We cant think right time of crisis. And how will the European Election affect the rest of. Expert discussions have to get up your hands or we have to do it and citizens voters 1st and. Dwi has it all. Election on may 26th g. W. Holland a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga coming to you from the heart of europe and our focus is on this weekends elections to the European Parliament where it has been widely assumed that populist far right parties might grab as many as a quarter of all the seats in the parliament but then scandal in austria and the
collapse of the countrys Coalition Government between conservatives and the populist right this after secretly film Video Footage emerged apparently showing the leader of the right Freedom Party promising State Contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a Russian Oligarch so on the eve of a Watershed Election for europe our question here on quadriga this week is Video Scandal election blowed to europes. And to discuss that question im joined
Let us start with the World Health Organization development. Stephanie, is that funding by president trump, is that funding by president trump, is that funding by president trump, is that a symbol of american withdrawal from leadership or Something Else . It is another example of american withdrawal from Global Leadership but i feel it is a more cynical and political move than that. I think he is trying to shift blame for his mishandling of the crisis onto an International Body and the irony here is that trump himself praised chinas handling of the core of irish crisis back in late january and praised beijings transparency, so it is somewhat ironic that he is now attacking world health for doing that. But the real issue here is that the World Health Organization actually needs to be strengthened during this time ofa to be strengthened during this time of a global pandemic. It is a tiny organisation, relative to the scale of the crisis we are facing, the annual budget is Something Like
Obama administration is how deeply involved should the u. S. Get . At this moment president obama and german chancellor Angela Merkel are meeting in the white house before a crucial News Conference which will be in a few more minutes when we could learn if the u. S. Will give the Ukrainian Government what it desperately wants. Weapons to defend itself against prorussian rebels. What the youre looking at are pictures from moments ago. The beginning of the meeting between president obama and german chancellor Angela Merkel. The white house considering giving weapons to ukrainians. German chancellor thinks thats a bad idea. Absolutely she thinks thats a bad idea. She rejected that idea over the weekend with the thought that Vladimir Putin would bring russian airpower into the fight. Leaders from france, germany, russia and ukraine are planning to meet wednesday to try to negotiate a deal to stop the fighting. You will remember its not groundhog day. Theyve done this before. The last time
Bring in people from syria, we have no idea who they are, or where they are, et cetera, its a disaster, we cant afford to do that. It gives money for illegal immigration, you know, for letting people come in illegally into this country. The whole thing is a disaster and the republicans passed it. With health care, we have to repeal and replace obamacare. What would you replace it with . A Health Care Savings accounts, which are great. We will do that, or were going to have and probably and you can say and or. What i really like is the insurance im a selffunder. Im not take anything money, okay . Im not taking money from the Insurance Companies, so i can do whats right. I can do what is right for the people. This is something i think ive been credit for. I dont think ive been given enough credit. Because ive turned down hundreds of millions of dollars. Jeb bush raised 148 million to put it in a fund, its like throwing it out the window what he did with it. I would have had 500 i would h
Costs. What is your exact plan and please be specific as to what you would do to replace obama care. First of all, obama care as you know is a disaster. Your rates are going up 25, 35, 45, 55 . Its going to fail in each 17 anyway, unless as usual the republicans bail him out. The republicans have been so weak. The budget they passed four weeks ago they call it the omnibus budget. It gives obama everything he wanted, gives him money to bring in people from syria, which is a disaster, we cant afford it do that. It gives money for illegal immigration, for letting people come in illegally into this country. The whole thing is a disaster, the republicans passed it. With health care, we have to repeal and replace obama care what would you replace it with . Health care savings accounts, which are great. We go that, or were going to have and probably and, you can say and or, what i really like is im a selffunder. Im not taking any money, okay . Im not taking money from the Insurance Companies