Vindman: Trump Has ‘Spiraled Down’ Mentally, He Is Not Viable Contender for 2024

Wallace Even on American ░░░░░░░░ where consensus is really ░░░░░░░░ really hard to reach ░░░░░░░░ anything these days there ░░░░░░░░ widespread agreement widespread disdain ░░░░░░░░ Russian leader Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ recent Pew research poll ░░░░░░░░ that just 6 percent ░░░░░░░░ all Americans have any ░░░░░░░░ in Putin to do ░░░░░░░░ right thing regarding world ░░░░░░░░ which is why the ░░░░░░░░ we re about to ░░░░░░░░ for you is so ░░░░░░░░ so suspect When asked ░░░░░░░░ his friend and ally ░░░░░░░░ the media Sean Hannity ░░░░░░░░ night on Fox News ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin is evil ░░░░░░░░ or no question former ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was either ░░░░░░░░ or unable or didn ░░░░░░░░ understand the question couldn ░░░░░░░░ criticize the man committing ░░░░░░░░ has played out before ░░░░░░░░ eyes what s been ░░░░░░░░ by the current American ░░░░░░░░ as genocide Keep in ░░░░░░░░ this is the second ░░░░░░░░ over Sean Hannity has ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in six ░░░░░░░░ It s the second ░░░░░░░░ Trump has refused to ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin And again ░░░░░░░░ show you Trump s ░░░░░░░░ because Trump s still ░░░░░░░░ the scene He wants ░░░░░░░░ be president again It ░░░░░░░░ really important to understand ░░░░░░░░ now those who do ░░░░░░░░ call out evil playing ░░░░░░░░ before our very eyes ░░░░░░░░ what it is And ░░░░░░░░ try to understand why ░░░░░░░░ attention when you watch ░░░░░░░░ to the complete disconnect ░░░░░░░░ I guess what we ░░░░░░░░ call words garbles coming ░░░░░░░░ of the ex president ░░░░░░░░ mouth and the images ░░░░░░░░ close close media ally ░░░░░░░░ Fox News aired on ░░░░░░░░ broadcast while the ex ░░░░░░░░ was babbling Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I asked you the ░░░░░░░░ time you were on ░░░░░░░░ you think that this ░░░░░░░░ evil in our time ░░░░░░░░ you believe this is ░░░░░░░░ in our time Trump ░░░░░░░░ think in 100 years ░░░░░░░░ are going to look ░░░░░░░░ and they re going ░░░░░░░░ say how did we ░░░░░░░░ back and NATO stand ░░░░░░░░ which in many ways ░░░░░░░░ ve called a paper ░░░░░░░░ don t forget I ░░░░░░░░ NATO They treated us ░░░░░░░░ badly on trade We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of that ░░░░░░░░ but they were very ░░░░░░░░ on trade I asked ░░░░░░░░ Merkel how many Chevrolets ░░░░░░░░ you selling this month ░░░░░░░░ Munich or Berlin And ░░░░░░░░ looked at me well ░░░░░░░░ none I said you ░░░░░░░░ exactly right none And ░░░░░░░░ we had the Mercedes ░░░░░░░░ of the Volkswagens all ░░░░░░░░ them we had all ░░░░░░░░ the German companies And ░░░░░░░░ same thing with farmers ░░░░░░░░ farmers owe virtually nothing ░░░░░░░░ Europe When I look ░░░░░░░░ what s happening it ░░░░░░░░ would have happened under ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration Regardless of ░░░░░░░░ one way or the ░░░░░░░░ I knew Putin very ░░░░░░░░ almost as well as ░░░░░░░░ know you Sean and ░░░░░░░░ will tell you we ░░░░░░░░ about it We talked ░░░░░░░░ it a lot He ░░░░░░░░ want Ukraine but I ░░░░░░░░ you re not going ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine He would never ░░░░░░░░ have gone into Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ ends Wallace Fact check ░░░░░░░░ I know it s ░░░░░░░░ insult to facts to ░░░░░░░░ call it that indulge ░░░░░░░░ for a second Of ░░░░░░░░ Trump did not rebuild ░░░░░░░░ In fact in 2018 ░░░░░░░░ threatened to pull out ░░░░░░░░ NATO if they didn ░░░░░░░░ pay up like it ░░░░░░░░ one of his golf ░░░░░░░░ And regarding the claim ░░░░░░░░ this wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ during the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ thinks it s a ░░░░░░░░ fact It ain t ░░░░░░░░ of our next guests ░░░░░░░░ it is a discord ░░░░░░░░ division that Trump sowed ░░░░░░░░ all the things we ░░░░░░░░ not know about that ░░░░░░░░ Putin to feel as ░░░░░░░░ he could launch this ░░░░░░░░ in the first place ░░░░░░░░ s where we start ░░░░░░░░ hour Lieutenant Colonel Alexander ░░░░░░░░ is here He s ░░░░░░░░ former director for European ░░░░░░░░ for The National Security ░░░░░░░░ Also joining us Pete ░░░░░░░░ former FBI counterintelligence agent ░░░░░░░░ s dicey to start ░░░░░░░░ anything the ex president ░░░░░░░░ but you cannot ignore ░░░░░░░░ someone who is last ░░░░░░░░ I saw is still ░░░░░░░░ most popular figure in ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party wants to ░░░░░░░░ for president again will ░░░░░░░░ call Vladimir Putin a ░░░░░░░░ criminal Those were images ░░░░░░░░ dead civilians that Sean ░░░░░░░░ put up on the ░░░░░░░░ And Donald Trump said ░░░░░░░░ I rebuilt NATO He ░░░░░░░░ babbling about trade and ░░░░░░░░ and Angela Merkel and ░░░░░░░░ and then he said ░░░░░░░░ knew Putin I knew ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ Vindman your thoughts Vindman ░░░░░░░░ it was word vomit ░░░░░░░░ what we heard what ░░░░░░░░ clip showed It s ░░░░░░░░ that he didn t ░░░░░░░░ the intellect the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ have the self preservation ░░░░░░░░ criticize somebody that the ░░░░░░░░ majority of the American ░░░░░░░░ despises and identifies as ░░░░░░░░ barbarian as a war ░░░░░░░░ So I mean he ░░░░░░░░ always been his own ░░░░░░░░ enemy and he continues ░░░░░░░░ do so now I ░░░░░░░░ he s incapable of ░░░░░░░░ he was incapable of ░░░░░░░░ while in government and ░░░░░░░░ think he s devolved ░░░░░░░░ guess my question is ░░░░░░░░ he have the faculties ░░░░░░░░ bad as he was ░░░░░░░░ the first Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ seems to have spiraled ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ that s you know ░░░░░░░░ age or whatever it ░░░░░░░░ that it s getting ░░░░░░░░ him now that he ░░░░░░░░ really incapable of piecing ░░░░░░░░ coherent thoughts He is ░░░░░░░░ coward He can t ░░░░░░░░ call Putin out for ░░░░░░░░ violent vile attacks on ░░░░░░░░ on the innocent Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ he could possibly be ░░░░░░░░ viable contender for 2024 ░░░░░░░░ don t believe he ░░░░░░░░ He might still be ░░░░░░░░ in the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ general election he s ░░░░░░░░ He s done Wallace ░░░░░░░░ on American soil where ░░░░░░░░ is really really really ░░░░░░░░ to reach on anything ░░░░░░░░ days there s widespread ░░░░░░░░ widespread disdain for Russian ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin A recent ░░░░░░░░ research poll found that ░░░░░░░░ 6 percent of all ░░░░░░░░ have any confidence in ░░░░░░░░ to do the right ░░░░░░░░ regarding world affairs which ░░░░░░░░ why the clip we ░░░░░░░░ about to play for ░░░░░░░░ is so curious so ░░░░░░░░ When asked by his ░░░░░░░░ and ally in the ░░░░░░░░ Sean Hannity last night ░░░░░░░░ Fox News if Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ is evil yes or ░░░░░░░░ question former President Donald ░░░░░░░░ was either unwilling or ░░░░░░░░ or didn t understand ░░░░░░░░ question couldn t criticize ░░░░░░░░ man committing what has ░░░░░░░░ out before our eyes ░░░░░░░░ s been described by ░░░░░░░░ current American president as ░░░░░░░░ Keep in mind this ░░░░░░░░ the second do over ░░░░░░░░ Hannity has given Donald ░░░░░░░░ in six weeks It ░░░░░░░░ the second time Trump ░░░░░░░░ refused to denounce Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ And again we show ░░░░░░░░ Trump s response because ░░░░░░░░ s still on the ░░░░░░░░ He wants to be ░░░░░░░░ again It s really ░░░░░░░░ to understand right now ░░░░░░░░ who do not call ░░░░░░░░ evil playing out before ░░░░░░░░ very eyes for what ░░░░░░░░ is And to try ░░░░░░░░ understand why Pay attention ░░░░░░░░ you watch this to ░░░░░░░░ complete disconnect between I ░░░░░░░░ what we ll call ░░░░░░░░ garbles coming out of ░░░░░░░░ ex president s mouth ░░░░░░░░ the images his close ░░░░░░░░ media ally at Fox ░░░░░░░░ aired on his broadcast ░░░░░░░░ the ex president was ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Hannity I ░░░░░░░░ you the last time ░░░░░░░░ were on whether you ░░░░░░░░ that this is evil ░░░░░░░░ our time Do you ░░░░░░░░ this is evil in ░░░░░░░░ time Trump I think ░░░░░░░░ 100 years people are ░░░░░░░░ to look back and ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ did we stand back ░░░░░░░░ NATO stand back which ░░░░░░░░ many ways I ve ░░░░░░░░ a paper tiger don ░░░░░░░░ forget I rebuilt NATO ░░░░░░░░ treated us very badly ░░░░░░░░ trade We changed a ░░░░░░░░ of that around but ░░░░░░░░ were very tough on ░░░░░░░░ I asked Angela Merkel ░░░░░░░░ many Chevrolets are you ░░░░░░░░ this month in Munich ░░░░░░░░ Berlin And she looked ░░░░░░░░ me well probably none ░░░░░░░░ said you re exactly ░░░░░░░░ none And yet we ░░░░░░░░ the Mercedes Benz of ░░░░░░░░ Volkswagens all of them ░░░░░░░░ had all of the ░░░░░░░░ companies And the same ░░░░░░░░ with farmers Our farmers ░░░░░░░░ virtually nothing to Europe ░░░░░░░░ I look at what ░░░░░░░░ happening it never would ░░░░░░░░ happened under the Trump ░░░░░░░░ Regardless of strength one ░░░░░░░░ or the other I ░░░░░░░░ Putin very well almost ░░░░░░░░ well as I know ░░░░░░░░ Sean and I will ░░░░░░░░ you we talked about ░░░░░░░░ We talked about it ░░░░░░░░ lot He did want ░░░░░░░░ but I said you ░░░░░░░░ not going into Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ would never ever have ░░░░░░░░ into Ukraine Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Fact check and I ░░░░░░░░ it s an insult ░░░░░░░░ facts to even call ░░░░░░░░ that indulge me for ░░░░░░░░ second Of course Trump ░░░░░░░░ not rebuild NATO In ░░░░░░░░ in 2018 he threatened ░░░░░░░░ pull out of NATO ░░░░░░░░ they didn t pay ░░░░░░░░ like it was one ░░░░░░░░ his golf courses And ░░░░░░░░ the claim that this ░░░░░░░░ t have happened during ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration Trump thinks ░░░░░░░░ s a good fact ░░░░░░░░ ain t One of ░░░░░░░░ next guests says it ░░░░░░░░ a discord and division ░░░░░░░░ Trump sowed and all ░░░░░░░░ things we may not ░░░░░░░░ about that allowed Putin ░░░░░░░░ feel as though he ░░░░░░░░ launch this invasion in ░░░░░░░░ first place It s ░░░░░░░░ we start the hour ░░░░░░░░ Colonel Alexander Vindman is ░░░░░░░░ He s a former ░░░░░░░░ for European Affairs for ░░░░░░░░ National Security Council Also ░░░░░░░░ us Pete Strzok former ░░░░░░░░ counterintelligence agent It s ░░░░░░░░ to start with anything ░░░░░░░░ ex president says but ░░░░░░░░ cannot ignore that someone ░░░░░░░░ is last poll I ░░░░░░░░ is still the most ░░░░░░░░ figure in the Republican ░░░░░░░░ wants to run for ░░░░░░░░ again will not call ░░░░░░░░ Putin a war criminal ░░░░░░░░ were images of dead ░░░░░░░░ that Sean Hannity put ░░░░░░░░ on the screen And ░░░░░░░░ Trump said this I ░░░░░░░░ NATO He started babbling ░░░░░░░░ trade and Chevrolets and ░░░░░░░░ Merkel and farmers and ░░░░░░░░ he said I knew ░░░░░░░░ I knew what he ░░░░░░░░ to do Colonel Vindman ░░░░░░░░ thoughts Vindman Honestly it ░░░░░░░░ word vomit is what ░░░░░░░░ heard what that clip ░░░░░░░░ It s shocking that ░░░░░░░░ didn t have the ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence to have ░░░░░░░░ self preservation to criticize ░░░░░░░░ that the vast majority ░░░░░░░░ the American public despises ░░░░░░░░ identifies as a barbarian ░░░░░░░░ a war criminal So ░░░░░░░░ mean he s always ░░░░░░░░ his own worst enemy ░░░░░░░░ he continues to do ░░░░░░░░ now I think he ░░░░░░░░ incapable of leading he ░░░░░░░░ incapable of leading while ░░░░░░░░ government and I think ░░░░░░░░ s devolved I guess ░░░░░░░░ question is Does he ░░░░░░░░ the faculties As bad ░░░░░░░░ he was in the ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration he seems ░░░░░░░░ have spiraled down I ░░░░░░░░ t know if that ░░░░░░░░ you know if age ░░░░░░░░ whatever it is that ░░░░░░░░ s getting to him ░░░░░░░░ that he s really ░░░░░░░░ of piecing together coherent ░░░░░░░░ He is a coward ░░░░░░░░ can t simply call ░░░░░░░░ out for his violent ░░░░░░░░ attacks on Ukraine on ░░░░░░░░ innocent Ukrainian people I ░░░░░░░░ t see how he ░░░░░░░░ possibly be a viable ░░░░░░░░ for 2024 I don ░░░░░░░░ believe he is He ░░░░░░░░ still be popular in ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party but when ░░░░░░░░ comes to the general ░░░░░░░░ he s nonviable He ░░░░░░░░ done.”