kaffler about what Ukraine is going 198 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 2: to do next, what Europe will do next. I predict 199 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: that Zolensky will be back. Eight hundred and nine four 200 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: one Shawn number. We're in DC, we're in the swamp JD. 201 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 2: Vans tonight, we'll get his first hand reaction to what 202 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 2: happened on Friday. And also we're here for the State 203 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 2: of the Union tomorrow. As we continue. All right, we 204 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 2: continue with Rebecca Kapfler and discussing what the likely resolution 205 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: will be when it comes to Zelenski and Putin in 206 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,119 Speaker 2: this war in Ukraine. 207 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 3: What do you make of Europe's reaction to this? 208 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 2: What did you make of the Prime Minister of Great 209 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: Britain and Macron and all these European nations gathering this weekend. 210 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 5: Of course, they're buttering up Zelensky because they did not 211 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 5: want to pay for their wrong security, even though a 212 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 5: decade ago they knew about Puddin's plans. How do I 213 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 5: know this because I personally briefed NATO in Braszlos in 214 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 5: twenty thirteen, just months prior to the invasion of Crimea, 215 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 5: and I explained at the highly classified level what Putin's 216 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 5: intentions were in Russian's warfighting strategy. And they decided that 217 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 5: they're just going to use Ukrainians as human shields. Let 218 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 5: them fight Putin instead of beefing up their security pasture, 219 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 5: instead of contributing two or five percent, as President Trump 220 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 5: is insisting of their GDB towards the Collective Security Kitty, Germany, 221 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 5: the richest country in Europe gmnivants, contributes two percent, and 222 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 5: they still don't, right, And that's why they are all 223 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 5: over Zelenski to have this man keep fighting and to 224 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 5: have Ukrainians continue being killed. But guess what, there are 225 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 5: not any more Ukrainians to throw into Putin's bedgrind that 226 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 5: this is why Zelenski is uh Security Service as the 227 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 5: use was the speaked Dizabaki, which is effectively the Soviet 228 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,359 Speaker 5: version of the KGB, right, because the Russians and Ukrainians 229 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 5: they come from the same stop. Z Lanzi is the 230 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 5: mini Chapuzis and only not. And I'm so glad that 231 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 5: President Trump is calling him out on this and and 232 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 5: so they cut out as the zolanski Is who has 233 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 5: been sleeping the American people. And so no, there is 234 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 5: no more people to throw and the Europeans again, they 235 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 5: just trying to be very clever to have Ukraine being destroyed. 236 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 5: And like you said, there's going to be nothing left 237 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 5: of this country of Ukraine because fifty percent of infrastructure 238 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 5: is already destroyed. And Play just wants to stop this 239 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 5: because he is actually a humane person. He feels terrible 240 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 5: for Ukrainians and those people who can advocate the continuation 241 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 5: in the war, they're monsters, and let those people go 242 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 5: and fight if they want to fight, let them go fight. 243 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 2: Well, it's sad and it's all preventable, and we have 244 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 2: an opportunity. We still do andn Zelenski does I predict 245 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 2: he'll be back. Rebecca Koffler always great to have you. 246 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 3: Thank you. 247 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 2: All right, let's get to our busy, busy telephones. Dennis 248 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 2: is in Long Island, New York. What's up, Dennis? 249 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 3: How are you? 250 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 2: Looks like New York City's on the verge of bringing 251 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 2: back Governor Cuomo. 252 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 3: What are your thoughts on that? 253 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 7: Oh? Please, I mean, we've been just another nightmare. I 254 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 7: actually work for the city and it's just they just 255 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 7: can't help themselves here. But I am from Long Island. 256 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 7: I know you are too, I believe. 257 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 2: Yes originally, yes, sir, I am no longer a New Yorker. 258 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 6: You know a lot. 259 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 7: I have five years and I'm retiring, and that I'm 260 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 7: heading to Florid with the rest of my family. 261 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: I can't tell you all my friends tell me the 262 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 2: same thing. Are They come visit me and they're like, oh, 263 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 2: I just left, you know, twenty degree weather. It's paradised 264 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 2: out here. 265 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 3: What do you do? Why am I up there? I 266 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 3: don't want to be there anymore. 267 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 2: And a lot of people, you know, it took me 268 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: a while to get out because of my kids and stuff. 269 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 2: I have family obligations, and but as soon as I 270 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 2: could out, I went. 271 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 3: Best decision I made. 272 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 7: Well, my I just sent my daughter. She's a freshman 273 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 7: down at school in Fort Lauderdale, so I look forward 274 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 7: to parents' weekend. 