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Cancel contact T Mobile I will not give Donbas to Putin Donald I will not give Donetsk to Putin Donald I will not give Zapricia to Putin Donald we will not give up our land. There are no G they invaded Ukraine. This is war. We are standing up for our sovereignty Donald so says a furious President Zelensky and a furious alliance of the Coalition of the Willing made up of European allies, of Ukraine, of Canada, of Australia, and others who are asserting themselves strongly against the coalition of the killing, which is Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping and others who visited Shanghai to try to assert a form of authoritarianism. Putin, like around the world, going back to what zelensky said, in four years, Putin hasn't even managed to occupy 30% of the region. To take it, he would have to sacrifice millions of his own people. There will be no gifts. So in stark contrast to that military parade we saw in Tiananmen Square following the Tianjin conference of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization led by Xi Jinping, to quite literally laugh in the face of how weak and pathetic Donald Trump is. A show of dictatorial strength against Donald, who has four warships, one nuclear submarine right outside Venezuela, where Donald Trump bragged about killing 11 people he claims are terrorism terrorists on a small fishing boat and says they're trend. Look who I killed. And he shows the video. Do you realize how actually weak that makes you look? And especially, especially when the very next day you don't put out any evidence of who the people you are that you killed while you put these death videos out on your social media, it makes you look so weak. And by the way, at the same time, Donald Trump is basically selling off portions of our military bases to his billionaire friends. Yep. The Defense Department is considering leasing parts of the Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton for commercial use with profits helping fund Trump's Golden Dome missile defense project. A current defense official and a former defense official told NBC News. Oh, so just sell off our military bases for commercial use. Follow the damn money. Because all Donald Trump cares is his personal wealth while selling out our allies. Going back to what's going on in Europe right now. In Paris today, the coalition of the willing is meeting. It will be led by French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom. You'll have other leaders in Europe there as well. And you have Zelensky arriving in Paris yesterday. Zelensky posted the following message yesterday as he arrived in Paris. He talked about French President Emmanuel Macron and France standing with Ukraine. We are grateful to the entire French nation and personally to Emmanuel Macron for such strong support for our country and for France's leadership in many initiatives and coalitions. During today's meeting with President Macron, we aligned our positions ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the coalition of the willing leaders and discuss preparatory work on security guarantees. I believe that our efforts will deliver strong security guarantees for Ukraine. We are all working on this together. We Also discussed defense support for Ukraine addressing current needs, strengthening sanctions against Russia and the possibilities for using frozen Russian assets. Particular attention was paid to our path toward the European Union. We appreciate France's support in this regard. France stands for with Ukraine. Also, Zelinsky attended the Ukraine Nordic Baltic States summit, sometimes referred to as the NB8. I noted that the Russian economy is in bad shape. Fuel and labor shortages, many industries in decline. Putin constantly humiliates before China as he tries to sell them as much raw material as possible. This is telling. Sanctions are working. And take a look right here. This is the coalition of the killing and as Donald Trump looks weaker than ever. This is the video just so you can see. This is Chinese propaganda. So I want to flag for you it. But this is what they're doing in China in response to Donald Trump fling and looking like a total loser. Play this clip. This is from CGT and Europe, which is China state controlled media. But this is being blasted everywhere here. Play this clip, Sam. Now Donald Trump responds to that. What do you think about the Xi Jinping Putin Kim Jong un summit that just took place, Donald? And Donald goes, this is what a pathetic idiot he is. He's like, I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was beautiful. And they were hoping I was watching. They were hoping I was watching. And then two days before Donald Trump posted, I hope you all enjoy your meeting. Conspiring against the United States as though like Donald's like a jilted lover seeing the military parade that he wanted for himself in Tiananmen Square. It looks like you're conspiring against us. Yeah, they are conspiring against us because they sense utter weakness on you. Here, play this clip.
