
Episode 4305: Smackdown Of Zelensky's Lies In The Oval Office; Zelensky Lies, Grovels, And Runs At White House Meeting ...
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Steve Bannon
From, from Eric Bolling. Here's what we're going to do.
Eric Bolling
There's 49 minutes in the, in the.
Steve Bannon
Session today with Zelinsky. As you know, we teed it up. It happened during the Charlie Kirk and one of the reasons we can't show it live, there is an agreement with the White House, with the, with the major organizations like Real America's Voice and War Room that cover the White House, that you'll wait, it'll be live to tape, and then immediately when the, when the, when the dignitary leaves and the White House is comfortable, they will let you put it out. That's what came during the Charlie Kirk Show. We don't have time now to show you all 49 minutes. I think it's quite instructive and somehow I'll figure out over the weekend to do it. But here's what I like to do. I like to have a cold open. The show is one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the West Wing, one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Oval Office, one of the most dramatic moments with any president of the United States. Someone is sitting there trying to hammer out a peace deal to stop the kinetic part of the Third World War. Let's go ahead and play it.
Volodymyr Zelensky
What kind of diplomacy, J.D. you are speaking about? What do you mean?
J.D. Vance
I'm talking about the kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Yes, but if you, Mr. President, with.
J.D. Vance
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 for trying to bring it into this conference.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Have you ever been to Ukraine that you say what problems we have?
J.D. Vance
I have been to come once. I have actually, I've actually watched and seen the stories. And I know what happens is you bring people, you bring them on a propaganda tour. Mr. President, are, do you disagree that you've had problems bringing people into your military? And do you think that it's respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?
Volodymyr Zelensky
A lot of, a lot of questions. Let's start from the beginning.
Steve Bannon
Sure.
Volodymyr Zelensky
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.
Donald Trump
God bless you don't know that.
Volodymyr Zelensky
God bless. God bless. You got it.
Donald Trump
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.
Volodymyr Zelensky
I'm not telling you because you're in.
Donald Trump
No position to dictate that.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Remember this.
Donald Trump
You're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. We're going to feel very good.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Feel influence.
Donald Trump
We're going to feel very good and very strong.
Volodymyr Zelensky
You will feel influence.
Donald Trump
You're right now not in a very good position. You've allowed to be in a very bad beginning, and he happens to be right about.
Volodymyr Zelensky
From the very beginning of the war.
Donald Trump
You're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now with us. You start having cards right now, you don't miss the President. You're gambling with the lives of millions of people. You're gambling with World War Three. You're gambling with World War Three. And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country. This country. That's far more than a lot of people said they should have.
J.D. Vance
Have you said thank you?
Volodymyr Zelensky
Once a lot of times?
Brian Glenn
No.
J.D. Vance
Even today you said thank you, went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who's trying to sell. Save your country, please.
Volodymyr Zelensky
You think that if you will speak very loudly about the war.
Donald Trump
He's not speaking loudly. He's not speaking loudly. Your country is in big trouble.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Can I have a.
Donald Trump
No, no. You've done a lot of talking. Your country is in big trouble.
Volodymyr Zelensky
I know.
Donald Trump
You're not winning. You're not winning this. You have a damn good chance of coming out okay. Because of us, Mr. President, we are.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Staying in our country, staying strong. From the very beginning of the war, we've been alone and we are thankful. I said thanks.
Donald Trump
You haven't been in this cabinet. We gave you, through this stupid president, $350 billion. You gave military equipment. And you men are brave, but they had to use our military. What about if you didn't have our military equipment?
Volodymyr Zelensky
You invited me.
Donald Trump
You didn't have our military equipment. This war would have been over in two weeks.
Volodymyr Zelensky
In three days. I heard it from Putin. In three days. This is maybe less. In two weeks. Of course, yes.
Donald Trump
It's going to be a very hard thing to do, business like this, I tell you.
J.D. Vance
Thank you.
Volodymyr Zelensky
I said a lot of times, except to American people.
J.D. Vance
Except that There are disagreements, and let's go litigate those disagreements rather than trying to fight it out in the American media. When you're wrong, we know that you're wrong.
Donald Trump
But you see, I think it's good for the American people to see what's going on here. I think it's very important. That's why I kept this going so long. You have to be thankful you don't have the cars. You're buried there. People are dying. You're running low on soldiers. Listen, you're running low on soldiers. It would be a damn good thing. And then you tell us, I don't want a ceasefire. I don't want a ceasefire. I want to go and I wanted this. Look, if you could get a ceasefire right now, I tell you, you take it so the bullets stop flying and you men stop getting killed. Of course.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Of course we want to stop the war.
Donald Trump
But you're saying you don't want to cease. But I said to you, I want to cease because you'll get a ceasefire faster than a degree.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Ask our people about ceasefire, what they think.
Donald Trump
That was for you.
Volodymyr Zelensky
What?
Donald Trump
That wasn't with me. That was with a guy named Biden who was not a smart person. That was your. That was with Obama.
Volodymyr Zelensky
It was your president.
Donald Trump
Excuse me. That was with Obama. Who gave you sheets. And I gave you javelins. Yes, I gave you the javelins to take out all those tanks. Obama gave you sheets. In fact, the statement is obama gave sheets and Trump gave javelins. You got to be more thankful because let me tell you, you don't have the cards. With us, you have the cards, but without us, you don't have any cards. You're in a much better position, but you're not acting at all thankful. And that's not a nice thing. I'll be honest, that's not a nice thing. All right, I think we've seen enough.
Steve Bannon
What do you think, huh?
Donald Trump
This is going to be great television. I will say that all. See what we can do about putting it together. We'll see.
Steve Bannon
I don't know.
Mike Lindell
All right, guys, come on.
Donald Trump
Guys, come on.
Carl Rove
Let's move.
Steve Bannon
Please, please.
Donald Trump
Thank.
Natalie Winters
Thank you.
Steve Bannon
This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies.
Eric Bolling
Because we're going medieval on these people.
