Michael offers his thoughts on the incredible scene that played out in the Oval Office on Friday between President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Michael believes it is all rather embarrassing...unless it ends up resulting in a deal. If so, he will return and eat crow and say it was worth it. After audience reaction, hear Michael speak with Tom Nichols, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, on his related piece, "It Was an Ambush." Original air date 3 March 2025.
Tom Nichols is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. Read his Atlantic essay here: It Was an Ambush: Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.