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We saw a dramatic picture where we saw the leaders of Russia and North Korea and China together. The first time the leaders of those three countries have been together and just sort of show of solidarity. You said that they're conspiring against the United States. What do you think they're conspiring to do? And given this is a reason why you should slap or would consider slapping secondary sanctions on Russia if they're conspiring against the US Now? Well, I've already done that with regard to India and we're doing it with regard to other things. And I put out a truth last night. You saw that and I was the one that brought it up. I said they're only doing this really. They're looking to. When they did what they did, I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was very, very impressive. But I understood the reason they were doing it and they were hoping. I was watching and I was watching. My relationship with all of them is very good. We're going to find out how good it is over the next week or two. I think that we helped China very much as you know, when they talk about freedom and I don't believe, and maybe I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, but I don't believe that America, that the United States was acknowledged for helping China to get to gain its freedom. But perhaps that was just a, that was a sleight of hand. I mean, I was very surprised. I watched the speech last night. President Xi is a friend of mine. But I thought that the United States should have been mentioned last night during that speech because we helped China very, very much.
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And you know who they sense weakness on to? J.D. vance. Or as California Governor Gavin Newsom calls him, Just Dance Vance. Yesterday when J.D. vance was asked under what legal authority did you blow up this little fishing boat with 11 Venezuelans who you claim are trend without providing any evidence that they were with being judged jury executioner, what legal authority? What international law authority? Explain it to us, J.D. in other words, it was illegal. But here's what J has to say.
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Play this clip on the Venezuela vessel. You know, vessel strike. What legal authority were you guys working under and will there be an after report on the strike?
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Well, I'm sure there could be an after report. I mean the legal authority and I want to talk about these kids is that there are people who are bringing literal terrorists who are bringing deadly drugs into our country. And the President United States ran on a promise of stopping this poison from coming into our country.
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Now here is the moment that Zelensky arrived in Paris. You can see him right here. Shake hands with French President Emmanuel Macron. Play this clip. You also had Zelensky again at the Ukraine Nordic Baltic State summit. You see him there meeting with Mete Fredrickson, the Prime Minister of Denmark. And of course, Donald Trump has attacked Denmark sovereignty by trying to conquer Greenland and sending spies to Greenland. Take a look right here. The Finnish President Alexander Stube and Zelinsky at the airport yesterday. Notice two things here. Red carpet rollout for Zelinsky. That's a clear troll at Trump and showing Zelinsky respect. Also matching outfits, not suits. A subtle yet clear sign of respect and unity. Two strong world leaders with the same demonic terrorist neighbor, right? I mean, you want to talk about strength, how about former President Biden bringing Finland and Sweden into NATO? You don't get much stronger than that. As opposed to Donald Trump saying, I wonder if they're conspiring against us, everybody. So Donald Trump, though yesterday was asked during that bizarre, bizarre press conference he had with the new president of Poland, Donald Trump was asked, so what are you doing to help Ukraine? How are you funding Ukraine to stop Russia's war? To which Donald Trump responds, we've stopped giving Ukraine money. So that's how we do it. As Kate from Kharkiv says, so to stop Russia's invasion, we've stopped helping the country being invaded. That's essentially his logic. Ukraine never attacked anyone. We've only defended. Cutting support doesn't stop aggression. It helps the aggressor to kill US faster. Here, watch this.
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And Ukraine soldiers, right? Not American soldiers, not soldiers from Poland. But they're human beings. They're souls. They have parents. They wave goodbye to their parents and their parents never see them again. That's the end of them. Over a stupid war. And I want to see it stopped now. We have stopped. The money I sent. We send weapons to NATO. They pay full price. We don't. You know, Biden spent $350 billion so stupidly. And was one of the reasons that this whole thing happened. Big, A big reason this war happened was sitting right in these chairs. This one in particular. So I will tell you that I think that. I think we're going to have a good solution. But they're losing soldiers at levels that nobody has seen since the Second World War. This is the worst conflict and it's just going on and on. It's one's defense, one's offense. The offense moves a little bit, just a little bit. You take a look.
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And it should also be noted that the MAGA Republicans, this vile party that they are right now, they invite Nigel Farage from the uk, the far right extremist in the UK who attacks liberal democracies. One of the people responsible for Brexit. This is who? The MAGA Republicans platform. Because let's be clear. There is an international fascist movement. There is an international right wing extremist movement. That's what's taking place. And to combat it, we need an international democracy movement. That's why we've started Midas Canada, which Charlie Angus is running solely. Charlie Angus is running it with his crew, with his team in a uniquely Canadian way. We stay out of it. You support democracy. You're a leader. Like Charlie Angus run it. And Charlie Angus is crushing it right now. We need these across the world to combat what's happening here. Take a look at Nigel Farage as he gets cross examined by Democratic Congressmember Moskowitz. Play this clip. Mr. Frakh, thanks for being here.
