Ben Rhodes

It has nothing to do with ending the war. It's not a security guarantee to Ukraine to say that like there might be some joint ventures down the line to get some rare earth materials that Trump probably doesn't even know what they do. You know, I mean, so this always felt like this kind of weird facade. And I do just, you know, to put a point on it, like Waltz and Rubio.

It has nothing to do with ending the war. It's not a security guarantee to Ukraine to say that like there might be some joint ventures down the line to get some rare earth materials that Trump probably doesn't even know what they do. You know, I mean, so this always felt like this kind of weird facade. And I do just, you know, to put a point on it, like Waltz and Rubio.

For them to be going along with this charade like fucking Ribbentrop, the Nazi foreign minister. These guys were talking tough about Ukraine like a year ago. This is what happens when you sell your soul to Donald Trump. And if there's one thing that Zelensky's visit achieved is it exposed the full truth of what he's dealing with.

For them to be going along with this charade like fucking Ribbentrop, the Nazi foreign minister. These guys were talking tough about Ukraine like a year ago. This is what happens when you sell your soul to Donald Trump. And if there's one thing that Zelensky's visit achieved is it exposed the full truth of what he's dealing with.

No, it's a huge issue. But ironically, Tommy, I know a lot about this issue from the prism of climate change, because these are critical to battery technologies, to solar panels and the Chinese wind turbines. And the reality is, if you really cared about it, you wouldn't dismantle USAID because you'd be trying to be in Africa. where there's a ton of these critical minerals.

No, it's a huge issue. But ironically, Tommy, I know a lot about this issue from the prism of climate change, because these are critical to battery technologies, to solar panels and the Chinese wind turbines. And the reality is, if you really cared about it, you wouldn't dismantle USAID because you'd be trying to be in Africa. where there's a ton of these critical minerals.

In South America, there are a ton of critical minerals in places that are not currently invaded by Russia. Like, you know, making agreements with Chile, which has a lot of these deposits, would be a lot more rational than saying we're going to solve our rare earth materials by getting mining rights in Ukraine, you know, that has currently been attacked. It's purely for show.

In South America, there are a ton of critical minerals in places that are not currently invaded by Russia. Like, you know, making agreements with Chile, which has a lot of these deposits, would be a lot more rational than saying we're going to solve our rare earth materials by getting mining rights in Ukraine, you know, that has currently been attacked. It's purely for show.

Well, first of all, the Real America News guy was probably slobbering over Elon Musk in the cabinet meeting yesterday when he was not wearing a suit, was wearing a T-shirt, was wearing a hat and was like amped up on God knows what, standing up, jumping up and down, being a fucking lunatic. Right.

Well, first of all, the Real America News guy was probably slobbering over Elon Musk in the cabinet meeting yesterday when he was not wearing a suit, was wearing a T-shirt, was wearing a hat and was like amped up on God knows what, standing up, jumping up and down, being a fucking lunatic. Right.

So why is Elon Musk allowed to like, you know, in this guy's view, denigrate the White House, the Oval Office by not wearing a suit? I mean, like, can you imagine? Can you imagine? being Ukrainian and looking at this? I mean, Zelensky dresses like that in solidarity with people in his country.

So why is Elon Musk allowed to like, you know, in this guy's view, denigrate the White House, the Oval Office by not wearing a suit? I mean, like, can you imagine? Can you imagine? being Ukrainian and looking at this? I mean, Zelensky dresses like that in solidarity with people in his country.

You know, he wears military colored clothes to express solidarity with troops who are fighting the front line. You don't have to think that's a great sartorial choice. But to fucking just pick on him, what danger has that guy ever been under? Zelensky could have been assassinated in the early days of the war. Incredible reports are all kinds of bounties on his head.

You know, he wears military colored clothes to express solidarity with troops who are fighting the front line. You don't have to think that's a great sartorial choice. But to fucking just pick on him, what danger has that guy ever been under? Zelensky could have been assassinated in the early days of the war. Incredible reports are all kinds of bounties on his head.

And this kind of complete fucking loser from Real America News is picking on him to make himself look good in front of Mr. Trump and whoever his audience is. And then the Toss thing... Let's just be very clear here, like Russian state media, which I think was like sanctioned or designated. I know, I was trying to remember that.

And this kind of complete fucking loser from Real America News is picking on him to make himself look good in front of Mr. Trump and whoever his audience is. And then the Toss thing... Let's just be very clear here, like Russian state media, which I think was like sanctioned or designated. I know, I was trying to remember that.

They were definitely like a part of some, you know, one of the things the Biden administration rolled out. But Russian state media is allowed in the Oval Office and the Associated Press. The wire service for more American newspapers than anybody else is not because they won't call it the Gulf of America.

They were definitely like a part of some, you know, one of the things the Biden administration rolled out. But Russian state media is allowed in the Oval Office and the Associated Press. The wire service for more American newspapers than anybody else is not because they won't call it the Gulf of America.

Like this is where we are, people like we are in a reality in which Russian state media and Russian propaganda is in the Oval Office berating a democratically elected leader of a country under attack, you know, who's being insulted for not wearing a suit. I mean, we just have to get our minds around this thing because we're only six weeks into it, you know.

Like this is where we are, people like we are in a reality in which Russian state media and Russian propaganda is in the Oval Office berating a democratically elected leader of a country under attack, you know, who's being insulted for not wearing a suit. I mean, we just have to get our minds around this thing because we're only six weeks into it, you know.