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Fox News Collapses on Air as Trump War Failure Exposed

2025/6/25
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Ben Meiselas: 作为一名美国人,我很遗憾地说,特朗普政府的外交政策正在失败。由于特朗普对国际协议和规范的威胁,世界各国领导人正在疏远美国。加拿大和欧盟已经签署了一项联合防御协议,这清楚地表明了他们对特朗普政府的不信任。特朗普在与其他世界领导人在一起时显得不自在、孤立和奇怪。他对北约第五条的承诺含糊不清,态度取决于他对定义的理解。欧盟和加拿大正在加强合作,以更好地应对共同的安全挑战,并致力于维护和加强基于联合国宪章的国际秩序。 Donald Trump: 我致力于成为他们的朋友,帮助他们。我希望与俄罗斯达成协议,普京曾打电话给我,问是否可以在伊朗问题上帮助我。我可能会见泽连斯基,并问他“你好吗?” Mark Carney: 我们正在超越过去,展望未来,加拿大和欧盟的未来。告别特朗普,告别美国。我们正处于一个历史的关键时刻,世界更加危险和分裂,基于规则的全球秩序受到威胁,技术变革正在加速。在这种情况下,我们可以怀旧地回顾过去,渴望旧秩序的回归,或者我们可以有目标和伙伴关系地建立一个新的秩序。作为最欧洲的非欧洲国家,加拿大首先寻求与欧盟建立一个更美好的世界。今天是关于建立在我们的价值观、利益和信任的三重一致之上的。这是一个新的合作时代,我们面向未来的加拿大-欧盟战略伙伴关系将建立一种新的、更深层次的关系,将我们从国防到数字,从供应链到安全更紧密地联系在一起。我们正在启动跨多个合作领域的全面谈判,包括连接、贸易、安全、数字和气候,这将使我们更具韧性和繁荣。从加拿大的角度来看,我们所承诺的是一个持续的过程,以建立一个更加紧密的伙伴关系,这将使我们的人民更加紧密地联系在一起。在这个更加危险和分裂的世界中,我们必须准备好捍卫我们的人民和价值观,维护我们的主权,保护我们的盟友。 Antonio Costa: 在基于规则的国际秩序受到压力,多边主义受到攻击的时候,欧盟和加拿大是负责任、可预测和可靠的伙伴。欧盟和加拿大是跨大西洋空间中最亲密的盟友之一,我们以相似的视角看待世界,并代表着相同的价值观。我们一直互相支持,并将继续这样做,在这些非常坚实的基础上,我们已同意建立更牢固的联系。在27个成员国的支持下,我们将把我们的战略关系提升到前所未有的紧密程度,这就是为什么今天标志着我们历史上的一个转折点。我们刚刚签署了欧盟-加拿大安全防务伙伴关系,这反映了我们对和平、跨大西洋安全和在建设国防能力方面进行更深入合作的共同承诺。这为大西洋两岸的公司开辟了新的机遇,虽然北约仍然是我们集体防御的基石,但这种伙伴关系将使我们能够更快、更好地加强我们的准备,投入更多,更明智地投资。在经济方面,我们同意扩大贸易流量,促进经济安全,自2017年以来,由于全面的经济和贸易协议,商品和服务的双边贸易额增长了71%,这证明了我们的自由贸易协议为公民和企业带来了实实在在的好处。CETA属于新一代的贸易协议,它保护工人,保护环境,维护我们的商标。现在我们正在努力扩大这种关系,扩大我们的合作。我们新的联合议程将使我们能够在数字贸易、能源安全、劳动力流动和关键原材料供应等领域更紧密地合作。我们将共同努力,在全球人工智能和其他突破性技术的竞争中取得胜利,我们还将促进人与人之间的联系,促进教育和创新领域的交流,同时坚定地捍卫学术自由。我们将共同应对气候变化,全球问题需要全球合作,欧盟和加拿大可以相互依靠。我们的繁荣是相互关联的,团结起来,我们就会更强大。 Ursula von der Leyen: 我们比以往任何时候都更加紧密,我们以相同的视角看待世界,我们分享相同的价值观,并且肯定在这次会议上,我们坚持我们的伙伴关系达到一个新的水平。我们将我们在G7上讨论的一些内容,我们多年来所做的工作付诸实践,建立了安全和国防伙伴关系。欧盟正在你的领导下走向一个更加紧密的联盟,我们期待着与欧盟建立一个更加紧密的伙伴关系。你确实有一个广阔的国家,我很高兴看到更多,我们对格陵兰合作伙伴的欧盟支持非常明确。你在充满挑战的时期掌管了G7的领导权,你团结了各国,促使人们关注紧迫的问题,鼓励坦诚交流。在这些充满挑战的时期,我们正在向前迈出巨大的一步,以加深我们的战略伙伴关系。加拿大和欧盟多年来一直在这个问题上密切合作,无论是在双边还是在北约。自2014年以来,加拿大一直领导着北约在拉脱维亚的加强前沿存在,你正在使欧洲的东部侧翼更加强大和安全。今天,我们正在加强我们的合作,正如你所说,我们签署了一项安全和防务伙伴关系,这将加强加拿大在欧洲快速发展的防务架构中的作用,而这仅仅是个开始。我们现在将迅速启动关于加拿大加入联合军事采购工具的谈判,我们称之为SAFE,价值1500亿欧元,我们将共同确定我们的合作在哪里可以产生最大的附加值,以及我们应该在哪里引导联合投资。这将有利于我们的工业,有利于我们的人民,也有利于跨大西洋的安全。当然,这将有利于我们继续支持乌克兰,因为我们对高度创新的乌克兰工业投资越多,该工业的能力就越强,乌克兰就能更好地自卫。加拿大对乌克兰表现出了令人难以置信的慷慨,培训了近45000名士兵,欢迎难民。今天,乌克兰比以往任何时候都更需要我们的支持,你上周在卡纳纳斯基斯已经明确表示,我们决心探索进一步的制裁,以最大限度地向俄罗斯施加压力,使其回到谈判桌。到目前为止,欧盟及其成员国已经调动了近1500亿欧元,乌克兰之友,我们所有人,现在必须计划在2026年及以后提供更多支持。当然,我们的重点是7月份在罗马举行的乌克兰复苏会议,作为我们捐助者平台的重要成员,加拿大正在为乌克兰提供重要的财政支持,为重建项目提供重要的援助,以及宝贵的技术援助。在卡纳纳斯基斯,我们还讨论了合作伙伴之间开放、稳定和自由贸易的重要性。这是我们繁荣的强大基础,CETA是我们共同的成功故事,完美地说明了这一点,事实上,自2017年以来,贸易额增长了17%,在数字方面,仅在2023年,贸易总额就达到了惊人的1230亿欧元。多亏了CETA,欧盟的GDP增长了32亿,而加拿大每年增长13亿欧元,因此,CETA是自由和公平贸易力量的有力象征。我必须说,我们98%的关税都是零,我再说一遍:零。我们知道批准过程仍在进行中,但我们致力于完成这项工作。