Steve Bannon
Reasons. I got a free shot. All these networks lying about the people. The people have had a belly full of it. I know you don't like hearing that. I know you try to do everything in the world to stop that, but.
Eric Bolling
You'Re not going to stop it.
Donald Trump
It's going to happen.
Steve Bannon
And where do people like that go to share the big lie? MAGA MEDIA I wish in my soul, I wish that any of these people had a conscience.
Eric Bolling
Ask yourself, what is my task and.
Steve Bannon
What is my purpose?
Eric Bolling
If that answer is to save my.
Donald Trump
Country, this country will be saved.
Mike Lindell
War ROOM here's your host, Stephen k.
Steve Bannon
Ban Friday 28th February in the year of our Lord 2025. We told you on the pre game today, it's going to be exciting. History is going to be made. It was the total runtime of the oval office was 49 minutes. That happened in the last five or six. And President Trump, I think, finally had enough of it. You saw there, if you watch the other 44 minutes, President Trump's trying to accommodate Zelensky. Remember many people around President Trump that have been saying, hey, this deal is, you're being too magnanimous and this guy's a scumbag and we should just cut and run. Remember I said, just walk away. Walk away at sunk cost of $250 billion, $350 billion. Understand, you're trying to do a smart deal to try to recoup our money, help these people with reconstruction. But there's so many of your, so much of your base, some of the people that follow you, so many people that love you, that have supported you, just said, no, this is a quagmire. This is going. And they're going to tag it with your, they're going to say it's your Vietnam when you had nothing to do with it. So President Trump, after having the president of France and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, our two longest allies, to the Oval this week. Extraordinary. That's rarely happened. I don't think it's ever happened. President Trump has Zelensky and you see what happens. Zelensky is just a bad guy. He's not to be trusted. The deal, the framework itself for the mineral deal, it's just a framework. It requires so much more negotiation than the details. And then you have to trust the people around you. Now you understand why Zelensky's like at 16% in the polling in Ukraine and the reason he hasn't had an election. He hasn't had an election because the people over there don't trust him. They're tired of it. Just like many people associated with this are tired of. We said on the eve of the war three years ago, he's a bad guy. He essentially lied about the perfect phone call President Trump had in August of 2019. He lied about that Nancy Pelosi, of course, the deep state, a deep state setup. Nancy Pelosi and these radical Democrats jumped on it to impeach Trump because they understood that Trump's economic policies were working so well in the run up to the fall of 2019, with over 3% growth, low inflation, low interest rates, blue collar jobs growing at a better rate, the salary is growing faster than white collar high school graduates, higher than college graduates. Just extraordinary. They had to chop block him or he was going to win in a landslide in 2020. They took the impeachment route. The Chinese Communist Party took the bioweapon route. Anything to stop Trump. And today, and this is what a peacemaker does, this is what a leader does, this is what a statesman does. Even against his harder right populist nationalist wing, he said, no, I'm going to try to do this. I think I can do this as a predicate to an overall rapprochement with the Russians and then together we can then deal with Europe and most importantly, break them off in the Chinese Communist Party. You break that bond right now between the ccp, the mullahs in Persia, the KGB in Moscow and then potentially Erdogan and the folks in Istanbul. The remaking of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of the new caliphate, that's what controls the Eurasian landmass. President Trump. This is the grand strategy of President Trump. And he's got enough patience, he has enough confidence in himself. He's thought about this enough that he will go and try to do this. And you see right there just the ingrate of Zelensky, a very bad guy. Now the mainstream media and particularly Karl Rove and others in Republican and Rhinos attacking him. I want to go to a gentleman just got off Air Force One. No, it's not President Trump. It's our own Brian Glenn. Brian, I'm going to play your clip in a second, but put us in the room. You were kind of a major part of this. I'll play that in a second. But you just got off Air Force One. What happened on Air Force One? What is. Because they basically gave Zelinsky the bums rush after this confrontation. The Oval officer.
Brian Glenn
Yeah. Good afternoon, Steve. Let me set the scene. I'm still at joint Joint Base Andrews here. We have not taken off. We're waiting for President Trump to arrive here on Marine One. Let me step aside real quick and show our viewers at home. This is a beautiful, magnificent Air Force One here and what an incredible, you know, afternoon we've had of news. You just listening to your open there and kind of setting the stage of what was a very combative meeting in that Oval Office. And the tension was there, I believe, from the very beginning. Now, I'll go to my first question that I asked President Trump and it was this. Would you consider it pretty much your honor to have a legacy of being what would describe as a peacemaker rather than someone who has drugged the US into another war and one that who have ended a very bloody war. And of course, his legacy to go down as a peacemaker would certainly be something that he would want. Then my second question was kind of trailing off. I felt like his attitude in that room as if, when could you, can you wear a suit? Do you, do you own a suit? Why do you never wear a suit? You're in the highest office of the most influential government in the world. You've gotten hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for your country. Could you not show a little bit of respect? We've heard this, the back and forth that we had there, but I think his wardrobe spoke volumes of his lack of respect for the US and lack of respect for President Trump and Vice President J.D. vance. And his tone that was used just about eight and a half minutes after that question was. Was that after I asked that question. So overall, I don't know if that was his intentions to come combative as he was and talking over the president several times. Go ahead.
Steve Bannon
No, no talking. He talked over the president more than I talk over you or our guest, Brian Glenn. I know the particularly the rumble site points out all the time. Do we have both questions? I want to get both questions of Brian. I want to play them. I do think though, because some people say it was a setup by Trump and Vance from the very beginning, at least my viewing of it. And I realize it got very contentious because it was very contentious. But the president, and listen, he had a deal prepared to sign. He was prepared to sign the deal. Look, he had the guy in the Oval for a, for a working visit. He then was going to have a lunch. They've got a beautiful invitation card. In fact, since President Duheim out of the White House after this, they had the staff actually eat, I think, with the president. Then he was going to have one of those huge press conferences in the East Room, which is a massive honor on a global stage. I mean, the president of the prime minister of Japan, people kill to get that position. He was going to have that and meet the global press. So President Trump, I think Brian was going out of his way to make sure that this was a working meeting that Zelensky got to come and sign this minerals deal. And the minerals deal was opposed by so many of President Trump's supporters and people that are close to him. And this is what I'm saying, as a statesman, he understood that and said.
