Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears on CBS to debate the ever-insufferable Margaret Brennan. The dramatic acting by the newscaster is off-the-charts. Both the video and the transcript are below.
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[Transcript] – MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin with Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who attended those talks in Anchorage. Good morning to you, Mr. Secretary.
SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Good morning. Thank you.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Vladimir Putin did not give President Trump the ceasefire he sought. And now Putin says the root causes of the conflict have to be resolved in a peace agreement. Isn’t the root cause the fact that Russia invaded in the first place?
SEC. RUBIO: Well, ultimately, yeah. But I mean, what he means by root causes is this long historical complaints that we’ve heard repeatedly. This is not a new argument, he’s been making this for a long time, and it’s the argument that it’s Western encroachment. I don’t want to get into- it’s just so long. But the bottom line is that all of- you know, we’re not going to focus on all of that stuff. We’re going to focus on this: are they going to stop fighting or not? And what it’s going to take to stop the fighting. And what it’s going to take to stop the fighting, if we’re being honest and serious here, is both sides are going to have to give, and both sides should expect to get something from this. And that’s a very difficult thing to do. It’s very difficult because Ukraine obviously feels, you know, harmed, and rightfully so, because they were invaded. And the Russian side, because they feel like they got momentum in the battlefield, and frankly, don’t care, don’t seem to care very much about how many Russian soldiers die in this endeavor. They just churn through it. So I think what the President deserves a lot of credit for is the amount of time and energy that his administration is placing on reaching a peace agreement for a war that’s not a war that started under him. It’s half, you know, it’s on the other side of the world. That said, I mean, it’s relevant to us. But there are a lot of other issues he could be focused on. So tomorrow, we’ll be meeting with President Zelenskyy. We’ll be meeting with European leaders. We just met with Putin. He’s dedicated a lot of time and energy because he has made it a priority of his administration to stop or end war- stop wars or prevent them. And right now, this is the biggest war going on in the world. It’s the biggest war in Europe since World War Two. We’re going to continue to do everything we can to reach an agreement that ends the dying and the killing and the suffering that’s going on right now.
MARGARET BRENNAN: You know this well, how long these kind of diplomatic negotiations often take. President Trump was telling European leaders what was discussed was Putin demanding control of Donetsk, a region in the east that his forces do not fully hold, and the UK estimates that taking that full area could be as long as another four years. Putin also is demanding Russian be an official language in Ukraine, and something regarding Russian Orthodox churches. Did the U.S. accept all of what Putin laid out at that table?
SEC. RUBIO: The United States is not in a position to accept anything or reject anything, because ultimately, it’s up to the Ukrainians. They’re the ones that Russia has to make peace with, Ukraine with Russia–
MARGARET BRENNAN: –Well, the President said he did come to some agreement–
SEC. RUBIO: –It’s up to the Ukrainians to make these conditions. Well, the agreements were that we were going to try to do things like, for example, get a leader- a leaders meeting. We have to make enough progress so that we can sit down President Zelenskyy and President Zelenskyy and President Putin in the same place, which is what President Zelenskyy has been asking for, and reach a final agreement that ends this war. Now, there were some concepts and ideas discussed that we know the Ukrainians could be very supportive of in that meeting. I don’t think it’s- we’re not going to negotiate this in the media. I understand that everybody wants to know what happened. But ultimately, there are things that were discussed as part of this meeting that are potentials for breakthroughs, that are potentials for progress. We’ll be discussing that more in depth tomorrow, with our European allies, with the Ukrainians that are coming over. We’ll be discussing all of these things, because ultimately, we do need to find areas where we’re making progress and try to begin to narrow the gap between the two sides. But there’s a reason why this war has been going on for three and a half years, and that is, when it comes to the big issues here, there are still some big differences between both sides. Let’s see how much progress we can continue to make. It’s- it’s- it’s not been easy, but it’s something the President’s made a priority. Peace. And he deserves a lot of credit for that.