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September 5th, while supplies last, discount based on CPI comparison. World leaders, and in particular, NATO leaders, are absolutely furious at Donald Trump, and they're taking action, forming joint defense pacts with each other, making deals with each other, and cutting little old Donald Trump and the United States out of their deals because Donald Trump's threats to their sovereignty are

One of the most obvious examples of this in the past 48 hours, Canada and EU entered into a joint defense pact and a broader economic relationship. Yep, they entered into an actual deal.

So while Donald Trump is threatening the sovereignty of Canada and calling it the 51st state, the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, flew to Europe a day before the NATO summit at The Hague in Netherlands was set to take place, met with the leaders of the European Union and EU Commission, and announced a major deal.

defense deal with the European Union. And Prime Minister Carney said, we will not be looking back. We are looking forward to new relationships with people who share our worldviews. In other words, goodbye, Donald. Goodbye, United States of America. And one of the things that I've noticed already at this NATO summit is how small and weak our

Trump in the United States. Look, and it's an unfortunate thing for me to say this as an American, but it is just the reality. I mean, take a look at this photo right here of just Donald Trump. Look how uncomfortable he looks, how isolated he looks, just how bizarre and strange he looks when he's actually with Trump.

world leaders, when he's in his safe space like Air Force One or Mar-a-Lago in the White House and he can yell at reporters, he sings a different tune. So before he flew to the NATO summit in The Hague or while he was flying, he spoke to reporters and they asked him, are you committed to Article 5 of NATO? And Donald Trump says, well, I don't know. It depends on your definition. There's lots of definitions.