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I'm sorry to hear you're leaving the hearing early. Well, it's not a question of leaving the hearing early, but I do have other things to do. Oh, where are you going? I'm so sorry about that. It's okay. Where you going? It's not lunch. I promise you it's not lunch. You're not gonna have lunch? I don't think so, no. No lunch.
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You're meeting with the President. I can't remember what the schedule is. You can't remember if you're meeting with the President, I'm being very polite, and I'm not going to tell you what I'm doing this afternoon, but I can assure you that there's the free speech hearing. You're not going to tell me what.
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You'Re doing this afternoon?
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Oh, there's. Free speech is one thing. Discretion is quite another, too.
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All right. So you're leaving to have. You're leaving to have lunch with the President, so. And finally, Zelensky has this message as well. I think it's deeply important. Last night, Russia launched another massive strike. Nearly 500 drones and over 200 missiles, including ballistics. These strikes are now regular, several times a week. A clear signal that Russia rejects any attempt to end the war and wants to keep fighting. We must assume this is Russia's main scenario. Now we began a concrete discussion with our partners on two key issues, our defense now while Russia's war continues, and our defense in the future, the security guarantees we need since Russia stays on its course on defense right now. I thank Denmark for its leadership in funding our weapons production. This is already a historic contribution. A new plant for missiles and drones is being built in Denmark. We agree. Latvia, Lithuania and others will follow, building together with Ukraine. We discussed this other important initiative that's going to add $1 billion every month, and it talks about Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Iceland are already in. Boosting Ukraine's air defense is critical. We also all coordinated positions on a new sanctions against Russia and on work with our partners, especially the U.S. we must all speak to America with one voice for our shared interests. One voice. Coalition of the willing versus the coalition of the killing. Because Donald Trump is so utterly weak and pathetic. It's essentially what Zelinsky is saying right there. Also, Putin continues to troll, right? Putin says, well, if Zelinsky wants to come to Moscow, I'll do a meeting with him in Moscow. There is about eight to 10 other countries that are willing to host this meeting between Zelensky and Putin. Okay? Zelinsky said, I'm agreeable to a ceasefire right now. Putin said, nope. Putin said nope. To security guarantees, Putin said nope. To any bilateral or trilateral meeting, Putin said nope. Zelinsky's ready to go. Zelinsky is ready to have meetings, you name it. Pick any territory other than, obviously, Moscow. It's not going to happen where they try to kill Zelinsky. And where's Trump, by the way? Trump is too weak and pathetic to go to Paris himself. He's got to do the call virtually. I thought he was supposed to go and be at this coalition of the willing. No Donald Trump rather cross his arms, watch TV and mope over the meeting that took place in Tianjin and then in Tiananmen Square where China was mocking Donald Trump be clowning Donald Trump and as an American, it is so deeply humiliating. You know one thing I see as well when I see all of those individuals, those leaders of those dictatorships that are behind that are standing behind Xi Jinping in that one photo. If you remove China all you're talking about there is 6% of the world's GDP, the United States, Canada, European Union, Australia. We united together and been normal. We could stand up to these people but stop showing utter weakness Donald. It's embarrassing thing anyway y' all let me know what you think Hit subscribe let's get to 6 million.
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Episode: Furious Zelenskyy Puts the Dagger in Trump Before Meeting
Date: September 6, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast dives into the escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, zooming in on President Zelenskyy’s bold rebuke of Donald Trump’s stance on the war and international politics ahead of a critical meeting of pro-democracy leaders. The Meiselas brothers provide their trademark blend of insightful political analysis and irreverent banter, focusing on the global divide between authoritarian and democratic coalitions, Trump’s perceived weakness on the world stage, and the broader need for an international movement to defend democracy.