Eric Bolling
Hey, I'm going to do this.
Steve Bannon
I think, I think this needs to be done. I want to set this as a predicate and then go on to a bigger, bigger discussions with the Russians and the Europeans. And so that shows, that shows being a statesman. Do we have both of. Do I have both? Okay, the. Let's pull the other question, please, Brian. So walk me through it. You thought it was tension from the very beginning.
Brian Glenn
I did. I sense a little bit of arrogance, if you will, on behalf of Zelensky in that room and some of the questions, questions that were asked, his mannerisms to them. I sensed that building, and I'm not alone on this. I've talked to several people today after that press conference. They felt that Zielinski just from the very get go, was somewhat combative. And I feel like he was entitled to be in that room and just thought that we would all just kind of bend down and, and, and give him what he wants if I could. Real quickly, I just got a statement from Stephen Chong, communications director, obviously with President Trump, and it says, quote, the FBI is giving the president his property back that was taken during the unlawful and illegal raids. We are taking possession of those boxes today and loading them onto Air Force One. I just saw that happen as right before we came on the air. So just a statement from Steven Cheong in regards to the boxes that were taken, the illegal raids by the FBI, that merchandise is being returned to President Trump is being loaded up on Air Force One as we speak.
Steve Bannon
I have, hang on. I have, I have, I have another breaking. Hang on, Brian. I have more breaking and more breaking news right here. Breaking. Ukrainian Parliament Member of Parliament Oluskandra Dubinsky just called for an emergency session of Ukraine's parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Zelensky. After the Oval Office shouting meeting. This, this Twitter influencer or news person. This is huge. Zelensky's regime is collapsing in real time. People in Ukraine should understand that President Trump has gone out of his way to try to accommodate Zelensky and to have this deal which was just a framework. It was not a final deal. They had to have further negotiations. And I think Jack Posobic and I, Jack went over to Scott Besant. We have a pretty good feeling for this deal. But President Trump, Bryant moved heaven and earth, particularly with people around him were saying, just walk away from these guys. You have no blood in your hand. There's the President right now, walking out to Marine One. Put my glasses on here, Brian. Let's go to you right now, Brian. You're at Andrews Air Force Base. The President, I states with a MAGA cap on right there. Getting in Marine One, historic day. He's heading out to you. I think that's like a 10 minute, if memory serves me correctly, about 10 minutes on Marine One. They'll come and load up pretty quickly, Brian. So we only got you for a short time. Once again, put me back in the Oval Office. You say Zelensky walked in with a chip on shore. This only proves my point that Vice President Vance, who I think did a terrific job, and the President, who I thought was very magnanimous, kept it up for 40 minutes. It was last five or six minutes, the thing exploded. And for Zelensky to talk over the President of the United States in Oval Office, that has never happened ever, Brian. Glenn.
Brian Glenn
It hasn't. Like I said, I walked out of the Oval Office. Talked to some reporters that have been covering the Oval Office for decades, and they tell me, Steve, we have never seen the tension in that Oval Office like we saw today, ever with anyone. Even with Schumer and, and Pelosi and everyone else in there as well. They've never seen the tension in that room. Now, I will say this. It seemed like several times, you know, President Trump would say this. We are your strongest force here. Like, this is the card you want to play. And it seems like Zelinsky, I think his intention wasn't necessarily to sign that deal. I don't think he. I think he doesn't want a ceasefire. And President Trump, for the most part, called him out on this and said, what do you want to continue this war? Your. Your country's being destroyed, millions of people's lives are being lost. And the fact that you're acting the way you are right now, it's like a child. It's like an undisciplined, unruly child.
Steve Bannon
The mantra to remember, folks, Donald Trump is a master dealmaker. When President Trump says, you have no cards, he's telling you you have nothing to negotiate. President Trump has just sat with the President of France. President Trump just sat with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He understands they don't have the wherewithal, they don't have the military technology. More importantly, they don't have the political will. The people in France and the people in the United Kingdom right now are having tremendous financial pressures. They have tremendous public finance pressures. They don't know if they're going to be able to pay for their health care. Remember, all those guys have universal health care. They don't know if they're going to pay for it. These guys all retire early. They don't know if they're going to pay for it. By the way, Marine One getting ready to leave. So President Trump has seen the two biggest supporters of this, the United Kingdom of France. He knows. He sat there in private conversations. He knows exactly what's going on. He understands that the United States is the underwriter economically of the country and the underwriter of their security. And for Zelensky to come in and try to leverage President Trump and try to muscle President Trump is outrageous. Brian. Glenn, it is.
Brian Glenn
It's unbelievable. Imagine the reaction that he got in real time in Ukraine for his behavior, which, hence the news that Ukraine just broke moments ago. It's, it's. I can understand that if my leader of my country behaved the way he did and he's offered peace. This is something that is. The world is wanting. I don't understand why he acted the way he did, Steve. And I think, you know, I'm getting a lot of.
Steve Bannon
He acted the way he did. Hold it, Brian. He acted the way he did. I think we're going to have. We get the footage. There's up. It's up on my account on ghetto right now. If somebody can pull it. Before he came over. And I think one of the reasons he might have been late, it looks like he had a breakfast meeting or pre meeting. Brian, at the. Hey, Adams. It looks like to me from the wallpaper, he had all these supporters, all the warmongers, both Democrat and Republican in, it looked like from the Senate that are sitting there. Marine One's taking off right now from the White House, heading to Andrews Air Force Base or Joint Base. Andrews is the fancy new title, but it's Andrews Air Force Base heading out there right now. Brian, you're gonna have to wrap up in a second. But he met, I think, beforehand with these senators. I'm sure they were in his ear. We got your back. You know, Trump is only Trump. And so he went in cocky, he went in arrogant. And this is why I think he walked in there. He thought he was gonna handle Trump. You can't. Trump's got. Trump has gone out of his way to try to accommodate Zelensky. Many people are telling Trump walk away have nothing to do with this. President Trump trying to be a world leader, trying to be magnanimous, trying to help Zelensky and help the Ukrainian people. And what did he get? Zelensky just slapped him in the face, sir.
