the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire western economy, including our economy. russian energy fuels europe. a recession in germany was certain to lead to a re
moment in america since the fall of saigon. biden chose a path designed to inflict maximum damage the interests of the united states. he did that. this kind of know debating it. biden is not ashamed of it. he wasn t ashamed of identities not ashamed of it now. biden gave a speech boasting that he killed an al qaeda figure in afghanistan. feel safer? of course you don t. nobody does. the reason nobody feels safer is biden s response to the disaster in afghanistan. rocco then pause and learn from it, may be firing responsible. rather than do any of that, biden set off in another direction provoking another conflict, this one in eastern europe. he provoked it. they lie about it but it s true. the facts are out there and it s very obvious. so just days after the russian government announced yet again that if ukraine joined nato, if ukraine were to join nato, the russian army would invade ukraine. days after they said this for like the 50th time, kamala harris arrived at the u.n.
and then to make the humiliation complete, police collected household pets, tore them from their owners hands, and beat them to death in the streets, claiming that dogs and cats somehow spread disease. anyone who complained about this at a very clear answer from the government, which was broadcast at full volume from drones circling overhead. they said control your soul s desire for freedom, so people did. they had no choice. that is what life is like in an authoritarian society. and not just in china. also in new zealand. less than a year ago, the left-wing new zealand government shutdown the entire country over a single covid case. don t talk to your neighbors, commended the prime minister, keep to your bubbles. in neighboring australia they did pretty much the same thing. police in australia beat a man for daring to have a cigarette outside his own apartment. that may all seem horrifying toc health authorities here loved it. they looked on in envy. unfortunately for tony
his new book, tired of winning, donald trump and the end of the grand old party is not tomorrow. it serves as a roadmap of what we should expect from donald trump if he ever reenters the oval office. he s going to take us inside all of that in a moment. also later tonight, john favrow, tommy vietor, my former colleagues of their pod save america. they will talk about how president biden should campaign against a fully authoritarian opponent. that s what we re talking about. now and later, congressman adam shift joins me on the deafening silence from his republican party. in the supreme court s ethics up today, and buccaneers the night on what former trump lawyer jenna ellis is telling prosecutors in georgia, and what that all means. but first, let s go back to that historical figure, trump seems to admire so much. this weekend, trump vowed to root out what he called the radical left dogs that live like vermont within the confines of our country. that is an exact quote. for th
someone from history, and i am not talking about someone that most of you would admire. as alarming as the rhetoric is, the things that he is planning to do, should he win reelection, are even more disturbing. during his three decades in journalism, jonathan carl earned his reputation as one of the best reporters in washington. he s tough, i should know, i spent years fielding tough questions from him, and if he is sounding the alarm, which he is, we shouldn t be listening. his new book, tired of winning, donald trump and the end of the grand old party is not tomorrow. it serves as a roadmap of what we should expect from donald trump if he ever reenters the oval office. he s going to take us inside all of that in a moment. also later tonight, john favrow, tommy vietor, my former colleagues of their pod save america. they will talk about how president biden should campaign against a fully authoritarian opponent. that s what we re talking about. now and later, congressman adam