VDH: What the Left Gets Wrong About Trump-Putin Summit
Within 48 hours of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, Trump rallied major European leaders - alongside Ukrainian President Zelenskyy - to present a united front against Russia.
Yet, despite this display of strength and cooperation, the Left remains furious.
Victor Davis Hanson puts the summit in historical perspective and compares Trump’s diplomacy to past U.S. presidents on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“ It begs the question, do you have any collective memory?
“The Ukraine war started when Vladimir Putin invaded the Crimea and Donbas under the presidency of Barack Obama.
“Remember the hot mic in Seoul, where he said, 'Tell Vladimir that if he gives me space for my last election, I'll be flexible on missile defense'?
“Do you remember that?
”He also invaded, as you remember, in Joe Biden's tenure.“He tried to take Kyiv.
“He didn't during Donald Trump's 4 years.
“ All I'm asking them is, please give us an alternative strategy.
“How long do you wanna fight?
“Who is gonna fight?
“How many deaths, wounded are you willing to incur to push Vladimir Putin all the way back to where he was prior to the invasion of 2014, when Barack Obama allowed him to come in?
“Just a question.”
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