Brian Glenn
Steve, I think you're right on the, on the Hay Adams, because this morning going into the White House, the security around the Hay Adams, specifically the entrance was enhanced like no other. So your assumption of that is absolutely spot on. It was definitely. Hey, Adams, I, I could confirm that. It looks like we're getting a little bit of activity circling around here. Like you said, it's about 10 minutes to get from the South Lawn to here. I'll step away. So if yours at home, Steve, I'll let you take it from here. But there's a good shot of the stairs that President Trump will walk up here, here momentarily. Steve, as we're live right here on the ground, Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews waiting for President Trump.
Steve Bannon
Steve, thank you very much. Brian's going to have to get on the plane. Let's go ahead and play. I want to play our own Brian Glenn. Beautiful shot. But let's play this quickly. I want to play Brian Glenn in the Oval Office today with really a brilliant question. Let's go ahead and play it.
Donald Trump
Second question.
Brian Glenn
My second question for President Zelensky.
Donald Trump
Do you ever.
Brian Glenn
Why don't you wear a suit? Why don't you wear a suit? You're the highest level in this country's office and you refuse to wear a suit. Just want to see if you do you own a suit.
Volodymyr Zelensky
Yeah. You have problems.
Brian Glenn
A lot of Americans have problems with United States.
Volodymyr Zelensky
I don't have such office. I will wear costume after this war will finish. Yes. Maybe something, maybe something like yours. Yes. Maybe some, something better. I don't know. We will see. Maybe something cheaper than. Yeah. Thank you.
Steve Bannon
Brian Glenn. Right there. There you see Air Force One. The president United States is, is heading out to Air Force One right now. Just to recap, we're going to play it in a second. The response and of course Karl Rove, the Karl Rove is, is one of the leaders, the cheerleaders saying it was a, saying it was a huge victory for it was a huge victory for Zelensky today. Huge victory for the opponents of President Trump. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I think once again this solidified and I've already heard they've cut off certain aspects to Ukraine already. Listen, for the president of the United States to go out of his way to make A deal on this, on these minerals and to actually imply there might be additional assistance. And I think in the 45 minutes he actually implied there may even be additional arms going against really the beliefs of his most fervent supporters. Who will say, President Trump, we, you know, we acquiesce to you. You're the leader, you're the leader of the free world. You're the leader of not just the MAGA movement, President of the United States and commander in chief, we have confidence in you. And President Trump says, look, he's telling people, you could see he needs to do this as he believes a predicate to get a cease fire. What does President Trump want? President Trump wants as a beginning point, lay the weapons down and let's stop. Let's stop the gunfire, let's stop the shelling, let's stop the tanks. What does President Trump say? Three years from the start of the war, there's about a million Ukrainian casualties dead and wounded. And President Trump brought up in there that, hey, you can't. And J.D. vance said it, you can't even get the parents of the younger people to support being conscripted to fight the war. People under 18 to 26, they failed, I think three times to pass legislation for a new draft. Right there watching Real America's Voice. You got Air Force One, Brian Glenn has jumped on the plane. Brian Glenn is flying down with the President today. Amazing question. Brian Glenn put it to Zelensky. Why do you, why are you not wearing a suit? To show respect for the President of the United States and for the Oval Office. And in a very heated exchange, that heated exchange you saw, and then right afterwards, the termination of the press avail went for about 49 minutes of our TRTs. Correct. That was the last five or six minutes. Let's go ahead and do the split screen. Can we get Marine One in here also? There we go. Let's get them. Let's get the Marine One. You don't need me. Let's go ahead and get the Marine One right there. Marine One coming to Andrews Air Force Base. There we go. Looks as land. There's Air Force One right there. Once again, guys, you don't need me. You can have my voice. Let's get bigger shots of what's going on. It looks like, okay, President's gonna be taking off. President's gonna be taking off in a minute. Brian Glenn's gonna be with him. There we go, right there. The President's helicopter's coming in about, about 8 to 10 minutes. About on the really cuts down the travel time. I've had the opportunity to take the air, take Marine One with the president a couple, three times. It's the best pilots in the world, these Marine Corps. You know, I know my brother's a Navy helicopter pilot. But on this one, I think we agree that the Marine helicopter pilots maybe even, I'm not saying better, but in this case, Marine ones, had a tremendous track record. There's Air Force One right there getting ready to fly down to take President Trump away for the weekend. Brian Glenn, our own Brian Glenn is going to be with him. One of the things you saw today, this is the difference in what we saw, what we talked about yesterday, this new arrangement of the press poll. You have voices like Brian Glenn in there and President Trump is not shy by calling on Brian Glenn. Here's what happened immediately afterwards, as CBS News is reporting, they went into an anteroom. They put, I think they put Zelensky into the, into the Roosevelt Room, which is right across this very small hallway from the Oval Office. The president stayed in the Oval Office and talked to his advisors and then the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the secretary of State. We're going to blow this break, I take it, right? With the President, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the national security adviser, Colonel Waltz went into the Roosevelt Room and told Zelensky that basically the day was over. There wasn't going to be a lunch, there was not going to be any press conference in the, in the East Room and that in fact he was, he should leave the compound. And I don't know if that's ever happened to a world leader. There's some of the, some of the president's staff coming out right now in advance, walking over President states, I think will come out momentarily. That might be Marine 2 right there. Marine 1 may be right in back of it. That may be Marine 2. Looks like a lot of staffers coming there. Looks like Marine One right there had staffers Marine too. I think this is the president right here. There's some other, there's some other helicopters. Obviously you have cover helicopters in the back. You have Secret Service. You have some of the other security personnel. And of course you have an individual carries the football. That's the nuclear codes that are with the president at all times. Also a medical doctor, the president's physician or his deputy always travels. Also you see Air Force One right there. Air Force One is like the West Wing. The West Wing. I describe the West Wing as a military command post with a quite old and small Office on top of office building on top of it. Air Force One is the exact