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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Furious World Leaders Blast Trump at Munich Disaster

14 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: Why were world leaders furious with Donald Trump at the Munich Conference?

0.25 - 17.263 Ben Meiselas

World leaders are absolutely furious at Donald Trump and his despicable regime as a critical meeting that was supposed to take place between Europe and the United States was canceled when Marco Rubio was a no-show and he said he had better things to do.

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17.243 - 41.296 Ben Meiselas

the purpose of this meeting was to talk about the mutual defense of ukraine and rubio was too cowardly to even show up now at the same time that meeting was cancelled you had european leaders like eu's foreign policy chief kaha kalas confronting United States Trump regime officials to their face.

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41.656 - 63.636 Ben Meiselas

People like Mike Walz and others who were there from the Trump regime got called out and name checked by European officials and leaders saying, if you think that Europe is gonna help you when you go into these wars, if you're thinking about Iran and other things, you've got another thing coming. If you think you're just gonna go it alone,

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63.616 - 73.927 Ben Meiselas

You know, good luck going alone, but we ain't going to be here to help you. Watch as the EU's Khalas just rips Mike Walls to shred. Here, play this clip.

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73.947 - 97.395 Unknown

What is actually the difference? You know, when, for example, Russia goes to war, they go alone because they don't have allies. When America goes to wars, then, you know, a lot of us go with you and we lose our people on the way. So, So that means that you also need us in your, you know, to be this superpower.

97.415 - 106.15 Unknown

Because if you look at the bigger picture, I mean, in terms of economic might, I mean, China is a very, very powerful country.

106.53 - 120.904 Ben Meiselas

By the way, she continues and says, even in the jungle, animals cooperate, Trump. Even in the jungle, animals cooperate. You know what she's calling Trump and Rubio and Walls right here.

Chapter 2: What was the significance of Marco Rubio's no-show at the critical meeting?

121.284 - 124.489 Ben Meiselas

To their face, nonetheless. Here, play this clip.

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124.609 - 138.932 Unknown

And one might say that it's true that those who have the power have had different rules. But even in jungle, you know, animals cooperate. And so you are better off when you work with others.

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138.912 - 156.415 Ben Meiselas

Now, I think an important thing that went down at this Munich Security Conference was that a report was released right ahead of the conference that was set to take place. And they refer to Donald Trump. This is how the Munich Security Conference report of 2026 reads.

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156.395 - 172.513 Ben Meiselas

saying Trump is the most prominent demolition man of basically the current decade, if not more, of course, and he's destroying the world order. Watch what they had to say. Here, play this clip.

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172.493 - 197.472 Unknown

the annual security report released ahead of the conference labeled President Trump as one of the most prominent demolition men when it comes to world order. Here's another quote from that report, which is more than 80 years after construction began, the U.S.-led post-1945 international order is now under destruction. The German chancellor just spoke in Munich and said this.

199.291 - 226.53 Friedrich Merz

You've chosen a grim motto for this conference, under destruction. And it probably means that the international order based on rights and rules is currently being destroyed. But I'm afraid we have to put it in even harsher terms. This order, as flawed as it has been even in its heyday,

227.05 - 254.049 Ben Meiselas

And then we heard from President Zelensky of Ukraine, and of course, supposed to be an important meeting that Rubio just missed and didn't show up was a no-show. So here Zelensky is out there saying, look, You know, Donald Trump in America keeps saying, we want you to compromise. We want you to compromise, Ukraine. Zelensky's like, I've agreed to compromise over and over again.

254.089 - 256.351 Ben Meiselas

And I said, I'll do this.

Chapter 3: How did European leaders confront the Trump administration at the conference?

256.491 - 267.142 Ben Meiselas

I said, I'll do that. Russia hasn't agreed to do anything. Russia hasn't even agreed to a basic ceasefire, and they've never agreed to anything. Watch what Zelensky says here. Play this clip.

