Michael Weiss

And by the way, you know, You have an economic incentive not to punish Europe. I mean, everyone's like, what is he going to do? Tariffs on Europe? Is he going to tell the U.S.

military industrial complex and the defense contractors that their biggest marketplace is now off limits because the French and the Brits might turn around and take attackums and Patriot batteries and just donate them to the Ukrainians? Good luck, babe. I mean, look at the lobbying effort that is going to be put in in this country to stop him from doing that. Right.

military industrial complex and the defense contractors that their biggest marketplace is now off limits because the French and the Brits might turn around and take attackums and Patriot batteries and just donate them to the Ukrainians? Good luck, babe. I mean, look at the lobbying effort that is going to be put in in this country to stop him from doing that. Right.

military industrial complex and the defense contractors that their biggest marketplace is now off limits because the French and the Brits might turn around and take attackums and Patriot batteries and just donate them to the Ukrainians? Good luck, babe. I mean, look at the lobbying effort that is going to be put in in this country to stop him from doing that. Right.

So Trump needs to deliver something. He cannot give the Russians something and if not everything in exchange for nothing, because as much as he's OK with appearing a lick spittle to Putin. He doesn't want to look like a chump, right? This is the art of the deal guy. Maybe too late for that, but yeah. Well, yeah, but you know, he needs to sell something, right?

So Trump needs to deliver something. He cannot give the Russians something and if not everything in exchange for nothing, because as much as he's OK with appearing a lick spittle to Putin. He doesn't want to look like a chump, right? This is the art of the deal guy. Maybe too late for that, but yeah. Well, yeah, but you know, he needs to sell something, right?

So Trump needs to deliver something. He cannot give the Russians something and if not everything in exchange for nothing, because as much as he's OK with appearing a lick spittle to Putin. He doesn't want to look like a chump, right? This is the art of the deal guy. Maybe too late for that, but yeah. Well, yeah, but you know, he needs to sell something, right?

Right now he's desperately trying to sell his base on, I can bring peace. Everyone else has brought war and destruction. There was peace when I was president. Only I can bring peace again. If he does not bring peace, because the terms of his peace are terms of conditional surrender by Ukraine unnecessarily. So then he's got nothing to show for it.

Right now he's desperately trying to sell his base on, I can bring peace. Everyone else has brought war and destruction. There was peace when I was president. Only I can bring peace again. If he does not bring peace, because the terms of his peace are terms of conditional surrender by Ukraine unnecessarily. So then he's got nothing to show for it.

Right now he's desperately trying to sell his base on, I can bring peace. Everyone else has brought war and destruction. There was peace when I was president. Only I can bring peace again. If he does not bring peace, because the terms of his peace are terms of conditional surrender by Ukraine unnecessarily. So then he's got nothing to show for it.

They have the GDP to do it very easily. The question is, it's one of will, right? So the equipment shortages, the shortfall in manufacturing, all of these things can be made up for if they do what now they are beginning to make noises about having to do, increase their percent of GDP on defense spending. You know, this is another thing that we should discuss.

They have the GDP to do it very easily. The question is, it's one of will, right? So the equipment shortages, the shortfall in manufacturing, all of these things can be made up for if they do what now they are beginning to make noises about having to do, increase their percent of GDP on defense spending. You know, this is another thing that we should discuss.

They have the GDP to do it very easily. The question is, it's one of will, right? So the equipment shortages, the shortfall in manufacturing, all of these things can be made up for if they do what now they are beginning to make noises about having to do, increase their percent of GDP on defense spending. You know, this is another thing that we should discuss.

For now, going back almost a decade, MAGA has been banging on about Europe as the welfare queen of NATO and bunch of freeloaders. They don't spend their fair share. We have to do everything for them. Suddenly, faced with this sort of existential crisis, this upending of 80 years of the post-war American-led security architecture, they say, we're all going to spend more.

For now, going back almost a decade, MAGA has been banging on about Europe as the welfare queen of NATO and bunch of freeloaders. They don't spend their fair share. We have to do everything for them. Suddenly, faced with this sort of existential crisis, this upending of 80 years of the post-war American-led security architecture, they say, we're all going to spend more.

For now, going back almost a decade, MAGA has been banging on about Europe as the welfare queen of NATO and bunch of freeloaders. They don't spend their fair share. We have to do everything for them. Suddenly, faced with this sort of existential crisis, this upending of 80 years of the post-war American-led security architecture, they say, we're all going to spend more.

Maybe they're not spending enough more, but they're moving in the right direction. And what happens? Rick Grinnell takes to Twitter, they're a bunch of anti-American warmongers. No, they're doing exactly what you've been saying as ambassador to Germany, among other things that they ought to be doing. Right.

Maybe they're not spending enough more, but they're moving in the right direction. And what happens? Rick Grinnell takes to Twitter, they're a bunch of anti-American warmongers. No, they're doing exactly what you've been saying as ambassador to Germany, among other things that they ought to be doing. Right.

Maybe they're not spending enough more, but they're moving in the right direction. And what happens? Rick Grinnell takes to Twitter, they're a bunch of anti-American warmongers. No, they're doing exactly what you've been saying as ambassador to Germany, among other things that they ought to be doing. Right.

They're just doing it in contravention of the broader policy that you have, which is, again, make nice with Moscow.