same. Air Force One is essentially a mobile command post in case anything were to happen. It's a mobile command post that is, and it's actually not that comfortable. The President has a, has an office up front, has a bedroom up front. They're very nice. The rest of it for the staff and for the media is not nearly as comfortable as even business class on an international, on an international, international aircraft because quite frankly, it's not made for comfort. It's made really for utility. And like I said, it's really chock a block with, with all types of electronic gear, communications gear. A president can contact and talk to anybody in the world. So historic day today, really a day that's a little bit, was a little bit cut short historically. The president and I want to go back to Zelenskyy. The President looked at this as a predicate. Now let's go back in time. The President talked on, I think Monday with the President of France. In fact, he came over and did a, and did a, and did a G7 call to kick the week off. The entire purpose of the G7 call. Remember, the G7 are the seven biggest industrial nations. Used to be the G8, but they kicked Russia out because of the war itself, because the Ukraine war says the G7. They had a G7 call with Macron in the Oval Office. Then Macron came back and he had a working meeting, came in the West Wing with the color guard. We cover that live on Thursday, sir. Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. So you have our two biggest allies. And they're here for one reason. They're here for Ukraine. And what they want to talk was their military commitment, their economic commitment. And the President understands this. Their economic commitment is compelled compared to ours. You know President Trump, his math is $350 billion. Our math is about 250. But I see where President Trump gets the other, what President Trump is saying, other military support that we have given in that region over that time. You got to add that up. So President Trump gets their 350 number. He says the entire Europeans all in are 100 billion. And they put it in as a loan, not the way we did the President. The entire economic package initially was to recoup the 350 plus another 150. And I think what he did at the end to be magnanimous and to try to help Ukraine and try to help Zelensky and quite frankly help the Europeans is say that the money that came off the cash that came back from the minerals would actually be put into a joint development fund that would not be overseen by the Ukrainians, but would have some sort of independent border independent, you know, independent folks, so it couldn't be ripped off. As you know, Marjorie Taylor Greene and others are still looking for an audit, an audit of the, you know, the money we put in. Zelensky says he only got, I think, 78 billion. He even admitted that there was 179 billion that came there. The after so long, I understand we found Brian's first question. Thank you. Thank you, production team. The this is the president is going to come down, I think, in a second. That would be some of the other senior staff coming out of the back. The Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Honor Guard is right there. You see some of the, you see some of the staff coming out. Normally, Dan Scavino travels with him. You also have the White House physician and also the military officer carrying what they call the football or the nuclear codes. So we're going to, I think this is Marine One. If not Marine One will be the other. We'll get right to it in a second. They're going to be leaving Andrews Air Force Base in a moment. Brian Glenn is actually on Air Force One and hopefully Brian gets a chance. They have a press, what they call a press gaggle on the plane, sometimes off the record, sometimes the background. President Trump normally right there with hey, on the record, kind of take all questions, etc. So a huge day now. President Trump, if you watch the entire 49 minutes, you watch the entire 49 minutes, you will see that. I think President Trump put up with a lot of Zelensky's kind of chip on his shoulder. And I think Zelensky had to win to his back because he had this is President Trump coming down Air Force One right now, I believe. Let's see if he addresses the media as he gets closer to the plane. President Trump with a crisp salute. President Trump looks no worse for the wear right there. Been a long, tough day. And like I said, he put up with a lot with Zelensky today. But historic day. We will play that. We'll end up playing that clip. That clip quite a bit. So right now, President Trump walking with his escort over to the President Trump signaling, I think to the media there. President Trump going up. Okay, signaling to the media and now heading up to Air Force One. The media, of course, the media and his travel, the folks who travel with him, full respect for the president Always go. There's a back entrance to Air Force One. President Trump, historic day. President Trump now in Air Force One. And we will wait here momentarily till it takes off. Our own. Brian Glenn's on it. President, I'm sure is going to have a press gaggle. A press gaggle. There's the rest of the staff going in right now. Senior staff following the president. Very tight when you get in there. Very tight. Not a spacious. There's so much military equipment on so many. Okay, we're going to blow the brake. Oh, good. Okay, we're going to. Okay, we're going to give up our camera here and going to cut back. Maybe we go to the pool feed to see it take off. Okay. Even for that, I put my glasses on. Let's go. Do we have. Let's go to Brian Glenn's. I played producer here, folks. The War room production team and Harry, my real American production, are going to have a production team meeting immediately after. Immediately after today's show. Brian Glenn actually asked two questions because Brian Glenn said when he saw the second one, he says, hey, I got a follow on question. He asked Zelensky about his lack of a suit. Let's go ahead to Brian Glenn's first question. Let's go ahead and play it.
Brian Glenn
Mr. President, I've got two questions for you. You think ultimately your legacy will be the peacemaker and not the president that led this country into another war and ended foreign wars? And I've got a question.
Donald Trump
I hope it will. I mean, I hope I'm going to be remembered as a peacemaker. This is, this would be a great thing if we could do this. I'm doing this to save lives more than anything else. Second is to save a lot of money, but I consider that to be far less important. So I hope I'm going to thank you, Brian, for that question. It was a nice question. And I hope I'll be known and recognized as a peacemaker. This would be a great thing to solve. This is a very dangerous situation. You know, this could lead to a third world war. This is. This was headed in the wrong direction. If this election were lost, if we didn't win this election, and by the way, we won it by a lot. That was a mandate. We won every swing state. We won the popular vote by millions and millions of votes. We won everything. The districts. You look at the areas of red. Take a look at a map. This was a big mandate. And this is one of the things I said. We're going to get this thing settled. If we didn't win. I think this would have. This could have very well ended up in a third world war. And that would not. That would not have been a good situation.
