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Welcome to the show. If you're hearing this clearly, you survived the weekend and what a weekend it was. We're going to talk about the Oval Office meeting with Trump, J.D. vance and Zelensky. We are going to talk about the new GDP decline prediction from the Atlanta Fed and so much more, including this completely whacked out Tulsi interview where she seems almost like a Kremlin spokeswoman. It's really outrageous stuff. I have a very exciting announcement. I have here with me the first hardcover copy and it is, it's stiff as a board. I can't even bend this thing. The first hardcover copy of my book the Echo Machine were just three weeks plus a day away. It's all happening. If you would like aigned copy David pakman.com bookSmith I'll be up at Brookline Booksmith in a couple of weeks signing books of 550so far to be signed.
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Going to be quite, quite a day, bringing a bunch of big Trump style sharpies. But the first hardcover book is in my hand. There's a picture of me in it which is really crazy. But this is really exciting. Also want to say thanks. Thanks to so many of you. Last week we went from being ranked around 120th on the top news podcasts to 60th. Okay, from 120th to 60th we are making a big push on the audio podcast. We passed Tim Pool, we passed Benny Johnson. So help us keep it going no matter where you listen, no matter where you watch. You can subscribe to the podcast for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It really helps us. And updates on ratings coming up. Very, very We've got the strongest marks these days. It's hard to believe. All right, listen, Global shame. This is the only way that I can genuinely and honestly and frankly describe to you the completely abortive press conference in the Oval Office with Donald Trump, J.
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Unknown A
Vance and the Ukrainian President Vladmyir Zelensky. Now we are seeing in the reaction to this event gone wrong completely different world views because there are those who saw what I am out about to play for you. Donald Trump and J.D. vans berating and yelling at Zelensky as a sign of strength. This is how Alpha behave. It was so great for Trump and JP Mandel to put Zelenkyy in his place. He should be more thankful. He should be praying at the altar of Trump. This is not the global interpretation and in fact world leaders rallying behind Zelensky after embarrassing and childish treatment of him by Trump and J.D. so let's pick this up. This was a 50 minute event overall. Let's pick this up where it starts to get very dicey.
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Unknown B
Ceasefire. All of them told me that he will never go with sign him Guas contract. Guas contract. Yes. But after that he broken this c Fire. He killed our people and he didn't exchange prisoners. We signed the exchange of prisoners but he didn't do it. What kind of diplomacy GD you are speaking about? What do you mean?
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Unknown C
I'm talking about the kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country. Yes, Mr. President. Mr. President, with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. Right now you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. You should be thanking the President to bring it into this conf.
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Unknown B
You been to Ukraine that you say what problems we have?
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Unknown C
I have been to. I've actually. I've actually watched and seen the stories and I know What I've watched TV. Mr. Presidentake happens is you bring people you bring them on a propaganda to. Mr. President are do you disagree that you've had problems bringing people into your military and do you think that it'respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to trying to prevent the destruction of your.
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Unknown B
A lot of questions. Let's start from the beginning.
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Unknown C
Sure.
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Unknown B
First of all, during the war everybody has problems, even you. But you have nice ocean and don't feel now but you will feel it in the future.
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Unknown D
God bless you don't know that.
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Unknown B
God bless youd bless you'not war.
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Unknown D
Don't tell us what we're going to feel. We're trying to solve a problem. Don't tell us what we're going to feel.
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Unknown B
I'm not telling you because you're in no position to dictate thatember.
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Unknown D
You're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. We're going to feel very to feel influen. We are going to feel very good and very strong.
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Unknown B
Feel influen.
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Unknown D
You're right now not in a very good position. You've allowed yourself to be in a.
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Unknown B
Very bad position and he happens to be right about from the very beginning of the war.
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Unknown D
You're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now with us. You start having cards cards right now. You don't car you're gambling with lives, millions of people. You're gambling with World War Three. You're gambling with World War Three.
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Unknown A
Putin sitting at the Kremlin, just loving this, Loving this.
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Unknown D
And what you're doing is very dis. Disrespectful to the country, this country that's back you. Far more than a lot of people said they should have.
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Unknown C
Have you said thank you once? No.
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Unknown A
You should be groveling, Mr. President, groveling on the floor this entire.
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Unknown C
You said. Than you went to Pennsylvania and campaign for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who's trying to save your country.
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Unknown B
Please. You think that if you will speak very loudly about the war, you.
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Unknown D
He's not speaking loudly. He's not speaking loudly. Your country is in big trouble. Can wait a minute. No, no. You've done a lot of talking. Your country is in big trouble.
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Unknown B
I know.
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Unknown D
You're not winning. You're not winning this. You have a damn good chance of coming out okay because of us President.
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Unknown B
We are staying in our country, staying strong. From the very beginning of the war, we've been alone and we are thankful. I said thanks.
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Unknown D
You haven't been on Cabinet.
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Unknown B
This Cabinet.
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Unknown D
We gave you stupid President $350 billion. We gave you military equipment. And you men are brave, but they had to use our military. Our. If you didn't have our military equipment, you inv. If you didn't have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks. In three days.
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Unknown B
I heard it from Putin in three days. This is something maybe less in two weeks. Of course, yes.
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Unknown D
It's going to be a very hard thing to do. Business like this.
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Unknown C
Just say thank you.
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Unknown D
I said accept.
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Unknown C
Accept American Accept that there are disagreements and let's go list_itig those disagreements rather than trying to fight it out in the Americ.
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Unknown A
Speaker 1 so anyway, you know, if there is anything that we can say with certainty here, it's that this absolutely humiliating event drove Europe to the defense of Ukraine, pushed world leaders to say, hey, you know what? We're actually seeing this for what it is in our countries, no matter what's happening in that Oval Office. And something very strange seems to be where all of a sudden they're on the side of the authoritarian, brutal dictator Putin, we stand with you. And this included Canada, this included the UK this includes France. This includes our Western democratic allies. Now, there were questions as to whether this was a planned ambush. You know, this event was 50 minutes and it went haywire during minute 45. So my instinct is, no, it wasn't a planned ambush, but this was the boiling over of a Trump administration that's extraordinarily enamored with Putin and just very skeptical of Ukraine, the defender, the aggrieved.
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Unknown A
In this particular situation, we have to also acknowledge that there are people, you look online in the typical enclaves of magaism and you see them absolutely thrilled that someone finally put Zelensky in his place. This guy shows up, he doesn't say thank you, he doesn't even wear a suit. And we'll get to the suit part a little bit later. And Trump and JD finally had the testicular fortitude to put this guy in his place. If that's your view, you are not going to be on the side of democracy when it comes to global affairs. You're going to be on the side of authoritarianism and autocracy, dictatorship and invasions, and taking things by force. That's not the side that the majority of Americans are on, fortunately. So planned ambush. If you're determined to do this, I don't think you wait until minute 45 out of a 50 minute event, especially since it's sort of related to the dynamics with Zelenskyy.
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Unknown A
But was there a boiling over that was there based on emotions prior to this meeting? Yes, it does seem that way. So now the question is, it appears as though the US Is going to pull back in terms of support of Ukraine. At least based on how this went, it seems like our allies are mostly going to push forward and expand their support of Ukraine. What happens now with Putin, who is loving that this took place? That's the critical question when it comes to the future of Ukraine. Ever walk into a store and have absolutely no idea what wine to get? It happens to me every single time because I don't know anything about wine. Which is why I love our sponsor, Naked Wines. Naked Wines is a subscription service that just connects you directly to the world's finest independent winemakers so you can get award winning wine delivered straight to your door.
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