275 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 2: So anyway, back to the point, I know it sounds 276 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 2: to me like you're getting ready for spring break, but 277 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 2: go ahead. 278 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 7: Yeah, listen, I wish I could go to spring break. 279 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 7: When I was in school, I had played lacross, so 280 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 7: I wasn't allowed to go on spring breaks. 281 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: After my exposes that I did on my TV show 282 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: about spring break, I sat my kids down before college. 283 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 2: I said, don't you ever ever dare ask me to 284 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 2: go on spring break, because the answer is no, hell no, 285 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: don't ask. Not happening ever over my dead body. But 286 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: I was being very nice about it. 287 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 7: No, I had the same one. But you know, my 288 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 7: secret weapon as my brother is a police officer down 289 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 7: for Florida, and she's like ten minutes from dorm to door, 290 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 7: so there will be nurse spring break for her. 291 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 3: Anyway, I know the listen. 292 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 2: I've had parents say, well, you're being a helicopter parent. 293 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: I'm like, yeah, I don't care. I really don't care. 294 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 7: This day and age, Yes, that'd be fine. You know, Yeah, 295 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 7: I'm comforting with her down there in school, and it's 296 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,479 Speaker 7: fun to visit. I not go off seeing my family 297 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 7: seeing her. But then I got to fly back. 298 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 2: To this anyway, I took you, I digressed too much. 299 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: What's on your mind today? 300 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 7: Uh no, my mind is like, first of all, proud American. 301 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 7: I love the fact what I saw on Friday in 302 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 7: the Oval Office. It's about time he stuck Trump President 303 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 7: stuck up for us and loved Jade Vance. Now all 304 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 7: these politicians, Democrat or Republican, those ones that are in 305 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 7: the morning meeting with Celenski, why don't they put up 306 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 7: their money personal money, and if it's boots to the ground, well, 307 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 7: you know, I have a son and nephews in the army. 308 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 7: I don't want them going to fight this war that 309 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 7: most of us, majority of us don't believe in. Let 310 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 7: them send their family first, or better yet, Sean, let's 311 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 7: follow the money and let's find those missing billions of 312 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 7: dollars and let's freeze it, take it back and say, okay, 313 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 7: we already spent this, but we'll give it to them, 314 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 7: you know, and you know, make sure that they're in 315 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 7: clean up the kickbacks. I thought that would be a 316 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 7: pretty good idea. 317 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 2: I think we need a full accounting of the money. 318 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 3: More importantly, I'm going to be honest with my goal 319 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 3: here is. 320 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: My goal is for the people of Ukraine to get 321 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 2: their country back and to live in peace and to 322 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 2: stop dying. I don't want to see any more of it. 323 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 2: And I think there's a window, an opportunity, and a 324 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 2: chance that was blown. But the opportunity is not gone. 325 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 2: And President Trump said, and I'll ask Vice President Vance 326 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,479 Speaker 2: about this tonight. You know, if Zolensky wants to come 327 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 2: back and do a piece deal, is the door still open. 328 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,239 Speaker 2: I think the President has made clear that it is. 329 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 2: I would like that for the Ukrainian people. I would 330 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:11,239 Speaker 2: like that for Europe. And if that makes me a 331 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 2: bad guy, there's not gonna be a country left. You 332 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 2: don't have to be a genius to figure this part out. 333 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 2: And I would like them to have as much of 334 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 2: their country back as possible. And I would like the 335 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: territorial ambitions of Putin to come to an end. And 336 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 2: I think a negotiated settlement, right now is the best answer. 337 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 2: Rather than Zelenski saying that this war is going to 338 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 2: go on for years. 339 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 7: It'd be interesting, you know, peace, peace all the way. 340 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 7: You know, let's hear what the citizen, the average citizen 341 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 7: in the Ukraine, what they want. 342 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 2: Well, already I already told you what they want. They 343 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 2: want this to end Ukrainian double digit majority of Ukrainian 344 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 2: support a negotiated settlement and a quick end to this war. 345 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 3: I mean, it's. 346 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 2: Because they see what's happening to the whole infrastructure is 347 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 2: being destroyed, and that's why the mineral deal will help them, 348 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 2: because that'll allow them to rebuild their country. Anyway, my friend, 349 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 2: I'm going to run. I appreciate the call, Joe and 350 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 2: l J. What's up, Big Joe, champion of the taxpayer. 351 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: What's going on, Sean? I'm so fired up about the 352 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 2: speech tomorrow night. 