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Political Commentator 1
There appears to be a new world order insofar as the United States no longer wants to be allies with Europe and Canada. They want to align themselves with dictators. We see this with Marco Rubio's comments in Munich regarding Hungary somewhere in 2019, a country that he was concerned about. But let's watch this video and then we'll talk about it.
Angie
You do continue because we want this economy to prosper. We want this country to do well. It's in our national interest, especially as long as you're the prime minister and the leader of this country. It's in our national interest that Hungary be successful. It helps America and obviously it helps you.
Political Commentator 1
Why is that in our national interest to do that for Hungary? I mean, I honestly, I don't know. Because in 2019, Rubio made a fuss about Hungary. We need to be on the watch list. He told the Trump administration. It's the erosion of democratic principles in Hungary. And then today he's saying it's in our national interest for Hungary to thrive, but only if Viktor Orban is reelected. I'm so confused.
Political Commentator 2
It's actually not confusing at all. So the Trump regime wants to prop up dictators under the umbrella of Vladimir Putin. Viktor Orban is an understudy of Putin. Viktor Orban is completely aligned with Russians. Russia's interests we all saw in Alaska. We've all seen for a decade now how Donald Trump is completely dog walked and or making billions and or there's a PP tape. But it does seem that when it comes to Russia, Trump is always bending the knee. Viktor Orban is always bending the knee. But what's behind this? Trump's not a big intellect. He doesn't think, oh, I'm going to make a new world order. I'm Going to go down to history as this. He doesn't have that type of thought process. What's behind this is we can look no further than the Epstein files and we saw that Jeffrey Epstein sent to Peter Thiel Brexit, just the beginning. Well, who wanted Brexit? Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban, These other two bit dictators that know that you cannot have democracies in Europe that show people what the government can do for them, that people can have the power, that people can elect their leaders. Marco Rubio is a soulless prostitute who tried very, very hard during Obama's reign to be the new up and coming like Latino Obama. He gives this speech, one of Barack Obama's speech State of the Union and it was the Republican response. He humiliated himself on the national stage, leans over, he's gulping water. It was a complete face plant. But he's always wanted to have this type of power, but he's not that skilled of a politician. The only way Marco Rubio could ascend to this level to be Secretary of State is to kiss Trump's ass is to be blindly loyal because he doesn't have the skills to to run on a general campaign. So all of this Marco Rubio's 180 is completely self serving because he is a narcissist with an inferiority complex that was never able to ascend the way he wanted to. He thought he was going to be the next Republican Obama in the form of a Latino Reagan face plant city. So now he's doing all of the bidding of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. What's so fascinating about this to me is there's an opportunity here for Democrats to message to the American population. Republicans get their inspiration from Hungary. We Democrats, we get our inspiration from America because we're Americans. We're not looking for some failed two bit about to be kicked out of the European Union country that is banning books, that is rigging elections, that is has no business being in the eu. That's what's going on here. So Marco Rubio is a soulless prostitute and they're all doing the bidding at the top under Vladimir Putin's umbrella.
Political Commentator 1
That's a perfect segue to this next article that came up that the United States foreign policy is completely aligned with pro Putin and it's not accidental. And I always pay attention when Ruth Ben Ghiat reposts something. The US strategy is clear. They're accelerating, pushing to weaken and fracture Europe. That's how the meeting between Rubio and Fico and Orban should be Understood, an axis is taking shape, one that aims to undermine Europe from within. Backing pro Putin figures isn't accidental. So exactly what you were saying. They're in on the dictatorships, they're done with Europe, they're done with democracy. And it's just, here's what I think. All of these rah rah pro national defense Republicans that I grew up in the home of, how do you justify now your president's policy and an administration of policies from Vladimir Putin and the United States are the same. It's stunning, the 180 that has happened just in my lifetime.
