of the, the a wants to make and we're gonna, we're setting it up. yeah. it's person use right here or not the international. donald trump saying he's setting up and we think it was a lot of input him out of the ukraine conflict needs to come to an end. and that's as by didn't pub, steven? more money on the weapons to key it before he rides off into the summer time people to dad and open fires. it's we both angeles leaving an apocalyptic wasteland behind a california is leadership is flying for its response at the public gloss. the fact that local fire fighting equipment was all shipped off to ukraine at 11 on alexis ami chief to lead the nation bringing hope to locals, well, pledging to defend the country from its really aggression. we visited ancient unesco heritage sites which took a beating and made the idea on which is behind is you can see what is

a locally is followed by call. so these are the ation roman ruins that sees the world average is a nice guy will temperatures size, but a cool samples of the site for me is where the bombardment of the city of the or the fully drawing all kind of look guests here on the program we have so much to talk about as we come to your life from most of it's about 9 in the morning. he has to go for a good morning to you. take off the news out here, states i'd be go. it is breaking news because donald trump has announced his team is preparing for a meeting, which is not important. the queen to stand still no call with who is that a stay one or week one wants to he wants to make and we're gonna, we're setting it up. president button once to me is said that even publicly and we have to get that were of, were that's a bloody mess. well,

the kremlin has yet to comment on trump this claim, but we'll keep you posted as soon as the detail is coming. but for now, let's take this conversation further on the program and bring in a form and us trade representative director steve deal, not joining us here and all of the international analogy contributor call jar as well. the gentleman, a very well welcome. thank you both of spending some time to what you were talking to national. what a story this is carl, i'm going to go to you 1st. trump's team is saying that setting up a meeting was not improved, and i mean great, that sounds all optimistic and lovely, but we know that trump talks a lot of big told how realistic is it carl? really now because trump is a bit of magic, but she has stated repeatedly that is willing to meet with both gordon and she'd again to try and be spit of mount unknown. so we're gonna have to wait and see. yeah, i think you're probably right about that, steve. i trump has continually cold for an end to view crane. cough that he keeps saying the telling has got to stop and soon enough steve,

he's going to be in charge of america. is the post strings that did you think trump has a chance to reach his goal? as most going key of seemed to be worlds apart and that the month i think that's all i do have a problem with the prison. sorry. so yeah. and yeah, i think the, the meeting with food and then the info is likely to happen. i think it's something that both world leaders wanted and the world is much better if these guys were talking. if we're having conversation rather than continued conflict, and you mentioned the purse strings, i think the trumpets made clear that the open checkbook for, for key events was the wednesday is about to come to an end, for the reasons to sing a different tone from zalinski as well, yeah, yeah. meantime trump yeah. excuse me, by and is, is hiring off another tron shift, cash and weapons to key if i'm, it's amazing what he's doing in his final days, karl, to you a trump saying there's also communication with the leadership of china. a, do you expect to crate and to end up on that agenda or as well i'm,

it's the trots between washington and beijing. oh, quite sure. um, you know, because us has repeatedly said during, during the current administration, that paging is supporting russia in the war effort when china and russia are simply having a normal trade relationship. the interesting thing is that trump has a popular mandate right now. so then the war, because much of the us probably can tired of the endless war that us have to wait around the world. whether he will succeed against the deep states that remain to be seen by them. the surgeon assigned is that trump has shown in the past he's willing to meet with leaders will consider from the the end you can for example, you've met with the north korean near king joining them, which is quite how the president did. so we'll have to see with yeah, yes, i play called steve, what do you think about this? and by them is on his last legs? well, i should say as last days, but we'll take that as you will come up with 500000000 bucks. that like

a $500000000.00 swan song for ukraine, is this $500000000.00? going to make a difference? and why just days before biden is riding off to the sunset as well. and i've asked some of the members of congress where he is he getting this money. there's been no allocation by congress. they're supposed to approve spending it. where is he getting this money? some of the 3 and a half 1000000000. he just recently allocated the ukraine were military weaponry and other items that were coming from the us stock pile. that's all intended to get replaced with congress then approve a more purchased for our military to replace the stuff is just been sent over to ukraine. this is all about giving up your military assistance to ukraine so that our government can buy more from the military establishment here who donate to members of congress. it really is a follow the money kind of trail. and hopefully again,

