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Chapter 1: What happened during the press conference about the 2026 World Cup?
A war has just broken out between India and Pakistan as India struck targets in an area in Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. What is Donald Trump doing while that was taking place? He was holding a 2026 World Cup playoff. planning task force. That was one of the most bizarre press events that I've ever seen. Just take a look what the newswire was saying.
You had the newswire saying Pakistan will respond to attacks by India. Military says India army says justice is served after strikes on sites in Pakistan. Donald Trump says, I don't know if I'm supposed to say soccer or football. Pakistan begins process of retaliation against India strikes. That's what's going on. And Donald Trump says the following. Let's play this clip.
Chapter 2: Why is Donald Trump discussing soccer and football?
And we can't wait to welcome soccer fans from all over the globe. I don't know if I'm supposed to say soccer or football because every time I say soccer, Barron and Eric say you're really saying it wrong. It's supposed to be football, but we know it more as soccer.
And then Donald Trump at this bizarre press conference asks Rudy Giuliani's kid, who's one of the leaders of the 2026 World Cup task force. Trump asks Giuliani's kid, if my golf game is good, he goes, tell everyone I'm a good golfer. Tell everyone I'm a good golfer. Here, play this clip.
And our executive director, Andrew Giuliani, just got the post, and he's going to be great. I know him for a long time. He's a highly competitive golfer, which, I mean, really good. And he's also a highly competitive person, and he loves what we're doing. So I want to congratulate you and your family and your father, your great father, who was the greatest mayor in the history of New York.
So I want to congratulate the family. It's a big post. You better do well, Andrew. Thank you. Tell him, is my golf game okay, too? Fantastic. He knew what to say, see? Well, he's a smart person.
Chapter 3: What did Trump say about Russia's G8 ban?
Chapter 4: How did Andrew Giuliani respond to Trump's golf comments?
And then Donald Trump at this bizarre press conference asks Rudy Giuliani's kid, who's one of the leaders of the 2026 World Cup task force. Trump asks Giuliani's kid, if my golf game is good, he goes, tell everyone I'm a good golfer. Tell everyone I'm a good golfer. Here, play this clip.
And our executive director, Andrew Giuliani, just got the post, and he's going to be great. I know him for a long time. He's a highly competitive golfer, which, I mean, really good. And he's also a highly competitive person, and he loves what we're doing. So I want to congratulate you and your family and your father, your great father, who was the greatest mayor in the history of New York.
So I want to congratulate the family. It's a big post. You better do well, Andrew. Thank you. Tell him, is my golf game okay, too? Fantastic. He knew what to say, see? Well, he's a smart person.
That's why I pointed him. Then Trump gets upset that Russia has been removed from the G8 for quite some time, Donald. He's like, that should never have happened. That should never have happened. That's what you're talking about while a war has just broken out between India and Pakistan? Play this clip. What's going on right now?
I thought it was a very bad decision. It was headed by Trudeau, by the way, and Obama, they were the ones that really fought hard to get Russia out. I think if Russia were in, you wouldn't be. They threw them out. And because of that, maybe millions of people are dying. Millions, you know, millions. The numbers are far greater than you think. But millions of people are dying.
If he was sitting around a table with other people, seven people hammering him and saying, let's not do this, you would. I think you wouldn't probably have had the problems that you've had.
And by the way, didn't Donald Trump say that he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, that he would end the war in Gaza in 24 hours, and he would bring peace to Gaza in 24 hours? Remember he said that peace he promised. Remember Donald Trump said that no wars would start? Well, there you have it.
Donald Trump then gets upset when he finds out that Russia has been banned from playing in the World Cup. He's like, I didn't know that. I just found that out. Here, play this clip. It's going to be very strong. Thank you. Yes.
Russia is banned from playing the next World Cup. What's your position on this?
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Chapter 5: What threats did J.D. Vance make regarding World Cup tourists?
Then Donald Trump reflects on his disastrous press conference with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in the day, where Prime Minister Carney went elbows up, stood up to Donald Trump and said, not now, not ever. Canada will never be a 51st state. And Donald Trump was like, maybe, maybe, maybe. And Prime Minister Carney is like, never, never. So now Donald Trump, again, while a war is
is taking place in India and Pakistan. Donald Trump is like, should I call him? I've never called him Governor Carney. Should I call him Governor Carney? Here, play this clip.
For people with that, but I gave a very long definition this morning in the Oval Office. We're in very, very good shape. This country's never been in better shape. And We're doing great. We were being ripped off by every country in the world virtually, and now we're not being ripped off anymore. It's very simple, very, very simple.
As far as calling him Governor Carney, no, I haven't done that yet, and maybe I won't. I did have a lot of fun with Trudeau, but I think this is a big step up.
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Chapter 6: How did Trump's press conference compare to international events?
That's your response. It's a shame. You know, maybe make phone calls, maybe reach out to NATO. Oh, wait a minute. You've alienated all your allies. You've alienated the world's community. You've created such instability that India's even going about this because they think that there's nothing that you're going to do to retaliate against them.
So you've basically shown complete and utter weakness and capitulation around the world. By the way, that statement's the weakest thing ever as well. Then Donald Trump is asked, so why haven't you done any deals yet? And Donald Trump's like, I could announce any deal. I could announce 100 deals tomorrow. Play this clip. Yeah.
later this week? Well, I can announce all of them now. I could announce 50 to 100 deals right now because, you know, I'm the shopkeeper and I keep the store. And, you know, I know what countries are looking for and I know what we're looking for. And I can just set those terms and they can go shopping or they don't have to go shopping because everybody wants to shop here.
This is like a beautiful store. This is like one of Bernard Arnault. Maybe I should say Alex, even more importantly, Young, the future.
You got more Donald Trump attacking New York Attorney General Letitia James. I don't randomly play this clip.
You and perhaps the attorney general. The Justice Department recently received a criminal referral against New York Attorney General Tish James for fraud. We haven't heard much about it. You or the attorney general, give us an update as to what's going on with that investigation.
Well, I don't want to get involved in something that Pamela is involved with. If you'd like to say something, Pam. I can say unrelated to that. She's a disaster for New York. She's a horrible, horrible human being. And I think she's a total crook. There's no question about it. But that's just my opinion. Pam's going to have to do what she wants. She's a very bad person.
She's a very, very, very bad person who campaigned solely on I'm going to get Donald Trump over and over again. She's a sick person. But that has nothing to do with what Pam does. Pam is going to do what's right. She always does.
I've known Donald Trump then talks about Um, uh, he's asked a question about progress as it relates to, um, Russia and, and, uh, peace in Ukraine. And then Donald Trump's now like metric. He's like, I did it. I solved it. Russia would have taken over Ukraine, but I stopped him. No, no, you didn't. You didn't do anything at all. But this is Donald Trump's new view. We won.
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