No, Donald, there were not a lot of definitions of Article 5's mutual defense pact, which when it was invoked in the past, was done to help the United States after 9-11. But here's what Donald Trump said. Play this clip. Are you submitting to Article 5 of NATO? Depends on your definition. There's numerous definitions of Article 5. You know that, right? But I'm committed to

being their friends. You know, I've become friends with many of those leaders and I'm committed to helping them. And it just seems that all Donald Trump wanted to do was talk about Vladimir Putin. Here's what he had to say. Putin called me, Putin called me. Here, play this clip. You know, I'd like to see a deal with Russia. As you know, Vladimir called me up. He said, can I help you with Iran? I said, no, I don't need help with Iran. I need help with you.

And I hope we're gonna be getting a deal done with Russia. - And then Trump is asked if he will meet with Zelensky and here's what he had to say, play this clip. - Do you think you'll meet with Zelensky when you're there? - Yeah, probably I'll see him, yeah. - What would you say to him? - I'd say, how you doing?

He's in a tough situation. Should have never been there. So now talking about this joint defense pact between Canada and the European Union. Here's the headline. Canada signs defense pact with EU. The partnership will help both Ottawa and Brussels deliver NATO's new capability requirements. But let's dig deeper. Can I show you what the defense pact actually looks like?

Not a fake deal, but a real deal. Here's the defense pact. You'll see it right here. Security and defense partnership between the European Union and Canada. Let's just take a look at the preface of it here. Let's let's take a look.

"The European Union and Canada face a deteriorating security environment and must tackle common threats and challenges together." Trump, Trump, what do you think they're talking about here? "Our security is interconnected and interdependent. It is not limited to traditional military and defense related issues.

but is increasingly multi-dimensional, ranging from the rapidly evolving cyber, emerging tech and hybrid threats to maritime and outer space, including the protection of critical infrastructure and societal resilience and economic security. The EU and Canada are closely aligned in their adherence to international law,

and are united to uphold and strengthen the rules-based international order based on the purposes and principles of the United States Charter. Again, that's a reference to Trump, if you haven't realized.

respect for human dignity freedom democracy equality the rule of law and human rights underpin the cooperation between the eu and canada the eu and canada are also key and strategic partners in security and defense

As highlighted in the EU Strategic Compass for Security and Defense, the EU and Canada have longstanding cooperation in security and defense demonstrates a joint commitment to peace and security.

It goes on to talk about how in this current security environment, mutually reinforcing EU-NATO strategic partnerships is essential for Euro-Atlantic security. This partnership is implemented in line and with the agreed principles of mutual openness and transparency,

inclusiveness, reciprocity in full respect of the decision-making autonomy and procedures of both organizations. And it goes on to talk about in light of the shared foreign security policy challenges, including Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine,

The EU and Canada are also closely aligned in their firm and enduring support of Ukraine. The EU and Canada wish to intensify their cooperation to better meet shared security challenges. So let's take a look over here what Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said at this special summit that took place before the NATO summit.

Here, this was the EU-Canada portion where they just met together. And Prime Minister Carney's like, we are moving beyond the past. We're not clinging to that. We're moving to the future. The future is Canada and the European Union. The message cannot be clearer. Goodbye, Trump. Goodbye, USA. Let's play this clip. So we're meeting now in that context in, as you just said, in hard times. Mm-hmm.

we might say even a hinge moment of history, a world that's more dangerous and divided, a time where the rules-based international, the global order, rules-based global order is under threat in a time when technological change is accelerating. And we really have two choices.