when donald trump gets in that that money trail do you frame will come to an end. well, that's exactly what i want to take the call because call trump is repeatedly page to cut off this a flow of cash and a weapon to your credit. and once it comes into office, your thoughts, what do you think? is it likely as well? and she will be up against a very powerful deed states. i want to perpetuate continually feeding into the military industrial complex. i mean, that has been the case for past decades. probably do have a popular mandate. i mean, the lot of the votes for trump is the vote to end the war a to end us innovation around the world. what can have to wait and see whether trump will succeed because as we recall, which one did not quite succeed against the deep states, the 1st term around? yeah, maybe this time will be different. yeah, it may be, may be, i mean people are remaining optimistic. i mean, you look at the red wave, that was the election victory. i mean, so much of america was like, you know, what,

we all set off with this democratic start as quote. and we want some new adults in the room and there was steve, you know, what we, what is these big, horrible, wild fires ravishing southern california right now, steve bite and find the flies in. and instead of really saying anything, the empathetic of the people he's like, oh, by the way, i'm going to be a grandfather or i'm a grandfather, you know, he did, you know, he's got a grandson, which is the boredom of the guy. you know, he needs to go much sooner than later, frankly, but regarding the california wildfire, steve, you know, the, the officials in california, they sent a whole bunch of a 5 funding equipment to ukraine. and now we see what's happening in california, just anything off the top of your head on that space. well, you have the mayor who would travel to got it in the midst of a kind of the wildfire seas. and you have got job and do some of the governor of california who is wanting to run for president in the 4 years. you're staging a press conference with the flames burning behind him and then attack you trump for allegedly politicizing the issue. well, sharp points out that he said, months ago,

that you needed to make sure the water was in place that to deal with the coming season of fires that, that you need to be tearing the brush. that's basically the fuel for these fires. everything from said 3 months ago, have this come through. and gavin newsome is the guy that ought to be taking the blame. he has literally turned california into a dumpster fire. yeah, yeah. and then there's a that a man you were found to who, who a very, very curious timing to go to this presidential integration and gone. i but, but let's keep in mind the d. e. i higher the l a may or she taught $17000000.00 out of the 5 fighting budget and the policy or oh sorry. so you got to understand why, what the hell are they doing? i think you're right steve. i think describing california the dumpster fire is absolutely perfect to me. i hate to agree with you on that because i have lots of friends and fond memories from that beautiful part of the country call quickly back to you regarding trump mentioning g possible contacts. so would you expect anything different with the republican administration in the white house in washington in

regards to china policy? well, i mean it's a positive sign that trump is committed to dialogue by fight. and it has also said the same thing on the she's side, she's always ready to meet with american leaders, as shown by him coming to san francisco, and then need bite another site like doing 320 meetings. i think the meeting will take place. we'll have to see go under what circumstances. and so again, it's trump is a businessman. so maybe he is more willing to make a deal then the biden imageries. yeah, maybe maybe steve, what it, what do you think if, if, if and when you cry and piece talk to do, come to the table. what side do you expect to take part, obviously besides just moscow and kia. but i think 1st of all there, there's really not an inability to negotiate with. so let's the improvements part right now. ukraine made it illegal for him to go ca, so you to take place the in this conflict. so i think put in the residents are in

a position of who are we supposed to talk to the lensky, his over stages time in office. and i think that anything that we'd have to be negotiated with the pray would need the stamp of approval. certainly from the us, probably from western europe, the u. k as well, but you can't help get us into this conflict and they're gonna have to be a part of, of ending it as well. and i think again, trump visit. as carl mentioned, she believes in personal relationships with world leaders, whether she, whether it has a gym song and whether it's present food and any where all these around the world needs to take advantage of that. knowing the prompt likes to have personal relationships, and that's going to be the path to what more prosperity. yeah, more peaceful the world and it may be less militaristic. types of conflicts. yeah. admire optimism with that's a good statement that stephen just quickly god, i'm gonna, i'm gonna get both of you a closing on. so on this final question here, but i'm only going to be going to give you both 15 seconds each call 1st to you just thoughts on the breaking news today. team trump saying that setting up

a meeting with bruton, do you believe it? and with that happen, that's for the best i think if you will be can be can happen. but whether there's going to be any substance that's remains to be seen. all right, steve, your closing comments on this? i think it's going to happen. the question is, do they meet in greenland, or perhaps the new state of canada as part of the united states, the deeds of the gulf of america? i love it, steve. gail for us trade representative, director of the contributor as well college origin. somebody's been a pleasure, thank you both very much for the washington keeps online and keeps pockets with cash and ukraine's depos with weapons. the catastrophe in the us has been sweeping through southern california. at least 10 people are killed in more than a 100000 residents evacuated as entire and neighborhoods across the los angeles. a well pretty much gone higher came forth winds of fueling the flames. and recent

