Bessent repeatedly refuses to say that Ukraine is still a US ally: "President Trump has made clear that he wants to end this war, that it must stop ... I'm not the secretary of state. I'm not the president."

Trump views Ukraine as Russia's Canada. Because Trump does not believe Canada has sovereignty and the right to be independent from The United States, Trump will always take Russia's side. Great video from Anders Puck Nielsen. @anderspucknielsen.dk

New in PN: Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? "Data shows the US on its way to being as unpopular a tourist destination as Russia, & for roughly the same reasons. In both countries, a tourist who runs afoul of the govt might spend months in a freezing warehouse without no legal counsel."

publicnotice.coWho wants to visit an authoritarian America?Trump take tourism.

Your Prez was sat on the blog. Everyone else has their take on Donald's betrayal, here's mine Donald is destroying US power. darthputinkgb.substack.com/p/betraying-...

darthputinkgb.substack.comBy Betraying Ukraine, Donald is destroying US Power.The self destruction of the USA’s global reach will not be consequence free for the USA

Q: You want Zelenskyy out. Have you forgotten that President Putin started the war? TRUMP: Well, you know, I know the details, okay? And at some point I'll release the details. I want that war ended.

The United States cut off intelligence sharing and Starlink/Starshield access to Ukraine for about a day. Neither Trump or Elon Musk will take responsibility for the decision that gave Russia the window to launch 39 ballistic missiles at Kyiv with no warning.

Trump: "Zelenskyy is not a good guy for us to deal with ... I'm not a big fan of Zelenskyy. They've destroyed that country." (Note that Trump also blames Obama for the war, but never Putin!)