Maggie Haberman

It says that Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. And it's notable because Trump had this extraordinary, unprecedented blowout, beat down of Zelensky by Trump and J.D. Vance in the Oval Office on Friday and then halting the aid.

It says that Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. And it's notable because Trump had this extraordinary, unprecedented blowout, beat down of Zelensky by Trump and J.D. Vance in the Oval Office on Friday and then halting the aid.

Correct. And then getting a little bit of a concession from Zelensky on Tuesday. And that seemed to be enough for Trump to say, OK, we can go back to the table. And Trump clearly wants people to believe that when he makes a threat, he means it. So he turned off the aid, and the point seems to have been received by Zelensky, and we'll see where it goes.

Correct. And then getting a little bit of a concession from Zelensky on Tuesday. And that seemed to be enough for Trump to say, OK, we can go back to the table. And Trump clearly wants people to believe that when he makes a threat, he means it. So he turned off the aid, and the point seems to have been received by Zelensky, and we'll see where it goes.

Correct. And he's doing it in a way where he can show that he is starting again, but that it was Zelensky who bowed. And that is always very important to Trump.

Correct. And he's doing it in a way where he can show that he is starting again, but that it was Zelensky who bowed. And that is always very important to Trump.

Rough stuff. Trump starts talking about Mark Fogle, who was a Pennsylvania school teacher who had been imprisoned in Russia for a few years.

Rough stuff. Trump starts talking about Mark Fogle, who was a Pennsylvania school teacher who had been imprisoned in Russia for a few years.

Trump's advisers helped secure his release. But Trump makes this pretty abrupt transition from talking about Mark Fogel.

Trump's advisers helped secure his release. But Trump makes this pretty abrupt transition from talking about Mark Fogel.

Because he describes how he was talking to Fogel's mother at his rally, Trump's rally, in July of 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Because he describes how he was talking to Fogel's mother at his rally, Trump's rally, in July of 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

And Trump proceeds to describe himself as saved by God. And this is a statement he made at various points during the campaign, but it reflects a belief that both he and his advisors have, which is that there is something divine about his victory. There's something divine about the fact that he was saved and that he is being swept back into office to save the country.

And Trump proceeds to describe himself as saved by God. And this is a statement he made at various points during the campaign, but it reflects a belief that both he and his advisors have, which is that there is something divine about his victory. There's something divine about the fact that he was saved and that he is being swept back into office to save the country.

Correct. And you have a sitting president saying essentially everything that he said on the campaign trail repeatedly despite having won.

Correct. And you have a sitting president saying essentially everything that he said on the campaign trail repeatedly despite having won.

Yes, and certainly the longest. So after I was thinking about how long it was— It was the longest. I was thinking about how struck I was at how little forward-looking there was in this speech. There were a few things. But mostly it was a celebration of Trump, and it was a celebration of his last 40-some-odd days in office, and it was a celebration of all the things that he campaigned on in 2024.

Yes, and certainly the longest. So after I was thinking about how long it was— It was the longest. I was thinking about how struck I was at how little forward-looking there was in this speech. There were a few things. But mostly it was a celebration of Trump, and it was a celebration of his last 40-some-odd days in office, and it was a celebration of all the things that he campaigned on in 2024.

But what that translates to for the rest of a presidency, let alone the rest of this year, was not answered in this speech.

But what that translates to for the rest of a presidency, let alone the rest of this year, was not answered in this speech.