Steve Bannon
Okay. If Real America's voice can tee that up right there, you're seeing. And here's what's so powerful about what President Trump is doing. President Trump, and I've always said, not in the room, not in the deal in Washington, D.C. everything's behind closed doors. What President Trump has done is put you in the Oval Office. He's made you a part, a living witness to world history. This week, all week, when Macron's there, he and the bilats. The bilats are normally, you know, an hour or so, one on one, before they go to a press conference or have a private lunch. President Trump and the bilat. The bilat takes 10 minutes and then he invites the media in. Why does he invite them? And it's a broader media. It's a media that includes NewsMax, that includes One America News, that includes Real America's Voice, includes right side broadcasting, that includes Breitbart and people like Revolver and National Pulse and these other, you know, emerging podcasts and these emerging new media that give access and bring vast audiences that can see it. One thing I can tell you about Real America's Voice. We have not just tremendous viewership, but people are kind of thirsting for this. He put you in the room today for history. Nine times out of 10, that never happens. Or 10 times out of 10, and President Trump puts you right there. But here's the point. The point is President Trump has every political or from his own base. Hey, don't deal with these guys. Move on to something else. This is. He understands. He's trying to bring peace. Now we actually say the kinetic part of the Third World War has started and President Trump is shutting it down. President Trump's theory is that, hey, it could get a lot worse in the Third World War is not here, but I am going to shut it down. Let's go ahead and play. I want to play Brian. Brian Glenn's first question. And at least we're going to play the first half of President Trump's very heartfelt response. Just look at him. And by the way, if you're not, if you're listening to this on the podcast, you got to go to war room.org it gets all the videos that we play during the show. And you got this one. You got to see President Trump. Let's go ahead, play it.
Brian Glenn
Mr. President, I've got two questions for you. You think ultimately your legacy will be the peacemaker and not the president that led this country into another war and ended foreign wars. And I've got a question.
Donald Trump
I hope it will. I mean, I hope I'm going to be remembered as a peacemaker. This is. This would be a great thing if we could do this. I'm doing this to save lives more than anything else. Second is to save a lot of money, but I consider that to be far less important. So I hope I'm going to thank you, Brian, for that question. It was a nice question. I hope I'll be known and recognized as a peacemaker. This would be a great thing to solve. This is a very dangerous situation. You know, this could lead to a third world war. This is. This was headed in the wrong direction. If this election were lost, if we didn't win this election. And by the way, we won it by a lot. That was a mandate. We won every swing state. We won the popular vote by millions and millions of votes. We won everything. The districts.
Steve Bannon
You look sincerity right there with President Trump. Let's go ahead and play. Let's go. There we go, right there. There's Air Force One, an incredible, an incredible jet, like I said, a military command post. The commander in chief of the United States military, that would be President Donald John Trump, the 47th president of the United States is on there with his senior staff. Our own Brian Glenn is there. I imagine in the flight today, the president will do what's called a press gaggle. That's when he goes back. The press sits in probably the back half of the plane. Normally, a lot of press travel with him. You should understand the press pays for those individual seats and they're quite expensive. So you have the top there. You probably have less of the streaming services than the podcasters. You have a lot more of the mainstream media and media throughout the world. You know, BBC, nhk, cctv, these are the heavy hitters that can kind of afford that. But the president will go back and do a. Do a press gaggle just to go back as it's taxing right now. President Trump is heartfelt. What does he say? I hope I am remembered as a peacemaker. And this is kind of going against his politics or the politics of his movement. Who is America first? And just say, walk away. Once again, President Trump trying to be a peacemaker. President Trump being a world leader. President Trump being magnanimous. President Trump number one. What does he say? He wants to stop the killing in Ukraine. And what are the Europeans and what are these rhinos and what are these neoliberals and neocons want to do? They want to continue fighting. These are war profiteers and they want to continue fighting the whole thing. And I think today the Hay Adams, you should understand, is right across Lafayette Square from the White House. It's John Hay. John Hay, who used to be the secretary, the young secretary for President Lincoln, eventually became later in life the Secretary of State, one of the most prominent individuals of the 19th century and learned really by being the scribe for President Lincoln as a very young man. John Hayes House. And they merged this as the Hay Adams House. It's the Hay Adams Hotel, one of the most famous hotels in Washington. Many dignitaries do stay there. It looked like today, that meeting, and they had a meeting with some of the, some of, I think, the worst of the warmongers. And they were pumping up Zelensky right before he came over. I believe Zelensky went over to the White House feeling that he had actually the cards that he had members of Congress, he had members of the Appropriations Committee, he had the American media, the left wing media, had all the mfc, the New York Times, all these people, you know, all the hawks you see on every person that's been dead wrong on everything related to Ukraine on his side. And he felt, I think he felt he could muscle Trump a little bit in J.D. vance. And I think J.D. the Vice President did a terrific job today, magnificent job of being once again like JD Is kind of a gentleman, but getting in there and interrupting and putting Zelensky on notice, I think coming in, I think the president appreciated that. You could tell by the look that the president gave J.D. so I think it was very important. J.D. jumped in there at that time. Air Force One taxiing out there now. They'll take off momentarily. We have the feed, the feed there. Brian Glenn's on the plane. I assume there's going to be a press gaggle and I'm sure there's going to be a big update. So what happened immediately after, and this is where it gets extraordinary, not only did you have a confrontation in the Oval Office in real time on global television, right? President Trump putting you right in for the immediacy of, of what was happen, happening. But you also had, you also had then right afterwards when they, because President Trump kind of wrapped it up after the outburst after about 40 minutes, about four or five minutes. There we go. President Trump. In fact, this is perfect. President Trump going to let us take a commercial break. I think President Trump's great. He understands television. President Trump understands we got to pay the bill somehow. There goes Air Force One. Fantastic. President Trump, thank you. We don't have to skip another break. I know Rob Sig is high fiving Parker right now. Fantastic. Look at that beautiful. Look at that beautiful plane. Is that amazing? President Trump right there. Brian Glenn, of course, all the senior White House staff on a historic day. President Trump leaving the Capitol. Hey, this audience, we've been there some days when Air Force One left and it wasn't so great. Right. Remember the afternoon of the 21st or 20th January, 2021 when President Trump left, but he came roaring back and today you saw what a peacemaker does. Okay, we're going to take a short commercial break here. I want to thank obviously real America's voice also, Birch Gold. I want to thank Birch Gold for being our sponsor. The end of the dollar empire. All this today when President Trump gave this, presented this proposal, a lot of people saying, hey, we got so many cuts we have to have here. We're spending so much money, inflation is out of control. We can't worry about the Ukraine. President Trump said, trust me, I want to do this. It will recoup our money. 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Carl, what was your read on what you watched on TV for the past 30 minutes?
