Dem Sen. Reed: Trump’s Verbal Attacks on Zelenskyy Is Essentially Trump Surrendering to the Russians

RUSH TRANSCRIPT RADDATZ Okay ░░░░░░░░ want to turn back ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Quite a remarkable ░░░░░░░░ You heard President Trump ░░░░░░░░ personal attacks on president ░░░░░░░░ who s been fighting ░░░░░░░░ his country for three ░░░░░░░░ Mass your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ you ve heard this ░░░░░░░░ and the kind of ░░░░░░░░ you ve heard REED ░░░░░░░░ essentially this is President ░░░░░░░░ surrendering to the Russians ░░░░░░░░ surprise In Afghanistan he ░░░░░░░░ down with the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ the government of Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ Doha through his emissaries ░░░░░░░░ they essentially said listen ░░░░░░░░ t bother us for ░░░░░░░░ year and we ll ░░░░░░░░ out and now he ░░░░░░░░ trying the same thing ░░░░░░░░ is basically we re ░░░░░░░░ to undercut the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ and by the way ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ precious minerals at bargain ░░░░░░░░ prices as a threat ░░░░░░░░ do even worse This ░░░░░░░░ not a statesman or ░░░░░░░░ diplomat This is just ░░░░░░░░ who s admires Putin ░░░░░░░░ not believe in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Ukrainians and ░░░░░░░░ committed to cozying up ░░░░░░░░ an autocrat and that ░░░░░░░░ think is going to ░░░░░░░░ wrong because Putin will ░░░░░░░░ stop in Ukraine He ░░░░░░░░ begin in a campaign ░░░░░░░░ clan December tine and ░░░░░░░░ many cases others in ░░░░░░░░ It will create chaos ░░░░░░░░ Trump RADDATZ But could ░░░░░░░░ be a negotiating tactic ░░░░░░░░ this just be a ░░░░░░░░ tactic to bring Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ the ble to make ░░░░░░░░ that there is something ░░░░░░░░ move the ball here ░░░░░░░░ Well I would be ░░░░░░░░ confident in that suggestion ░░░░░░░░ there was a vigorous ░░░░░░░░ between the Ukrainians and ░░░░░░░░ United States with respect ░░░░░░░░ these negotiations that we ░░░░░░░░ where their lines are ░░░░░░░░ cetera That apparently has ░░░░░░░░ happened Trump s discussions ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy amount to public ░░░░░░░░ which are generally misleading ░░░░░░░░ completely false There s ░░░░░░░░ real intention to engage ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian government to find ░░░░░░░░ what they need what ░░░░░░░░ have to do to ░░░░░░░░ themselves and the European ░░░░░░░░ post World War II ░░░░░░░░ without that this is ░░░░░░░░ you know Putin and ░░░░░░░░ getting together through emissaries ░░░░░░░░ RADDATZ Senator when you ░░░░░░░░ back over these past ░░░░░░░░ years though they are ░░░░░░░░ at war So isolating ░░░░░░░░ Putin doesn t appear ░░░░░░░░ have worked either So ░░░░░░░░ is the solution here ░░░░░░░░ Well the first solution ░░░░░░░░ to communicate to the ░░░░░░░░ that we will be ░░░░░░░░ very serious about their ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine It would ░░░░░░░░ to tighten the sanctions ░░░░░░░░ Trump has done is ░░░░░░░░ he s taken apart ░░░░░░░░ division in the FBI ░░░░░░░░ is responsible for sanctions ░░░░░░░░ and against the Russian ░░░░░░░░ so that s another ░░░░░░░░ of wink wink you ░░░░░░░░ be okay Vladimir What ░░░░░░░░ have to do is ░░░░░░░░ the pressure on and ░░░░░░░░ go into negotiations negotiations ░░░░░░░░ will include the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ exclude them and then ░░░░░░░░ this pressure hopefully Putin ░░░░░░░░ decide that the cost ░░░░░░░░ too great to continue ░░░░░░░░ effort That s it ░░░░░░░░ a tough tough road ░░░░░░░░ hoe but it s ░░░░░░░░ better one than conceding ░░░░░░░░ watching the destruction of ░░░░░░░░ and my sense is ░░░░░░░░ the recriminations by the ░░░░░░░░ against Ukrainians after this ░░░░░░░░ if it happens will ░░░░░░░░ dire indeed that they ░░░░░░░░ deliberately hunt down and ░░░░░░░░ everything that they think ░░░░░░░░ was an opponent of ░░░░░░░░