MARGARET BRENNAN: But ultimately, if- if Vladimir Putin is going to be offered land that he has not seized yet, but negotiates his way into, doesn’t this set a dangerous precedent that the United States now accepts this concept that it is okay to seize land by force?
SEC. RUBIO: Well, Putin has already seized land by force, and that, in and of itself, is not a positive precedent. This whole war is a negative precedent–
MARGARET BRENNAN: — Are you demanding withdrawal?–
SEC. RUBIO: –precedent. Well, again, here’s the- in order to have a deal here to end- to reach the end of this conflict, both sides are going to have to make concessions. That’s just the facts–
[CROSSTALK]
MARGARET BRENNAN: But does that mean accepting–
SEC. RUBIO: –in any negotiation–
MARGARET BRENNAN: –where Russian forces are now?
SEC. RUBIO: No, no, but, if- But this is not about acceptance. This is about what Ukraine can accept. And what Russia can accept. They both have to accept it, otherwise there won’t be a peace deal. Okay. If there aren’t concessions, if one side gets everything they want, that’s called surrender. That’s called the end of the war through surrender. And that’s not what we’re close to doing, because neither side here is on the verge of surrender or anything close to it. So in order for there to be a peace deal, this is just a fact, we may not like it, it may not be pleasant, it may be distasteful, but in order for there to be an end of the war, there are things Russia wants that it cannot get, and there are things Ukraine wants that it’s not going to get. Both sides are going to have to give up something in order to get to the table, in order to make this happen. That’s- that’s just the way it is. And I mean, the sooner we accept that, that’s the reality. Now, what those things are is going to be up to both sides. There’s no conditions that can be imposed on Ukraine. They’re going to have to accept things, but they’re going to have to get things too. And so, for example, Ukraine is a sovereign country. They have a right, like every sovereign country does in the world, to have- to enter into security alliances with other countries to prevent an invasion in the future, to prevent threats to their national security. That’s not an unreasonable request. That’s something needs to be worked on. Territories will have to be discussed. It’s just a fact, and there are things that maybe Russia is holding now that they’re going to have to give up. Who knows? The point is, we need to create a scenario where that becomes possible, and that’s why this has been so hard, because neither side, up to now, has been willing to give on some of these things. But we’ll see if that’s possible. It may not be, but we’re going to try, and we’re going to do everything we can to try to achieve a peace.
MARGARET BRENNAN: I understand you, you can’t get into specifics in a public conversation, but we’re looking at Russian troops and strikes intensifying. Did you hear anything from Vladimir Putin that indicated he is willing to make a single concession?
SEC. RUBIO: Well, I think there are a couple. I mean, there were- not enough for Ukraine, if not we would be announcing a peace deal this morning, right? But- but certainly, there are some things we notice changes. There are some changes that I think are possible. I think there’s some concepts that were discussed that could potentially lead to something. But again, all these things have to be verifiable. We- it isn’t real until it’s real. I mean, you- one thing is what you say you might be willing to consider, another thing is your willingness to do it. And it always becomes a trade off in all of this. But you talk about the intensifying strikes on the Russian side, yeah, I mean, they’re a full-time war machine. I mean, that’s what’s happening. The Russian economy has basically been turned into a full-time wartime economy. They have a lot of people. It’s a big country. It’s not just large geographically. It has huge populations. It continues to churn through people. You know, they lost- 20,000 Russian soldiers were killed last month, in July, in this war. That just tells you the price they’re willing to pay. Not saying any of this is admirable, I’m saying that this is the reality of the war that we’re facing. It’s become attrition, in some ways. It’s a meat grinder, and they just have more meat to grind.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, let me ask you about the security bit you just mentioned there, because Italy’s Prime Minister says that President Trump revived the idea of security guarantees inspired by NATO’s Article Five and a collective security clause that would involve the United States. How does that work? Are these U.S. troops? Are these U.S. monitors?