as a jurisdiction, as a country in this circumstance, we can nostalgically look back and long for the old order to somehow return, or we can build a new one with purpose and partnership. And as the most European of the non-European countries, Canada looks first to the European Union to build a better world. And that's what today is about. It's about building on our triple alignment of values of interests

and of trust, trust built over the years. And so today this is a new era of cooperation. Our strategic Canada-EU or EU-Canada strategic partnership for the future will build

a new and deeper relationship that brings us closer together from defense to digital, from supply chains to security. We're launching comprehensive negotiations across multiple areas of cooperation, connection, trade, security, digital, climate. And this will make us both

more resilient and more prosperous. In many respects, what we're committing to from our perspective, Canada's perspective, is an ongoing process to an ever closer partnership

that will bring our people closer together. And you have more from Prime Minister Carney here talking about shared values. And you'll see this entire thing is Trump-coded about the United States disrespecting sovereignty and all of that. Here, play this clip. We also, in this more dangerous and divided world, must be prepared to defend our people and our values, to secure our sovereignty and protect our allies. And to these ends, we will be in...

in The Hague tomorrow with new commitments, significant commitments to our own and our mutual defense, meeting our NATO targets, further accelerating investments in coming years, but doing so, the EU and Canada, with this new security and defense partnership,

which provides for this increased cooperation across the full spectrum of security. It will help us deliver on our

new requirements for capabilities more rapidly and more effectively will help build our industries, secure our jurisdictions. So we are very pleased to be taking this important step towards participation in SAFe as part of ReArm Readiness Europe, bringing shared expertise, joint research and innovation. You know, at its core,

Final word, Europe was born as a project of peace. And Canada over the years, over the decades, has served alongside European allies in pursuit of that peace. It's that in those circumstances from Vimy to Juneau that the world came to know the value of our strength.

But now we're working alongside the European Union to combat climate change, to achieve the sustainable development goals and to protect, amongst other things, academic and scientific freedoms. In these ways, the world knows the strength of our values. And this partnership, which is in defence and security and economics, really builds those strengths in both our jurisdictions.

and lives up to our values. So with that, thank you for the partnership. It's not over. As you say, we have dinner, and I know in Europe, dinners are long and involve a lot of work, at least when they're in this building.

Other dinners in Europe are long and involve very little work, but this one will involve a lot of work, but so be it because we have a lot of work to do. So with that, I'll hand back for questions. Thank you. Then you had European Council President Antonio Costa. He spoke and here's what he had to say. And again, this is clearly directed at Trump. Play this clip. Together, we continue to uphold the values that unite us. At a time when the rules-based international order

is under pressure. When multilateralism is under attack, the European Union and Canada stand out as responsible, predictable, and reliable partners. Here's a longer portion of that speech. Let's play it. Our 20th summit is much more than a symbolic milestone. It is a powerful political statement.

The European Union and Canada are among the closest allies in the transatlantic space. We see the world through the similar lens and we stand for the same values. We have always stood by each other and we will continue to do so. Building upon these very solid foundations, we have agreed to forge even stronger bonds.

With the support of the 27 Member States, we will take our strategic relationship to an unprecedented level of closeness. That's why today marks a turning point in our history. First, on defence. We have just signed the European Union-Canada Security Defence Partnership. It is a reflection of our mutual commitment to peace,

transatlantic security and deeper cooperation in building defense capabilities. It opens new opportunities for companies on both sides of the Atlantic. While NATO remains the cornerstone of our collective defense, this partnership will allow us to strengthen our preparedness faster and better, to invest more and to invest smarter.

On the economic front, we agreed to expand our trade flows and promote our economic security. Thanks to the comprehensive economic and trade agreement, since 2017, bilateral trades in goods and services has charged by 71%, demonstrating the tangible benefits of our free trade agreement for citizens and business alike.

CETA belongs to a new generation of trade deals. It protects workers, preserves the environment and safeguards our trademarks. Now we are working on expanding this relationship and broadening our cooperation.

Our new joint agenda will allow us to work more closely in the fields of digital trade, energy security, labour mobility and the supply of critical raw materials.

