Former NSA Jake Sullivan on Trump’s Damage to U.S. Standing

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

Politics, News

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump cornering himself into a position of weakness as world leaders make their moves against him and the United States and Meiselas interview former Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan who gives a detailed analysis of how Trump has weakened the standing of the United States in the world Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.6	Donald Trump had a very bizarre appearance earlier in the morning on Fox where he was asked about his taking a call with Putin while European leaders were in the room.
1:17.6	And Donald Trump said, I really just didn't want to be disrespectful to Putin.
1:22.6	So that's why I walked out and took a phone call with Putin.
1:24.9	Here, let's watch this.
1:26.1	During the meeting yesterday, when you decided to call Vladimir Putin, what was the reaction
1:31.3	among the other people in the room and what was President Putin's reaction to, like,
1:38.3	being brought into a phone call in the middle of your meeting?
1:41.3	Well, I think they expected it.
1:43.3	I didn't do it in front of them.
1:44.2	I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.
1:46.8	I wouldn't do that because they have not had the warmest relations.
1:52.7	I wouldn't want to be disrespectful to Putin.
1:55.0	And then Fox, which I call state regime media at this point, just starts making up deal stipulations on behalf of Putin that Putin's never agreed to.
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