Political Commentator 2
But look at where this started with Putin. He started a psychological war campaign on social media to Balkanize the United States and to have this, all of these factions and culture wars. And he's been very successful at it. And you have Fox News, who has always shown these images of Putin with a shirt off on a horse, that he's a real man, he's so masculine. And Obama is some pussy that wears a tan suit. I mean, that's the propaganda that these people have been consuming. The propaganda has been so successful that there are stories of these rednecks that live in the United States that have moved to Russia thinking that it was going to be better. And you have people at conventions wearing, I'd rather be Russian than be a Democrat. And so how the people that you grew up with have, have turned is the way a lot of people turn via propaganda. They're not critically thinking. They tune into state sponsored television all day, every day, which is Fox News, and they get their marching orders. And Vladimir Putin has now assets within the United States government. And what's such a shame about Marco Rubio and his blind prostitute like ambition. And it makes me even, because I think a prostitute at least works hard, earns her, earns his or her money. Marco Rubio has no soul. Like, he knows he has a massive security clearance. He was very critical of Russia. He was very tuned in to foreign policy and preserving democracy. But he has two ambitions. Number one, to be, be a famous successful politician. He was incapable of doing that on his own, so he had to sell his soul and suck up to Trump. And number two, all of this stuff with Cuba, where now we have the administration which is starving out Cuban citizens, thinking they're, they're harming the Cuban government and they're not. And this is one of Marco Rubio's pet projects as well.
Political Commentator 1
Didn't Trump say he was giving Marco, like he made the comment he's giving Cuba to Marco, that that's Marco's deal. So, I mean, here's the thing about all really scary when you look at the economy of Russia, it's not like booming and we have the US economy, all the numbers keep coming in, it's lower, it's getting worse. Dictatorships, typically their economy is not good, which is why you have to bail out, you know, Argentina and, or now we're talking about bailing out Hungary. It's, it's really terrifying when you look at the effect that these policies have, not to mention all the, the violations of the Bill of Rights. Okay, so Mark Carney in Canada, they know that Trump sucks. They know we have to move on without Trump. And so this, I thought finally people are getting it. Politico Europe reports Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is spearheading discussions between the EU and a major Indo Pacific trade bloc after calling on middle powers to join forces. And apparently according to Politico, Carney constructs a mega anti Trump trade alliance. We should have all seen this coming and good for him for doing it because what the US is doing now is so uncertain, it's so ridiculous, it's willy nilly. It's not based on any data or forecasts or any economist's plan.
Political Commentator 2
Yeah. So a lot of our former allies are looking to China and looking to other ways to have to stabilize their economy because you can't have a stable trading partner with a country that every four years the partnership is based on 75, 77 million Americans that sit and watch Fox News or maybe hit the harder hitting stuff like Alex Jones or Ben Shapiro or Turning Point stuff. And they are willing to say, you know what, I do think we need a dictatorship. I do think that would be good for us because they've been so propagandized and it's such a spoil of living in a superpower that it's unfathomable that they think that it would be difficult to live under a dictatorship because state sponsored television, AKA Fox News has told them the problem with this country isn't the billionaires, it isn't wealth inequality, it's these immigrants, it's these blacks, it's these liberal women, it's these drag queens. And so they're all riled up on this that they think, oh my God, we're under attack. I mean, right? And the Democrats, the opposition party, has done such a terrible job offering a, a platform that explains to people who the real problems are because the Democratic leadership is also beholden to these corporations. And so if I'm a leader of another country. I'm going to be like half of that country, a rube, dipshits. And I can't. We can't base all of our economy on this because in four years, you know, the crazy Christians are going to come out and vote for maybe somebody worse. Maybe it's a Tucker Carlson next time. Maybe it's a Nick Fuentes. Maybe it's a JD Vance, which is a really daunting thought because in my mind, I'm like, God, you know, biology catches up with Trump, that would be really helpful. But I'm now realizing what he's incubated. And furthermore, what the Republican Party has incubated years before Trump ever descended on that escalator is something that we have to have a real reckoning with. And I do not think it can be fixed unless the Democratic Party can deliver an agenda of affordability, of equality to all Americans where people understand, oh, I like it when the government works. I like it when I go get a root canal and it doesn't cost $3,000 and I'm in complete debt. I like it when I'm able to not have to work two jobs and I can go to work and then go pick up my child from daycare, which all other first world countries provide. But not the United States of America, not the richest countries in the world because the billionaires have to have their tax break. And then we have to demean, scapegoat, hardworking people and say that they're the assholes. And so if I'm a foreign person, I'm not going to deal with this electorate. That's so insane because it's not just the administration's issue. It's a. It's our country's issue. We have an electorate problem. We have a problem with our electorate where people are willing to allow this man to commit suicide of a superpower because they're so upset about immigrants or about gay people or about women. And why are they upset about that? Because they're hurting. And the Republican Party for years have served up. Here's why you can't have nice things.