We will join forces in the global race for artificial intelligence and other breakthrough technologies. And we will also foster people-to-people ties and promote exchanges in education and innovation while firmly defending academic freedom. Together, we will fight climate change. Global problems require global collaboration.

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now more closer than ever we are looking at the world through the same lens we are sharing the same values and the for sure in this meeting we uphold our partnership for a new level here's another clip from that meeting right here now we put

some of what we discussed at the G7, what we have worked on over the years into practice with the security and defence partnership. Ursula, it's crucial. It's crucial for Canada, but I think it also shows a way forward to the world. And the breadth of the ambition

but also the practical implementation of our partnership for the future is fundamental to the future of Canada. And if I may put it in one direction, of course, the union is...

under your leadership, has been moving to an ever closer union. We look forward to moving to an ever closer partnership with the European Union. Here's what Ursula von der Leyen had to say during her portion of the speech. And again, this is all anti-Trump coded right now. I'll play this clip. You have indeed a vast country, and I'm happy to see more of it. Same goes for you, Antonio. So we'll be back, and we're very curious to see where you will lead us to, perhaps to the Arctic.

which is so important to both of us and where we have been so clear about the EU support to our Greenlandic partners. Dear Mark, you took the helm of the G7 presidency in challenging times. And you delivered. You brought countries together at a moment when unity is more vital than ever. You helped bring focus to pressing issues, encouraged frank exchange,

And you said at this moment, we have to turn the many challenges into change. That is what we are doing today as we meet here in Brussels. As the saying goes, hard times reveal true friends. In these challenging times, we're taking huge steps forward to deepen our strategic partnership. Let me start with defense. Canada and the European Union have been working closely on this for years, both bilaterally and in NATO.

Canada has been leading NATO's enhanced forward presence in Latvia since 2014. You're making Europe's eastern flank stronger and safer. And today we're stepping up our cooperation. As you said, we signed a security and defence partnership. It will strengthen Canada's role in Europe's rapidly evolving defence architecture. And it's just the beginning.

We will now swiftly launch talks on Canada's access to a joint military procurement instrument. We call it SAFE. It's 150 billion euros. And together we will define where our cooperation can have the most value added and where we should channel joint investments. It will be good for our industries, it will be good for our people, and it will be good for the transatlantic security too.

And of course it will be good for our continued support to Ukraine. Because the more we invest in the highly innovative Ukrainian industry, the more the industry will be capable and the better Ukraine can defend itself. Dear Mark, Canada has shown incredible generosity to Ukraine, training almost 45,000 troops, welcoming the refugees,

Today, Ukraine needs our support more than ever. And you made it clear in Kananaskis last week. We are determined to explore further sanctions to maximize pressure on Russia to come to the negotiation table. So far, the European Union and its member states have mobilized almost 150 billion euros. The Friends of Ukraine, all of us, we must now plan for more support for 2026 and beyond.

And of course, our focus is turned to the Ukrainian Recovery Conference in Rome in July. And as a key member of our donor platform, Canada is contributing significant financial support to Ukraine, crucial assistance for reconstruction projects, as well as invaluable technical assistance. In Kananaskis, we also discussed the importance of open, stable and free trade among partners.

It's a powerful foundation of our prosperity. CETA is our shared success story that illustrates this perfectly. And indeed, Antonio, you mentioned the 17% increase in trade since 2017 in numbers. It is in 2023 alone, total trade reached an impressive 123 billion euros.

And thanks to CETA, the EU's GDP grows by 3.2 billion, while Canada sees a 1.3 billion euro boost each year. So CETA stands as a strong symbol of the power of free and fair trade. I must say 98% of our tariffs line are zero. I repeat it: zero.

We know that the ratification process is still ongoing, but we are committed to get this done. And then finally, I have to share with you my friend Charlie Angus.

Maple Midas through and through. Charlie Angus has become one of my best friends in the fight for democracy. You've seen him here. I always hear you saying, show more Charlie Angus. Here was Charlie Angus's take on the U.S. striking Iran. And he gave this take before Trump's fake ceasefire and before we found out that Donald Trump basically lied about all of the

that lied that the nuclear facilities were destroyed. You'll see how Charlie Angus addressed this issue. Here, play this clip. Benjamin Netanyahu looks like he's sitting on top of the world. Well, actually, he's sitting on top of a pile of bones, bombed out hospitals, thousands of dead Palestinian children, and a Middle East that is now on fire.