Zelenskyy remains steadfast, directly refusing Trump’s suggestions to cede Ukrainian territory to Russia. The hosts highlight Zelenskyy’s specific shout-outs:
“I will not give Donbas to Putin, Donald. I will not give Donetsk to Putin, Donald. I will not give Zaporizhia to Putin, Donald. We will not give up our land. They invaded Ukraine. This is war. We are standing up for our sovereignty, Donald.” [03:22, Ben summarizing Zelenskyy’s remarks]
The Meiselas brothers explore the implications of Zelenskyy’s leadership and how the coalition of democratic allies is coalescing against what they dub the “coalition of the killing” (Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping).
“To quite literally laugh in the face of how weak and pathetic Donald Trump is… It makes you look so weak.” [04:44, Ben]
Trump is played reacting to the authoritarian summit:
“I thought it was a beautiful ceremony… They were hoping I was watching and I was watching. My relationship with all of them is very good.” [08:37, Trump]
Commentary on how world leaders and enemies see weakness in Trump and his allies.
Discussion of J.D. Vance’s involvement in a controversial incident where 11 Venezuelans were killed at sea, allegedly terrorists, yet evidence is not provided.
J.D. Vance’s vague justification:
“I mean the legal authority… is that there are people who are bringing literal terrorists who are bringing deadly drugs into our country. And the President… ran on a promise of stopping this poison.” [10:33, Vance]
The brothers criticize the lack of transparency, legal rationale, and Trump administration’s hawkish, reckless behaviors.
Coverage of Zelenskyy’s diplomatic tour in Paris, meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) states.
Emphasis on the united front:
Praise for Biden’s achievement of expanding NATO with Finland and Sweden, contrasted with Trump’s repeated actions undermining alliances.
Quote:
“You want to talk about strength, how about former President Biden bringing Finland and Sweden into NATO? You don't get much stronger than that. As opposed to Donald Trump saying, ‘I wonder if they're conspiring against us, everybody.’” [13:55, Ben]
“We've stopped giving Ukraine money. So that's how we do it.” [14:23, Trump]
“To stop Russia's invasion, we've stopped helping the country being invaded. That's his logic.” [14:36, Ben quoting “Kate from Kharkiv”]
Russian attacks escalate: 500 drones and 200+ missiles in a recent barrage.
Zelenskyy describes ongoing talks for defense and future security guarantees:
“We must all speak to America with one voice for our shared interests. One voice. Coalition of the willing versus the coalition of the killing. Because Donald Trump is so utterly weak and pathetic.” [18:31, Ben paraphrasing and quoting Zelenskyy]
Listing of new European defense manufacturing, sanction efforts, and coordinated aid packages.
Zelenskyy (Paraphrased by Ben):
“There will be no gifts. To take [the territory], he [Putin] would have to sacrifice millions of his own people.”
[03:15]
Ben (On authoritarian summit):
“You know who they sense weakness on, too? J.D. Vance. Or as California Governor Gavin Newsom calls him, ‘Just Dance Vance’.”
[09:52]
J.D. Vance (Dodging legal questions):
“There are people who are bringing literal terrorists who are bringing deadly drugs into our country.”
[10:33]
Ben (On Zelenskyy’s Paris arrival):
“Red carpet rollout… clear troll at Trump and showing Zelinsky respect. Also matching outfits, not suits. A subtle yet clear sign of respect and unity.”
[12:56]
Trump (Paris Press Conference):
“This is the worst conflict and it's just going on and on… one's defense, one's offense. The offense moves a little bit, just a little bit. You take a look.”
[14:48]
Nigel Farage and Rep. Moskowitz (Congressional hearing humor):
Moskowitz: “Oh, where are you going? ... So you're leaving to have lunch with the President, so.”
Farage: “Free speech is one thing. Discretion is quite another, too.”
[17:12]
The episode blends urgency and humor, mixing sharp political critique with the brothers’ signature brotherly banter and unwavering support for democratic values. Their language is frank, biting (particularly toward Trump and authoritarian figures), and passionate about the stakes of the moment, urging listeners to remain vigilant and engaged.
For listeners who missed this episode:
You’ll come away with a strong sense of the current state of the Ukraine conflict, the divide between democratic and authoritarian world leaders, and the Meiselas brothers’ view of Trump’s global impact—underscored with notable quotes, pointed humor, and an unambiguous call to defend democracy both at home and abroad.