Political Commentator 1
That is so well said. I wish that our Democratic leadership would pound that into people's head. It is not black people or white people or immigrants. It is. It is the wealth in equality. I completely agree with you and thank you for saying it that way because it makes sense. And I wish more Democratic leadership would say that exact same thing. Okay, we will be back with more news. Please like this video and subscribe.
Episode: Trump Iced Out By World Leaders as They Form New Alliances Against the US
Date: February 17, 2026
Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan
Main Theme:
In this lively, politically charged episode, Jennifer and Angie (joined by two guest political commentators) discuss how Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy has driven traditional US allies toward forming new alliances that intentionally exclude the United States. They examine the pro-dictator shift among Republican leaders, the role of propaganda, the fracturing of transatlantic alliances, and why other countries are responding by building alternative coalitions.
(00:50–01:28) The conversation opens with evidence that the US, under Trump, is increasingly aligning with authoritarian regimes rather than traditional Western allies.
The hosts reference Marco Rubio’s shifting support for Hungary’s Viktor Orban:
(01:28–01:56) Commentary highlights confusion about US interest in propping up Hungary, especially as it democratically backslides.
(01:56–04:54) The second commentator lays out a theory that Trump’s foreign policy is driven by narcissism and opportunism, not a grand worldview.
She connects Marco Rubio’s 180-degree shift and sycophancy to ambitions of political power:
"The only way Marco Rubio could ascend to this level to be Secretary of State is to kiss Trump's ass, to be blindly loyal, because he doesn’t have the skills to run on a general campaign."
— [Political Commentator 2, 03:23]
The commentator accuses Rubio of self-serving flip-flops rooted in personal ambition, not ideology.
Main point: Trump's administration openly signals admiration and alignment with Russia’s strongman approach, undermining US democracy.
(06:01–08:04)
"Vladimir Putin has now assets within the United States government. And what's such a shame about Marco Rubio and his blind prostitute-like ambition... Marco Rubio has no soul."
— [Political Commentator 2, 07:17]
Discussion also covers how anti-Cuba policies are misdirected and are harming ordinary Cuban citizens, another example of misguided foreign policy.
"We have an electorate problem… People are willing to allow this man to commit suicide of a superpower because they're so upset about immigrants or about gay people or about women. And why are they upset about that? Because they're hurting. And the Republican Party for years have served up, 'here's why you can't have nice things.'"
— [Political Commentator 2, 12:24]
"It is not black people or white people or immigrants. It is the wealth inequality… Thank you for saying it that way because it makes sense."
— [Political Commentator 1, 13:18]
On Marco Rubio’s hypocrisy:
"Marco Rubio is a soulless prostitute who tried very, very hard during Obama’s reign to be the new up and coming like Latino Obama… Now he’s doing all of the bidding of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin."
— [Political Commentator 2, 02:46]
On state-sponsored television and propaganda:
"Fox News…shown these images of Putin with a shirt off on a horse, that he's a real man, he's so masculine… Obama is some pussy that wears a tan suit. I mean, that's the propaganda that these people have been consuming."
— [Political Commentator 2, 06:29]
On the global response:
"Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance. We should have all seen this coming and good for him for doing it because what the US is doing now is so uncertain, it's so ridiculous."
— [Political Commentator 1, 09:07]
On the root issue in US politics:
"We have an electorate problem… [people] are willing to allow this man to commit suicide of a superpower because they're so upset about immigrants or about gay people or about women."
— [Political Commentator 2, 12:24]
For those who missed the episode: This installment of IHIP News offers a blistering critique of Trump-era foreign policy, the Republican Party’s relations with global dictatorships, and the domestic consequences of partisan propaganda. The podcasters emphasize that America’s credibility is faltering internationally, prompting traditional allies to find new partnerships and exposing what the hosts call an “electorate problem” rooted in propaganda, inequality, and political division. The episode closes with a plea for better messaging from Democratic leadership on the true roots of US instability.