days, o l. a is struggling with massive glazes on several fronts. that have been sparking daily at last count california fire reports around 10000 structures, either damaged or destroyed, have a look at these satellite images or bring you next door, repeating the extent of the devastation left behind because a before and off the photo basically showing well you can be the judge about eye clinic home is along pacific coast highway that iconic root look at that. they just gone from the map and footage of beachfront property and malibu, that's been reduced to nothing together with some local landmarks. they came back to the 19 twenty's. this disaster is considered one of the was in the states history and the mayor of los angeles who was globe trying to africa when the 5 erupt. it was grilled with some tough questions, but it's to try to spin a narrative of the public's just not by of the mayor. eli county is in a panic state. it began 2 days ago with the policies fire,

my crew, and i arrived shortly after it started. and for several hours we watched as hundreds of homes in the neighborhood burned to the ground. we did not see a single fire engine. but my question to you is, what explains this lack of preparation and rapid response? let me just say, 1st and foremost, my number one focus, and i think the focus of all of us here with one voice is we have to protect lives . we have to save lives and we have to save homes and rest assured that, but that's not rest assured. let me finish my focus right now is on the lives and on the home. do you think your leadership was effective while responding to this disaster? i just said, what i believe is the most important thing for us to do right now, and that is going to continue to be my focus. thank you. yeah, that's the l a male. right. that you go to hell. sorry for the people of that city

and the blaze spots criticizing all decision. why are they on the or it is, you know, this right? they sent a whole bunch of firefighting equipment to your credit, and you can see the headlines behind me right now from a couple of years ago. and donald trump, junior, i posted his reaction on social media. oh, look, of course, the l. a fire department donated a bunch of their supplies to ukraine with a virus destroyed a number of homes that including celebrities, also including the home of a job. i didn't sign the hon so you can see what's left of is a valid we mention. we spoke with a lot of johnson, the ceo of book associates and a former c. i. a analyst who says that the car in us administration has been rife with mismanagement. and the results are so clear to see of hundreds of firefighters were released from their job because they would not get it covered vaccine years ago. so this, this was government in action, or government malevolence that help create the conditions where, you know, you may not be able to control who starts to fire. but you sure as heck can control,

how many firefighters do you have available? how much equipment do you have available? how much water do you have on hand? how much? what steps have you taken to clean up dead brush so that you don't have fire hazards? a line about in the hill sites, the current number in terms of aid to ukraine is approaching $76000000000.00. so what, what this highlights is the a nor most amount of money that the united states is dedicated to ukraine and money that frankly has, is not winding up in the neighborhoods in the infrastructure here in the united states. well, it's getting a lot of hype across the x social network you on mosque is calling for germans to vote for the alternative for germany political party, if they want serious change in the country during the discussion of the party. it is a alice of idle set that the ukraine calls. it is one of the reasons germans of feeling

so anxious in the american depot are demanding change very clear. and my recommendation to for the people in germany is to do the same. so if you're, if you're unhappy with the situation, you must both for change of and that is why i really strongly recommending that people vote for a if the best way. that's my strong recommendation. and i think this is simply a potential move, as i said publicly, i think only if the can save germany. and i just want to be very clear about that. only if the can save germany, end of story. and people really need to get behind their feet, and otherwise things are going to get very, very much worse than germany. the people here, like like many people are anxious and they're anxious for a very good reason. i think because this conflict conflict has the potential to

escalate big time towards an okay. i exchange. and here the european governments, they have no measure. they have no strategy. they have no red line, no story line off their foreign and security policy towards russia to a to crane. yeah. and they have no strategy to and said, well, no surprise ahead of the interview of the drum and a problem and report legal with an investigation into musk support for the a f d e regulators. i said they would closely monitor the situation that what they call either the, suggesting this is the case of misconduct, a team of up to a 150 you. official said it's going to examine and how even mosques a social network would promote the interview with the the leader. as folks posted in for the european commission, who said, must support for the policy. it could be unlawful as it might provide an unfair advantage in the run up to an election. which of these chancellor sholtes? well yeah, he's a, he's lashed out as usual. have a, have