Natalie Winters
Well, this is why diplomacy should never be conducted in public. I'm confident. And we now know that, for example, In World War II, there were heated disagreements between Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. But we didn't see them broadcast on tv. And we, what we saw were statements that came out of these big conferences in which the allies made an effort to move forward together. It is hard to get, it is going to be incredibly hard to walk back from the kind of animosity that we saw in that room today and to walk back some of those statements. It could have been done if, if it had not been, if cameras had not been running. But the only winner out of today is Vladimir Putin. This is a mistake to have it, have it broadcast. It was a mistake for Zelensky to get his, get his dander up. And it was, it was a mistake for the president and the vice president to be so public in their, in their comments. This was, this, this was not the moment that should have been televised. They should have had those conversations out of camera sight. And I'm confident that then they would have been able to find a way to move forward. But it's really hard when you've had the kind of coverage of this moment that we've now had.
Steve Bannon
Yeah. And we're looking live. You see Karl Rove. That epitomizes the controlled opposition of how you've been governed. Well, Karl Rove wants to do everything behind closed doors. Karl Rove wants no transparency. KARL Rove, this is the old way of doing business. And this is how, ladies and gentlemen, you get to wars that are never won. Karl Rove is the genius, the political genius that got us into the Afghan war and the Iraq war. And the Iraq war. Karl Rove is the one that spun and came up with the lies to sell the American people about weapons of mass destruction behind closed doors. Was it 8 or 10,000 young men and women died in the Afghan, in Iraq war, we had, what, 50,000 combat casualties overall, PTSD suicides every day. And of course, Brown University's center for Analysis says that the present value of those conflicts was $9 trillion, 2 trillion for Afghanistan and $7 trillion for Iraq. That sits in President Trump's crawl. That's why he's always said, hey, if the American people are going to put it up, somehow, we have to recoup this money. This gets us to Ukraine. President Trump's trying to stop a forever war. President Trump is going exactly against the grain of the mentality of Karl Rove. Karl Rove shows you the thinking of a failed political class. Karl Rove shows you an elite that is managing the decline of the United States of America. What Donald Trump represents is Donald Trump represents a turnaround of that, of taking on the administrative state, of taking on the deep state of, of opening the cameras and have Zelenskyy come in there and just have a chat in front of the media and you see what's happened. Zelenskyy comes with a chip on his shoulder. And I believe it was the Hay Adams meeting beforehand, that Zelenskyy is sitting there and getting back up by these senators. And every one of these senators should be held accountable for what they told Zelensky because Zelenskyy went in there with a chip on his shoulder. He holds no cards, I think, I'm sure they told him, oh, the American people will back you. We'll get you, will get you more underwritings, more cash, more weapons. And it's not going to happen. Mike Johnson, speaker of House, has already said it's not going to happen. You're not going to have any more aid packages for Ukraine. I think over at the Hay Adams beforehand as meeting beforehand, he was told, oh, you got support. He went in with a big head and thought he could take on President Trump. And he found out otherwise. He was essentially turfed out of the compound of the campus that is the White House. And I think it's extraordinary. I don't think it's ever happened before. Let's go to Mike Lindell. Mike, you have an update in Minnesota. And folks, I got to tell you in back of President Trump, the guy that the administrator, the state is coming after, and they'll figure out every way. And this is why when I walked out of the courthouse in New York, I warned everybody, what they're going to do is these radical attorney generals at the state level are going to start coming after President Trump and his team and particularly Elon Musk, President Trump. What they're trying to accomplish. They got to watch what's happening in New York City. City. You've got an update in Minnesota. What do you got, Mike?
Mike Lindell
Well, this came from the Attorney General's office about two hours ago. They cleared my charities on everything, all the questions, everything. We've never had a violation. It was all beautiful, the answers. Here's what they sent back. The Lindell charities cannot unilaterally narrow the ago is investigative interrogatories and must disclose all investigations, lawsuits, or charges involving Mike Lindell. Such matters are relevant to officers and directors fiduciary duties. In other words, Steve, they want me to. I guess they want to hear about all the lawsuits against Mike Lindell by these machine companies. The billions of dollars and stuff. It's piling it out. I was just in the other room with my lawyers, and I go. I go, tell them to pound sand. I go, you know, I don't care. What are they going to do? This is disgusting, Steve. This is just disgusting. They're just trying to tie up my time, my resources, and I'm sick of it. And it's like, I'm sorry you couldn't find nothing in my charities, which I put all the money in. You're attacking my charity, the Lindell Recovery Network, to help addicts get to find Jesus Christ. It's just unbelievable. This is attacked by Keith Ellison in Minnesota. Is the devil himself the Attorney General? Can I say that on your show, Steve?
Steve Bannon
Oh, you can say that. By the way, I don't think he's. I don't think he's a big supporter of Christianity, is he? I mean, he's not exactly a fan of Christianity. I think we can say that he's disgusting. What he's doing is Christian Recovery Network. A Christian Recovery Network would not be high on his. Would not be high on his list to help out. Correct.
Mike Lindell
But he couldn't find nothing there, so he couldn't do nothing there. So now. Oh, you know what? That's just good. All Mike Lindell stuff. We want everything Mike Lindell has ever done. Well, you know what? All you got to do is read my book. From crack Addict to CEO. Go ahead and read that. But as far as any charities or whatever, I've never had done anything. My lawsuits here, I'll pile it on. I've been dealing with them for four years. This is bizarre. I mean, it's. It's just frustrating. It's like, you have other things to do that before we.
