Andrew Dickens: Trump's meeting with Zelensky was schoolyard bullying

Well, who didn’t see the Trump Zelensky meltdown coming?  

The whole thing was a show for the crowds and not a real play for peace.  

Before the summit Zelensky made it very clear that he wanted a ceasefire but with security guarantees.    

Reportedly America told Zelensky not to mention the security guarantees at the press conference. But that’s the heart of his position.  

He doesn’t trust Putin because they’ve had a ceasefire with Putin before Putin broke.  

Trump made it very clear he wants out and he wants a payoff of minerals for everything the US has put in so far.  

He has a mandate for that. He campaigned on it and he got the vote. 

So, when they met and the press started recording, Trump and Vance spoke as though their plan was a fait d’accompli.  

But it wasn’t. Ukraine has always said “no security guarantees no deal”  

So, when Zelensky starts reminding them of what had happened in the past, Trump and Vance went two on one and gave him a lesson.  

It was schoolyard stuff. Beating up the immigrant kid with English as a second language.  

Trump and Vance were playing to their American public.  

The American public that voted for Trump that are sick of trillions of their dollars going to a place they barely know.  

That American public is now saying Zelensky wants to continue with the war.  

But that's not so. Europe is prepared to ensure the peace, but America is not. 

Putin must love it. America is now selfish and irrelevant while Europe's underinvestment in defence is glaring. 

And I need to remind Americans that back in the day when Winston Churchill came to Washington to convince

America to enter World War 2 he came dressed in a military boiler suit to signify he was in an actual war while the Americans weren’t.  

Zelensky is in a war. Trump and Vance are not.  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Who didn't see the Trump Zelenski meltdown coming. I did.
I knew this was going to be a disaster right
from the start. Didn't expect so much drama. The whole
thing for a week or so more has been a
show for the crowds and not a real play for peace.
Because it was obvious before the summit. President Zelensky made
it very clear that he wants US cease fire but
with security guarantees, and President Trump made it very clear

(00:24):
that he wants to see fire, but he wouldn't give
security guarantees. That's the heart of the matter, that is
the heart of it. Reportedly, America told Zelenski not to
mention the security guarantees at the press conference. But as
I say, that is the heart of Zelensky's possession. He
does not trust Putin because they've had US cease fire
with Putin before that Putin promptly broke. Why would you

(00:46):
trust Vladimir I Remember, this isn't a conflict that's three
years old. This has been going on since twenty fourteen
in various guyses. So Trump made it very clear he
wants out and he wants a payoff of minerals for everything.
That US has put in so far, and remember he
has a mandate for that. He campaigned on it, he's
been public about it the whole way he got the vote.
So when they met and the press started recording, Trump

(01:09):
and Vance spoke as though their plan was a fader complete,
but it wasn't. Ukraine always said no security guarantee, no deal.
So when Zelensky started reminding him or both of them
of what happened in the past, Trump Advance went two
on one, didn't they And they bullied and the gave
him a lesson. It was school yard stuff, beating up

(01:29):
an immigrant kid with English as a second language, and
the Americans loved it. And that's who Trump and Vance
were actually playing to the American public, the American public
that voted for Trump, that are sick of trillions of
their dollars going to a place they barely know. The
American public is now saying Zelensky wants to continue with
the war, but that's not so. He wants a peace.
He wants a ceased fire, but with a security guarantee.

(01:52):
He doesn't want a piece that lasts for just a week.
So Putin must be loving this. America is now seemed
to be selfish, irrelevant and looking after itself, while Europe's
under investment in defense is clearing. Europe is prepared to
ensure the peace, but America is not. And by the way,
can I please remind everyone who goes on about Zelensky

(02:13):
being not in a suit that back in the day,
when Winston Churchill went to Washington to convince America to
enter World War Two, he came dressed in a military
boiler suit, and that was to signify he was in
an actual war, which the Americans weren't. Zelensky is in
an actual war. Trump and Vans are not. For more

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