a lesson to subside this. that's the crucial point is that mister musk has supported a right wing extremist party. that is something to not only disagree with. i reject it is a good for the after you has been on the constant pressure from germany's leadership . however, it is now upholding in 2nd place the crowd all sorts of even prohibited a if the reps from taking part in tele, vice political, the buckets can you imagine? meanwhile, the police prime minister, georgia maloney has spoken up in defense. so he's on mosque. she says the reason that he was bashing him is it is, is because he's not left leaning. she wants to go forward. he should be more wary of george soros and his clan. no financing political movements all across the world . quando did a bit of showing it. the problem is when wealthy people use their resources to fund parties, associations, political representatives in the middle of the world, you meant to condition the political choices of national states. if that's not what

mosque is doing you on mosque finance, the election campaign in his country, of his candidate in a system in which by the way, i point out that it is quite common. but i am not aware of you on most financing parties to organ associations or political exponents around the world. this, for example, is what george soros does. and yes, i consider that to be a dangerous interference in the affairs of nation states and in their sovereignty is the problem that eli and mosque is influential and richard and so, or that he is not loved with godaddy. then he said, you know, we were talking about european deposit, i remember gunner back from the eye of the party and he says that the, the, well, the, he said the german establishment simply doesn't want any different opinions to be heard. it's something that's a pretty familiar narrative. these things, you know, mosque is now offering a more i'm just gonna look the discriminant tre, platform. ready some people sold this way, sions is promoting freedom of speech, at least so far as

a freedom of speech is necessary to democracy. because without freedom of speech, people cannot make an informed choice. it's as simple as that you don't mask, at least at present is from a cheap democracy. practically, the top commercial industrial elite is a warranty. uh, the electronics of, uh, uh, the danger paid t v a s d a. so we have the establishment interventions in the election complaining at quite simply because full then democracy and freedom of speech. it's the right to say what pleases them. if somebody says something different, they'd like to shut them up. it's as simple as that. well, i don't know, it comes to mind on nato countries to raise the spending on defense from 2 to 5

percent has to be met with i am going across europe at that stage. just for example, german johnson, the own up schultz, is basically rejecting the entire proposal from 5 percent of economic output is over $200000000000.00 euros per year. the federal budget is now at 490000000000, approximately not exactly. that's a lot of money. i think it's better to focus on the past that nato has agreed on long ago, namely to take a closer look at what our capability goals are, be struck for the 2 to 3 or 5 percent are basically irrelevant. the decisive factor is that we do what is necessary to defend ourselves from a former of what donald trump is proposing is unrealistic. we won't end up with 5 percent. 3.5 percent is roughly what is currently being discussed in nato as a medium term goal. so here we are, the german politicians falling all over themselves amid the current parliamentary election campaign trying to show german folders that they just are going to fall in

line with more defense spending. when the country that colonized germany with us military bases, demands that especially when the incoming president of that country is donald trump and of course he means more us weapons purchases as mario drug is e u. lack of competitiveness report suggested a few months ago, lamenting the 90 percent of you weapons purchases that were stuffing american weapons makers pockets rather than european ones. but clearly, even that is not enough for trump, who was apparently just now decided that the 2 percent g d p spending that he was demanding of nato allies actually was nowhere near anything he actually wanted. and i think nato should have 5 percent. yes. you can do it or to, i mean, to 2 percent, every country, if you're going to have a country on a regular military, you are 4 percent. i think they should be, you know, they're in dangerous territory that you should be,

they can all afford it. but they should be at 5 percent now, 2 percent dangerous territory in protection from home. exactly. the only one threatening you were at military right now is trump, with his obsession to grab dreamland by the ass ads. so now he's talking like what happens is that 2 percent that he was formerly demanding ends up just going into the pockets of european weapons makers. by more than doubling the demand piece . i think the chances that america still gets caught, even if they try to pay that to a, by european model, which seems to be shaping up right now remains to be seen whether that would be the case. so why not just make it a 100 percent g d p, spending on weapons for europe while you're at? it kind of feels like us when nato is dictating spending priorities here. anyway, the you welfare cases over in eastern europe who don't pay for anything anyway,

really. they're the recipients of transfer payments, like a sonia, for example, whose entire service economy drew from nato digital investments that resulted from laundering cash from other alliance countries. tax payers are basically saying that the only way to really scare russian president vladimir putin is to break the bank in europe. this is the message that is sonia has been advocating for years. this is a clear signal to put in that he should not dare to test nato's nerves and that we are prepared for it. well, approaching must be really terrified right now because europe is really, really broke. france has wrapped up a massive debt and annual deficit as a result of the use anti russian energy policy. that spiked inflation and cost of living here leading to big firms, slashing thousands of jobs, making france the new grease, which is actually doing better than france, right. now physically, if you can believe that, germany's now ready for the rocking up corporate in solving sees the like of which