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Bannon’s War Room: Episode 4305 Summary
Title: Smackdown Of Zelensky's Lies In The Oval Office; Zelensky Lies, Grovels, And Runs At White House Meeting
Release Date: March 1, 2025
Overview
In Episode 4305 of Bannon’s War Room, host Steve Bannon delves into the dramatic and contentious Oval Office meeting between former President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The episode provides an in-depth analysis of the interactions, highlights the underlying tensions, and explores the broader geopolitical implications. Featuring contributions from political commentator J.D. Vance, analyst Brian Glenn, and other key figures, the episode captures the fallout and strategic maneuvering following the high-stakes encounter.
The Oval Office Showdown
Timestamp: [00:00 – 07:00]
The episode opens with Steve Bannon introducing the main event: a 49-minute session between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. Due to an agreement with the White House and major media partners, the full meeting cannot be broadcast live. Instead, Bannon provides a "cold open" highlighting the significance of the meeting—a pivotal moment in attempting to broker peace to end ongoing conflict, which he refers to as the "Third World War."
Key Exchanges:
Trump’s Criticism of Zelensky:
[01:08] J.D. Vance asserts, “It’s disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media,” targeting Zelensky’s public approach to negotiations.
Zelensky’s Defense:
[01:22] Zelensky responds, “Have you ever been to Ukraine that you say what problems we have?” challenging Trump’s understanding of Ukraine’s situation.
Conflict Escalation:
[03:02] Vance urges Zelensky to express gratitude, stating, “Once a lot a lot times,” to which Brian Glenn interjects, emphasizing the lack of appreciation.
Trump’s Strong Rebuke:
[03:15] Trump declares, “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War Three. You’re gambling with World War Three. And what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country.”
Economic and Military Aid Debate:
[03:47] Trump highlights the U.S.'s substantial support: “We gave you, through this stupid president, $350 billion. You gave military equipment,” questioning the efficacy and appreciation of aid.
Zelensky’s Acknowledgment:
[05:04] Zelensky admits, “Of course we want to stop the war,” though Trump's skepticism remains.
The meeting culminates with heightened tensions, leading to Trump signaling the end of the session and advising Zelensky to leave the White House compound.
Post-Meeting Analysis and Reactions
Timestamp: [07:00 – 23:35]
Following the intense Oval Office exchange, the War Room hosts analyze the implications of the meeting:
Brian Glenn’s On-Site Report:
[11:45] Brian Glenn provides a live update from Joint Base Andrews, describing the confrontation as "the most combative meeting" and noting Zelensky's agitated demeanor.
Steve Bannon’s Commentary:
Bannon criticizes Zelensky, labeling him as “a very bad guy” and emphasizes Trump’s role as a “master dealmaker” attempting to secure a framework for peace and economic recovery. He underscores the strategic importance of breaking ties with adversarial entities like the Chinese Communist Party and the potential rise of a new caliphate controlling Eurasia.
Historic Significance:
Bannon highlights the unprecedented nature of the meeting, noting Trump’s efforts to engage directly with allies like France and the UK, and his strategy to position the U.S. as the economic and security underwriter for Ukraine and Europe.
Notable Quotes:
Aftermath and Ongoing Developments
Timestamp: [23:35 – 60:51]
The episode continues with real-time updates and further analysis:
Brian Glenn’s Continued Reporting:
[23:35] Brian Glenn discusses the potential outcomes of the meeting, including the return of President Trump’s property from the FBI and the impeachment proceedings against Zelensky initiated by Ukrainian lawmakers.
Critical Analysis by Hosts:
Steve Bannon reiterates Trump’s strategic patience and refusal to concede to warmongers within Ukraine’s leadership and allied European nations. He contrasts Trump’s transparent, media-inclusive approach with the traditional behind-closed-doors diplomacy favored by figures like Karl Rove.
Panel Discussions:
Additional Political Insights:
The hosts discuss the broader implications for U.S. political dynamics, including the role of MAGA media, the influence of populist nationalist movements, and the strategic positioning against global adversaries.
Closing Remarks:
Bannon emphasizes the importance of Trump's actions in halting what he describes as a "forever war," positioning the former president as a peacemaker against entrenched political elites and war profiteers.
Notable Quotes:
Concluding Insights
Episode 4305 of Bannon’s War Room portrays a significant moment in U.S.-Ukrainian relations, showcasing former President Trump’s direct and confrontational approach to negotiating peace. Through detailed analysis and live reports, the episode underscores the complexities of international diplomacy, the internal political struggles within Ukraine, and the broader strategy of the U.S. to recalibrate its global alliances and military engagements. The discussion reflects a critical stance toward established political figures and institutions, advocating for a more transparent and assertive American leadership role on the world stage.
Key Takeaways:
Strategic Diplomacy: Trump’s engagement with Zelensky represents a bold attempt to broker peace and recoup U.S. investments in Ukraine.
Political Tensions: The meeting exposed deep-seated frustrations and conflicts, both publicly and behind the scenes, highlighting the challenges of maintaining alliances amid differing national interests.
Media and Transparency: The episode critiques traditional diplomatic secrecy, promoting a more open and media-inclusive approach as exemplified by Trump’s actions.
Future Implications: The fallout from the meeting may influence future U.S. foreign policy, internal political dynamics within Ukraine, and the perception of American leadership globally.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
J.D. Vance: “It’s disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media.” [01:08]
Donald Trump: “You’re gambling with World War Three. You’re gambling with World War Three. And what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country.” [03:15]
Steve Bannon: “This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies.” [06:38]
Carl Rove: “This is why diplomacy should never be conducted in public... The only winner out of today is Vladimir Putin.” [51:11]
Natalie Winters: “It was a mistake for Zelensky to get his, get his dander up...” [51:11]
This comprehensive summary encapsulates the critical moments and discussions from Episode 4305 of Bannon’s War Room, providing listeners with a clear understanding of the high-stakes diplomatic encounter and its broader implications.