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267.162 - 295.078 Vladimir Zelensky

This is crazy, crazy war of Russians against just people. And that's why it's not simple to stop because we can't just stop because Russians don't want. And there are some signals from American side, from President Trump. They say, look, this is a time for compromises. You can make some steps forward. We made a lot of compromises. Putin and his friends, they are not in prison.

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295.198 - 322.479 Vladimir Zelensky

This is the biggest compromise, what the world made already. And we stood from the very beginning and defending our sovereignty and our lives. And we just can't forget, you know, I think that everybody understands, we can't forget that they killed so many people, but we are ready. And when President Trump said, let's just, do ceasefire, just, you know, frozen conflict and they said, right.

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322.539 - 333.184 Vladimir Zelensky

And I said, yes, it's difficult. A lot of questions to this idea, but president, okay. We will support ceasefire. Unconditional one.

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333.864 - 334.365 Unknown

Putin refused.

334.385 - 335.126 Vladimir Zelensky

Yes, of course.

335.346 - 356.133 Ben Meiselas

And Zelensky also points out, guess what? I'm younger than Putin and his days are coming to an end soon. In other words, Putin's going to be dead soon and I'm going to be here. I'm not afraid to shake people's hands. I'm not afraid to be around groups of people the way Putin is. Let's remember that. Play this clip.

356.273 - 384.127 Vladimir Zelensky

I think Putin also in a difficult position because I'm... I can speak with you and shake hands and I don't afraid and I want to be free and I want to change after politics, after everything, I want, you know, I want to- And you're here. Yes, I'm here, you see? Can you imagine? So I'm a free person and so, and I think that, and I'm younger than Putin, you know?

385.429 - 397.26 Vladimir Zelensky

No, no, believe me, this is important. He doesn't have too much time, you know? Not too much time. Yes, God bless, not too much time.

Chapter 4: What did the Munich Security Conference report say about Donald Trump?

654.045 - 654.666 Ben Meiselas

Play this clip.

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654.713 - 675.99 Friedrich Merz

We Germans know a world in which might makes right would be a dark place. Our country has gone down this path in the 20th century until the bitter and dreadful end. Today, we embark on a different, a better path.

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676.23 - 680.097 Ben Meiselas

More from German Chancellor Merz right here. Let's play it.

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680.077 - 695.476 Friedrich Merz

If there had been a unipolar moment after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a unipolar moment in history, it has long passed. The United States' claim to leadership has been challenged and possibly lost.

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695.817 - 730.907 Ben Meiselas

And here's what he had to say as well. Let's play this clip right here. What was interesting, too, as you had Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, talking about decoupling from the United States, that Europe needs to just entirely become not dependent at all on the U.S., look elsewhere. The U.S. wants to be isolated, let him be isolated.

730.887 - 752.734 Ben Meiselas

but you had the US NATO ambassador Matt Whitaker there at the Munich Security Conference, and he was asked by the moderator, what's your response to the German chancellor talking about decoupling? In other words, just getting rid of the United States totally because the US is hostile, it's adversarial. And watch how sheepish Whitaker is.

753.075 - 775.444 Ben Meiselas

He's like, oh, you know, that's just what the think tanks are saying. And then the moderator's like, that's not the think tank. That's the leader of Germany saying that. And Whitaker's like, oh, that's not going to happen. It happened already. It's done because of you and Trump and your despicable regime of authoritarians. Here, let's play it. I got distracted by the whole Chancellor thing.

775.464 - 799.015 Unknown

Do you worry that what, you know, the Chancellor Merz has said that basically, you know, we're going to decouple. I mean, are we going to decouple from the US and Europe? No, we're not. No. And I think this is, again, this is a kind of a think tank sort of theoretical. I push back on this every single day. This is a German chancellor that said this. It's not a think tank.

800.851 - 804.937 Unknown

I just, but I didn't say he was perfect, I just said he's better.

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