Netanyahu has used the forever war as a means of staying ahead of the corruption courts, and he's just managed to sucker the United States into providing him cover. So no doubt he's feeling pretty good right now.

There was no Iranian nuclear threat. American Intel told the president there was no Iranian threat. Telsey Gabbard, yes, that Telsey Gabbard, the queen of mega misinformation, testified there was no Iranian threat. And just recently, in a very telling statement at Hiroshima, Ms. Gabbard stated, quote, political elites and warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tension between the nuclear powers. Well, Donald Trump didn't like that.

But just this past March, it was actually thought that Donald Trump might be the guy to bring the Iranian regime in from the cold.

That was when there was negotiations and diplomatic means between Tehran and Saudi Arabia as an American proxy, where they were talking about lifting the sanctions on Iran as an act of goodwill to de-escalate the nuclear program and bring Iran to the table. And Donald Trump was thought, he could be the guy to do it because, hey, he really wanted, well, he wanted then the Nobel Peace Prize, but he'd also said he never supported foreign wars. So maybe Donald Trump was the guy to make that happen.

But Benjamin Netanyahu was going to make sure that Trump was not going to deliver. Netanyahu stated immediately that the terms of conditions for Iran coming to the table would be regime change. Now think about this.

Iran is not just a country, it's one of the world's oldest civilizations. It's a country of 90 million people sitting on the third largest oil reserves in the world, the second largest natural gas reserves in the world. The idea that Tehran could be forced into regime change because Israel dropped some bombs on the city was just ridiculous. So what Netanyahu had to do is he had to sucker in the gangster from Mar-a-Lago. And hey, that's not all that hard.

Like let's face it, Trump hasn't been doing very well recently. People are accusing him of "tacoing" every time he has to deal with something. So why not? Start a war in the Middle East, change the channel again. But the real danger here is that now Trump has gone all in. He's been using escalating language like demanding unconditional surrender. That's a very particular kind of military term. It was used against Japan in the Second World War, which resulted in the dropping of the atom bomb.

We're in very dangerous times, my friend. So where do we stand right now? Well, let's look at Donald Trump. As president, the chump got totally played. He has damaged his credibility with his base. He has damaged his credibility on the world stage. Does he back up or does he go further? We don't know. Now, what about Israel?

Well, Israel has become more and more isolated on the world stage. Netanyahu is an indicted war criminal. They are being investigated rightly for crimes of mass genocide against the Palestinian people. So right now, Netanyahu thinks he's got all the cards in his hand, but what he's done is he's left Israel a dangerously isolated country.

outlier and the long-term implications for Israel and Israeli people, I don't think are all that good. Now, what about the West? Well, it can be said that the credibility of Western moral superiority died in the death camp that is Gaza.

We all watched the starving children. We watched the targeting of the hospitals. We watched the targeting of aid workers. And we saw our Western leaders say nothing or tiptoe around it. And what that did was that gave Netanyahu the green light to go further. So are we going to see the Western allies standing up and rallying the world at this time to try and de-escalate?

They just don't seem to have the credibility. I really hope our Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who's demanded and called for people coming back to the table, I wish him well. But I think the West has really damaged itself at this moment. And then there's Iran. I don't know what the regime in Iran is going to do, but I think the one lesson is, is that

Giving up a nuclear option when you're facing these kind of threats of regime change is not something they're going to do. So if they weren't going to go nuclear before, they're probably going to go nuclear now. And that's the world we're in right now. The world is on fire and we have the dangerous president, the gangster from Mar-a-Lago pouring gasoline all over the political arson of his fellow gangsters, Netanyahu and Putin in the war in Ukraine.

We have to find a way, my friends, to push back, to show resistance at the grassroots level, to say, hell no, we're not going to go along, and to push our leaders to take a strong moral statement at this time. Because right now, these are very, very, very crucial moments. Well, there you have it, folks. And let me know what you think right there.

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