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Chapter 1: What happened during Trump's meeting with Zelensky?
Trump sits down one-on-one with Zelensky in Rome and ramps up pressure on Putin.
There's no reason to suspect that Vladimir Putin will respond in any way to this unless and until the United States changes its attitude to bringing this war to an end.
After Russia's latest attack on Ukraine, where do peace talks stand now?
I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Monday, April 28th, and this is Morning Wire. Hundreds of thousands of mourners gather in St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis.
We're celebrating a man of God who returned to God. And Trump vowed to make America safe again. Now 100 days into his second term, we ride along with ICE agents in Boston as they arrest illegal immigrant criminals.
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Chapter 2: How did Trump escalate pressure on Putin?
Following Saturday's sit down, he took a rare public shot at Putin, writing on social media that, quote, there is no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns over the last few days. Makes me think that maybe he does not want to stop the war. He's just tapping me along. It has to be dealt with differently through banking or secondary sanctions.
Too many people are dying. So Trump really escalating threats against Russia while these peace negotiations are going on. And where do those talks stand now? Well, it's been just an up and down few days.
Last week, the White House threatened to abandon peace talks entirely if the two sides did not show more of a willingness to negotiate. That seemed to get the ball rolling. On Friday, Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, traveled to Moscow for a three-hour meeting with Putin, which the Kremlin described as, quote, constructive and quite useful.
They added the two sides had, quote, narrowed differences. That same day, as a sign of their willingness to make a deal, Ukraine reportedly sent the White House a new peace proposal that included a major concession. They would not demand all of their land back that Russia had taken. As Zelensky sees it, Russia is the one holding up a deal. He says that peace can only be reached if the U.S.
continues to exert pressure on Putin. The Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro traveled to Kiev last week to sit down with Zelensky, and here he is making that argument.
Now the question is Russia. And that is the only element in this construct that is not yet ready to put an end to this war. And we hope on the strength of the United States and the influence that the United States has on Russia. So for Russia to agree to put an end to this war, it depends on them.
Now, with regard to the international balance of power, we have a major election on our own continent going on this week. It actually relates to Trump in some ways. Tell us about what's happening in Canada.
Yeah, a wild election for control of the prime minister's office will be decided today. And like you mentioned, in many ways, the defining issue of this race has been Donald Trump. The election has hinged on which party Canadians feel will stand up to Trump best. To that point, 39% of Canadians now say Donald Trump was their top concern this election. That is second behind only the cost of living.
In the winter, it looked like Pierre Palliev's Conservative Party would cruise to victory. But acting Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party has been surging in the polls. And in large part, it's due to his promise to fight Donald Trump. To give you an idea of that message, here is his closing statement to supporters this weekend.
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Chapter 3: What was the atmosphere like at Pope Francis's funeral?
And then another notable moment here, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was also among the mourners. He attended with his family to thank Francis for supporting him during his imprisonment.
Now, Francis was also controversial in some ways and a trailblazer on some issues, correct?
Yeah, very much. His nickname was the Great Reformer, and we do have to note that those reforms did tend to lean towards the progressive side. So we're going to see if the College of Cardinals selects a new pope who continues to follow in Francis's footsteps. Now, about that process, how does that work?
Well, the conclave, of course, is a centuries-old tradition, and it takes place inside that sacred Sistine Chapel. It typically begins about 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. So we're expecting it to start to take place somewhere between May 5th, May 11th. Only cardinals under the age of 80 can vote. So this time, there are going to be about 135 eligible cardinals.
And their first meeting, again, we'll see it in early May. And they will be under a strict oath of secrecy. These cardinal electors are sworn not to discuss anything that happens in that room. They are not to communicate with the outside world. No news media, no... computers, nothing online.
So when they've reached that two-thirds majority, indicating that they have selected a new pope, we will know by the white smoke coming out of the Sistine Chapel.
All right, well, we're going to be watching that smoke very carefully. Megan, thanks for reporting.
Of course, my pleasure.
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Chapter 6: What products are sponsored in this episode?
You can definitely sense that morale has improved there through your footage. Cassie, thank you so much for bringing us this report.
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