353 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: I think Trump will give a great speech, and I 354 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 1: think he'll call on Musk, you know, not call on him, 355 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: but say that he's fired up about what Musk is 356 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: doing to cut waste. And I think the Republicans will 357 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: give him a standing ovation and the Democrats will set down. 358 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: So it will be a clear indication to the hard 359 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: work in American taxpayers that if you won't waste and 360 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: fraud cut out, you need to vote Republican because the 361 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: Democrats don't care anything about doing away with wasting fraud. 362 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 8: Doesn't that make sense? 363 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 2: Makes a lot of sense, Joe, you always make sense. 364 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 2: I've known you since my local days as a radio 365 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 2: host in Atlanta. 366 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: I started you in ninety six, before that, really Atlanta 367 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: ninety two. 368 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was there from ninety two to ninety six. 369 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 2: I was read there, celebrated me in the AJAC when 370 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 2: I left. Nineteen ninety six was a great year for 371 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 2: the city of Atlanta. The Olympics came and Sean Hannity left. 372 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 3: Well. 373 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 2: Nobody gave Fox News much of a chance then, but 374 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 2: what kind of worked out? Okay, God God had my back. 375 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 2: Thank you, Joe, God bless you. You're a good man. 376 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,719 Speaker 2: Let's say hi to Jim and my free state of Florida. 377 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 2: He's holding down the fort while I'm in the swamp. 378 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 2: What's up, Jim? What's how are you? 379 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 3: Glad you called? 380 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 6: I'm doing well and thanks for the privilege. You know, boys, 381 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 6: Since since Friday, there's been so many talking heads, there's 382 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 6: been so many different things. But I'll tell you my 383 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 6: initial impression was I was really flabbergasted. I felt that 384 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 6: there was a time for everything and there's a place 385 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 6: for everything. And the way that that escalated publicly, I 386 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 6: thought was at that time I thought was really undignified. 387 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 6: But then in hindsight now since that time, I look 388 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 6: back and I've viewed it a number of times, and 389 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 6: I'm seeing where Zlensky actually initiated it, because he came in, 390 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 6: you know, and he said, you're just going on and 391 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 6: on and on the same old, same old, same old 392 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 6: Zelensky expecting a blank check, and that wasn't going to happen. 393 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 6: And I felt, you know, because initially it was supposed 394 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 6: to be a very you know, cordial diplomatic meeting in 395 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 6: front of the press, go back and signed the papers, 396 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 6: signed the treaty, signed the deal, have lunch, let's let's 397 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 6: move on. And it just didn't turn in that way. 398 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 6: And unfortunately it didn't turn in that way in front 399 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 6: of the cavas. 400 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 2: But you know, a lot a lot of people wish 401 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 2: it didn't, that this happened behind closed doors and not 402 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 2: in front of the American people. I disagree with that. 403 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 2: I think transparency is a good thing. And to watch 404 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 2: this unfold in real time in the Oval office, they 405 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 2: could have stopped us at any point. Nope, Donald Trump 406 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,640 Speaker 2: is very different and he let it play. And that's 407 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 2: what would have happened behind closed doors anyway, probably would 408 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 2: have ended the same way. And you know, let's see 409 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 2: if Zelensky is smart enough, you know, and and gets 410 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 2: his head on straight and realizes he can't win this war. 411 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 2: I don't build the best he can hope for, and 412 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 2: that's with us money in the hundreds of millions of 413 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 2: billions of dollars being spent and Europe spending hundreds of billions. 414 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 2: He you know, if he's if he's predicting this is 415 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: going to go on for years, there won't be a country. 416 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 3: There will be nothing left. It'll be rebble, and we 417 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 3: don't need that. We don't want that. 418 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 2: Then then America is gonna have to come in with 419 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 2: a Marshall plan and rebuild the whole thing, and we 420 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 2: don't want that either. We have a rare earth mineral 421 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 2: deal where they'll be able to have the monies to 422 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 2: rebuild their country. I want that for them. I admire 423 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:56,479 Speaker 2: the Ukrainian people. They fought valiantly. They've tried their best. 424 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 2: They don't have the money, they don't have the resources, 425 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 2: they don't have the man power to fight this war, 426 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: and Europe is not going to provide it. 427 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 3: And if they believe that, then you let me sell you, 428 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 3: you know, a beautiful estate on the moon. 429 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 2: It was a great it was, yeah, it was, I mean, 430 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 2: and this is what Donald Trump does so well. Anyway, 431 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 2: my friend, thank you eight hundred and nine foot one Sean. 432 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 2: If you want to be a part of the program, 433 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 2: let us say hi to Bob in Texas. 