hasn't been seen since the crisis of 2009 with almost 40000 jobs disappearing and just last quarter, that's according to a new think tank report leading the print, german voter pulling favorite for chancellor, the populace right, a f. these parties, alice vital to note a deep quote most severe economic, financial energy and migrant crisis. and all because biden egged on you're up to ditch. it's cheap, russian gas that was flowing into germany and even sounded like he was putting out a mob hit on the subsequently boomed north stream supply line while german chancellor. oh i schultz just stood there right beside him at the white house at the i was set up the conflict without saying anything at all. like it was just an average day i would at the office to have your allies threaten your entire energy supply for your economy and that of yours. so the entire establishment was just super keen to mindlessly comply with whatever washington's

agenda was. but now that trump is saying that they're not so quiet, part of allow that to washington, europe is just a giant atm with no withdrawal limits in america service or even maybe a broken one at this point that just keeps viewing cash on americans. direction. germany, politicians are suddenly putting on a big show for voters acting like they're standing, tough against the mugger long after he's helped to relieve them of the contents of your wallet. philip. and when they go here on the program with the nations parliament has elected its army chief to lead the country. joseph, a one who has no connection to form a president, michelle, i would as well to rebuild the south as being decimated by his ready, bombardments and of course, the idea of ground invasion is also pledging to protect the nation from any possible new is riley aggression. of any present, the highlighted, one of his main goal is to ensure that the state has the exclusive right to carry the switch many understand as

a availed reference to the head blog group that has historically been the protector of the nation. the shaky truce between israel and 11 on stipulates of the idea of mazda take. his boots off the ground at 11 on by january 25th of the will reportedly destroyed over a $100000.00 buildings across level. so across one that are reporting from the engine unesco heritage side that certainly took a pummeling here is steve sweeney, a becca known as the incubator of resistance and alongside bay roost at best buy. so has blah payload fighters and foreign resolution res once floated to learn the tactics of good of. ready fat, the region was a tall during these righty bump up and of lebanon. more than 900 but killed in 1221 that strikes, targeting the regional capital battle back with is while at one stage issuing an evacuation order for the entire city. but it also has a significance fall beyond this with valid back central to lebanese cultural identity on the side of the wall as big as roman temple, which is behind,

as you can see, what is a locally as follow back call. so these are the ancient roman ruins, attempt look back as the temple of jupiter, known as he opened this is a world heritage site. next go will have her to sign. but it will say, well, who the site for me is ready for bob and of the city of fall back. you can see here it says to call you says the strike of destroying a very well known local cafe. now, unesco did hold an emergency meeting, they issued an hose protection oldest for 30 full size across lebanon, including this one behind us, and said that if i was to bomb them, then it could face most occasion under the how you convention, of course, is well ignored. it for as well, they're all know red lines. this is called why the, for the to be in attempts as a cultural destruction of lebanon local tube. i finally share a few talking close to the ruins, was by the dummies. during these ready, bombardment explains how important the site is telling the story of lebanese and world history. so as a whole new boss,

no. all together that the beginning of the night from this. so the main section of this region from the back or from the noun and chem area in general liberties heritage x. but as i said, these ready, boom bob and risk wiping out that history for future generations. genocide does it losing time. so it's very difficult. now to assess the dimension of the damage, however, we are assuming that one is being targeted in directly is fond of, not only the tangible called southern adage of living, but also the intangible culture that had a dish. because the side. so whether the 3 big units go sites out the things it needs unescorted, that it is for the other 2 logic insights in the afflicted areas do tend visas, city of the input action between the local population and the to city and it's

headed so they tell us 40, there's 40 of live and, and that is key is to lose this 40. what is important about the culture that had it is not the monument is the human facts of that shape, the monument and embedded in this monuments values believes. and so the additions, the big thing is if we news this connection, we lose the connection to them. he says that the sites are protected under international law. all the questions remain over its implementation and whether enough is being done to safe gone science of global importance. the framework leaving an international framework is very clean, needs to be implemented because even on the sign, the conventions that that's inside the convention and has the mechanisms on the roof uh, dimension to, to tech, legally it's controlled in prophecies. what do we need is the implementation of the conventions from either prost.