‘Just Vague Assurances’: Fox’s Howard Kurtz Says It’s ‘Clear’ Trump-Putin Summit Didn’t Accomplish Much

KURTZ After the meeting ░░░░░░░░ some upbeat talk it ░░░░░░░░ clear not much was ░░░░░░░░ No ceasefire no details ░░░░░░░░ questions from the press ░░░░░░░░ vague assurances that some ░░░░░░░░ was made without explaining ░░░░░░░░ that was President Trump ░░░░░░░░ his credit didn t ░░░░░░░░ what happened or more ░░░░░░░░ what didn t happen ░░░░░░░░ starts Trump There were ░░░░░░░░ many points that we ░░░░░░░░ on Most of them ░░░░░░░░ would say Couple of ░░░░░░░░ ones that we haven ░░░░░░░░ quite got there but ░░░░░░░░ made some headway So ░░░░░░░░ s no deal until ░░░░░░░░ s a deal We ░░░░░░░░ t get there but ░░░░░░░░ have a very good ░░░░░░░░ of getting there Clip ░░░░░░░░ KURTZ The president who ░░░░░░░░ with Zelenskyy an European ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow at the White ░░░░░░░░ said there would probably ░░░░░░░░ another meeting with Putin ░░░░░░░░ m Howard Kurtz and ░░░░░░░░ is MediaBuzz The media ░░░░░░░░ to the Alaska session ░░░░░░░░ sharply but much of ░░░░░░░░ was negative Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ So he went for ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire he leaves with ░░░░░░░░ Putin got a flyover ░░░░░░░░ red carpet a lot ░░░░░░░░ handshakes PSAKI The big ░░░░░░░░ of today s summit ░░░░░░░░ of all of that ░░░░░░░░ we just saw was ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin BAIER This ░░░░░░░░ news conference was anything ░░░░░░░░ It was not a ░░░░░░░░ conference There were no ░░░░░░░░ taken by either leader ░░░░░░░░ were many yelled by ░░░░░░░░ there but we don ░░░░░░░░ have a sense of ░░░░░░░░ exactly is in this ░░░░░░░░ or this deal CHAFFETZ ░░░░░░░░ think it was brilliant ░░░░░░░░ President Trump to actually ░░░░░░░░ Look we don t ░░░░░░░░ to just give an ░░░░░░░░ podium to Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ and make his comments ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump can ░░░░░░░░ up any messes that ░░░░░░░░ have been left on ░░░░░░░░ 7 PHILLIP The more ░░░░░░░░ replay it in my ░░░░░░░░ it is so extraordinarily ░░░░░░░░ It lacked almost any ░░░░░░░░ substance Clip ends KURTZ ░░░░░░░░ us now to analyze ░░░░░░░░ coverage in New York ░░░░░░░░ Lowry editor in chief ░░░░░░░░ National Review And with ░░░░░░░░ Meghan Hays former top ░░░░░░░░ in the Biden White ░░░░░░░░ Rich big picture first ░░░░░░░░ this a setback for ░░░░░░░░ Trump The coverage has ░░░░░░░░ heavily negative even from ░░░░░░░░ of those who ordinarily ░░░░░░░░ the president LOWTY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ think Putin moved the ░░░░░░░░ a little bit in ░░░░░░░░ direction right putting off ░░░░░░░░ talk of the ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ least for now and ░░░░░░░░ Trump to stop threatening ░░░░░░░░ sanctions and harsher measures ░░░░░░░░ Howie I think what ░░░░░░░░ ve learned You can ░░░░░░░░ be premature on these ░░░░░░░░ You can t judge ░░░░░░░░ too quickly That s ░░░░░░░░ we learned with the ░░░░░░░░ deals That s what ░░░░░░░░ learned with getting NATO ░░░░░░░░ commit to spending more ░░░░░░░░ defense The media coverage ░░░░░░░░ tends to be This ░░░░░░░░ stupid this is doomed ░░░░░░░░ failure just inevitably and ░░░░░░░░ very often not always ░░░░░░░░ very often there s ░░░░░░░░ method to the Madness ░░░░░░░░ Trump ends up getting ░░░░░░░░ he wants to go ░░░░░░░░ I m in a ░░░░░░░░ and see mode KURTZ ░░░░░░░░ that s fair because ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that we still don ░░░░░░░░ know They did Trump ░░░░░░░░ leave much earlier than ░░░░░░░░ But Meghan did this ░░░░░░░░ of expectations it s ░░░░░░░░ a listening exercise help ░░░░░░░░ the blow of not ░░░░░░░░ away with much that ░░░░░░░░ concrete that we know ░░░░░░░░ HAYS Yeah it was ░░░░░░░░ of incredible to watch ░░░░░░░░ come out and say ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ deal to We don ░░░░░░░░ know if we re ░░░░░░░░ to get a deal ░░░░░░░░ we re just listening ░░░░░░░░ setting the expectations game ░░░░░░░░ someone who worked in ░░░░░░░░ White House and has ░░░░░░░░ part of these summits ░░░░░░░░ always want to set ░░░░░░░░ lower but you also ░░░░░░░░ t want to plan ░░░░░░░░ summit or a bilateral ░░░░░░░░ without knowing what the ░░░░░░░░ are Most of these ░░░░░░░░ should have been worked ░░░░░░░░ much further and the ░░░░░░░░ are the ones that ░░░░░░░░ the final touches on ░░░░░░░░ you go out and ░░░░░░░░ announce the deal So ░░░░░░░░ s incredible the way ░░░░░░░░ kind of handled this ░░░░░░░░ s a massive failure ░░░░░░░░ Trump s part that ░░░░░░░░ just let Putin have ░░░░░░░░ red carpet and metaphorically ░░░░░░░░ actually the red carpet ░░░░░░░░ just rolled out on ░░░░░░░░ soil for him so ░░░░░░░░ s you know the ░░░░░░░░ is not wrong in ░░░░░░░░ critical KURTZ President Trump ░░░░░░░░ just posted something on ░░░░░░░░ Social saying that the ░░░░░░░░ news let me just ░░░░░░░░ this right Fake news ░░░░░░░░ distorts the truth So ░░░░░░░░ sees this as a ░░░░░░░░ obviously and the coverage ░░░░░░░░ not going along But ░░░░░░░░ News has confirmed along ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ York Times Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ Trump is going along ░░░░░░░░ a Putin plan to ░░░░░░░░ about the ceasefire and ░░░░░░░░ give the Kremlin control ░░░░░░░░ that whole Donbass region ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine eastern Ukraine in ░░░░░░░░ for ceding some land ░░░░░░░░ Why would Zelenskyy go ░░░░░░░░ with that LOWRY Well ░░░░░░░░ s gonna be very ░░░░░░░░ again to go along ░░░░░░░░ that and it s ░░░░░░░░ be hard for the ░░░░░░░░ even to accept a ░░░░░░░░ along the current line ░░░░░░░░ control the territory that ░░░░░░░░ s already taken giving ░░░░░░░░ more than they haven ░░░░░░░░ already conquered is gonna ░░░░░░░░ a hard pill to ░░░░░░░░ But Howie again I ░░░░░░░░ learned let s wait ░░░░░░░░ see what Trump says ░░░░░░░░ public Then I believe ░░░░░░░░ is his position There ░░░░░░░░ also indications the other ░░░░░░░░ Steve Witkoff is out ░░░░░░░░ saying Putin I find ░░░░░░░░ little hard to believe ░░░░░░░░ that Putin is willing ░░░░░░░░ accept the U S ░░░░░░░░ guarantee for Ukraine So ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of balls in ░░░░░░░░ air and I do ░░░░░░░░ Howie one constant theme ░░░░░░░░ the coverage if there ░░░░░░░░ been a Democrat who ░░░░░░░░ bound and determined to ░░░░░░░░ an end to a ░░░░░░░░ European conflict the color ░░░░░░░░ the coverage would all ░░░░░░░░ through the prism This ░░░░░░░░ a real laudable effort ░░░░░░░░ what a peacemaker what ░░░░░░░░ idealist Maybe it won ░░░░░░░░ work out but it ░░░░░░░░ worth trying Instead of ░░░░░░░░ that s a to ░░░░░░░░ sure line that s ░░░░░░░░ in some of the ░░░░░░░░ and even worse some ░░░░░░░░ the coverage just assumes ░░░░░░░░ Trump is a Russian ░░░░░░░░ because he wants desperately ░░░░░░░░ forge a peace deal ░░░░░░░░