434 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 3: God bless Texas. 435 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 8: What's up, Bob, oh Sean, thanks for taking the call 436 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 8: and allowing me to share some insights with you and 437 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 8: your listeners. Let me put it this way and fair disclosure. 438 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 8: I am a Trump supporter one point oh two point 439 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 8: oho in between and behind Trump all along. I am 440 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 8: a retired US Army colonel. I will tell you that 441 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 8: I have spent a lot of time in Russia and 442 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 8: in Ukraine over the last thirty five years. I've actually 443 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 8: been in Russia on US military orders. I know the people, 444 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 8: in the cultures and everything of both countries really well. 445 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 8: My wife is Ukrainian. I speak Russian fairly well. I 446 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 8: would put. 447 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 3: Myself you're impressive. 448 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 8: Being I would put myself in a category of somebody 449 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 8: being extraordinarily well informed about the whole situation. But the 450 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 8: real reason I called into you is I want to 451 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 8: summarize what happened last Friday very quickly. And you know 452 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 8: I have looked at this, analyzed it. You know, watched 453 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 8: the entire event on Friday, and in all honesty, with 454 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 8: careful analysis of the way I see it, it went 455 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 8: fairly well for the first twenty nine to thirty minutes 456 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 8: between Trump and Zelensky. As soon as jd. Vance opened 457 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 8: his mouth and started talking, he basically started provoking Zelensky. 458 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 8: From everything that I can see that this was really 459 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 8: a provocation on his part. But I would fault both 460 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 8: Trump and Zelenski as well. I would fault Zelensky for 461 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 8: not using his interpreter. If he had used his interpreter. 462 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 8: He Zelensky speaks English, understands English fairly well. But if 463 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 8: he'd used his interpreter, it would have given him time 464 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,680 Speaker 8: to think about what he was saying, think about what 465 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 8: the what Trump and Vans were saying. It would have 466 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 8: just created a buffer. If he had used his interpreter, 467 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 8: and I fault him for not doing that. The other 468 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 8: thing is, you alluded to this a few minutes ago, 469 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:41,360 Speaker 8: but you know, honestly, there should have been a private 470 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 8: session before the public session. You know, both Trump and 471 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 8: Vilensky's staff, you know, could have seen this coming the 472 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 8: way it happened. If they had put these guys in 473 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 8: the room quietly together for maybe thirty minutes to an 474 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:59,479 Speaker 8: hour and then allowed the media in, I think this 475 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 8: could have been been done and been completely smoothly accomplished, 476 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 8: and exactly you know, well. 477 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 2: I just I'm going to gently push back on that, 478 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 2: because the way this was designed was it was supposed 479 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 2: to be a ceremonial agreement on rare earth minerals, and 480 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 2: so everybody already agreed to that part, so they had 481 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 2: their chance, and the expectations were that that was what 482 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 2: it was going to be about. And I don't disagree 483 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 2: on the interpreter part. When I interviewed Zelenski a few 484 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 2: weeks back, I mean, the interpreter makes it very very 485 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 2: hard to have a conversation with him, and he never 486 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 2: answered a single question. We didn't even er part two 487 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 2: of the interview because it just it kind of diminished. 488 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 2: The value of the interview was so hard. But you're 489 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 2: a great patriot. I understand what you're saying. You make 490 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 2: a lot of sense. You obviously care deeply about the region. 491 00:27:55,800 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 2: You're very knowledgeable, and I'm grateful for all of your contributions, 492 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 2: you know, and your everything you're trying to express here. 493 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 2: What we're watching unfold is a tragedy, and it is 494 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 2: one that we have an opportunity to hopefully stop, and 495 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 2: I pray that we do. 496 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 3: All Right, that's gonna wrap things up for today. 497 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: Hannity Tonight nine eastern on the Fox News Channel from 498 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 2: the Swamp from DC. Vice President jd Vance brings us 499 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 2: front and center into Friday's meeting with Zelensky. Also Pam Bondi, 500 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 2: the AG will join us. What is going on with 501 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 2: the FBI withholding information requested by the Attorney General of 502 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 2: our country. We'll get to the bottom of that, and 503 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 2: the are Hannity Washington Briefing with Caroline Levitt nine eastern 504 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 2: SA ADVR Tonight on Hannity from d C, and a 505 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 2: preview of the State of the Union. We'll see it 506 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 2: to night back here tomorrow. Thank you for making the 507 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 2: show possible.