SEC. RUBIO: Well, what we’re going to be working on. That’s why- that’s one of the reasons why, you know, I talked yesterday to all the national security advisors, a bunch of them from the different European countries, or European leaders coming here tomorrow, heads of state coming tomorrow, along with President Zelenskyy, to discuss this in more detail. I mean, the constructs of something like this needs to be built out once it- concept is one thing. The reality, you know, how it’s built and how it would work, is another. But those are the kinds of talks that we’re going to be having with them, along with some of the other issues that are at play. But, that-that is one of the-if you were to break this thing down, I mean, there are, obviously, there needs to be an agreement on territories and where the lines are going to be drawn. That’s not going to be very easy. That’s going to be tough. I think there has to be some discussion about security guarantees for Ukraine, because they don’t want this war to–none of us want to see this war in the future. They’re a sovereign country. They have a right to have security agreements with other countries and security alliances with other countries. And then there’s the whole issue of reconstruction–
MARGARET BRENNAN: — Including the United States?–
SEC. RUBIO: — How do you rebuild the country? Well, potentially, like I said, that’s what we’re going to be having a conversation about, and that’s what we’re going to be meeting. That’s why they’re all coming here tomorrow, and-and that’s why we’ve been talking on the phone for the last 48 hours with them, and even leading up to it throughout the week there were various meetings just to sort of build out some of these ideas. So all of these right now are ideas, they are concepts that require some more specificity. We’ll need to work with our partners to see what that looks like. And I think that’s an area where potential progress is real, but that alone won’t be enough. There’s a bunch of other things that have to be worked through here.
MARGARET BRENNAN Yea, well, Russia claims it has rescued 700,000 children. I know you know that the warrant out for Vladimir Putin’s arrest is for the state-sponsored abduction of kids. I’ve seen estimates there are something like 30,000 Ukrainian children who have been abducted. Is the United States demanding, or at least, even just as a statement of goodwill here, that Russia return these children?
SEC. RUBIO: Yeah, I mean, we’ve repeatedly raised that issue on- in every forum possible, and those have also been, by the way, topics of discussion, not just in our meetings with the Ukrainians, but in the negotiations and talks that were going on between Ukraine and Russia at the technical level. These talks were going on in Turkey, as an example. Turkey over the last few months–
MARGARET BRENNAN: –Yeah, nothing so far from the Russians —
SEC. RUBIO: –that’s been a topic of discussion as well —
SEC. RUBIO: Well, it’s unfortunate. Children should be returned to their families. We- on that position, I don’t think there’s any ambiguity on our side. And they shouldn’t even be, you know, a bargaining chip in regards to a broader negotiation. But it’s just one more element of how tragic this war is. After three and a half years, this war is getting worse. It’s not getting better. You’ve made the point about the uptick in strikes. This is a war. It’s going to get worse. It’s not going to get better, and that’s why the President is investing so much time in bringing this to an end. And, by the way, everyone is begging us to be involved in this. The Europeans want us involved. The Ukrainians want us involved. Obviously, the Russians want us involved because the President is the only leader in the world- if this is possible, he’s the only one that can help make it happen.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, he’s got the leverage over Vladimir Putin if he wanted to crush his economy or at least do more damage to it, but you have held off on those secondary sanctions. President Trump told Fox News his advice to President Zelenskyy is make a deal, Russia’s a very big power and they’re not. You know there is concern from the Europeans that President Zelenskyy is going to be bullied into signing something away. That’s why you have these European leaders coming as back up tomorrow. Can you reassure them?
SEC. RUBIO: No, it isn’t. That’s not why they’re coming as back- that’s not true. No but that’s not, why, that’s not true. They’re not coming here tomorrow to keep Zelenskyy from being bullied. They’re not coming- in fact —
[CROSSTALK]
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well that February Oval Office meeting in front of television cameras, where President Zelenskyy was dressed down —
SEC. RUBIO: — Do you know how many meetings we’ve had since then?
MARGARET BRENNAN: Oh, no, I know. And I was just up in Alaska —
SEC. RUBIO: Yeah, but we’ve had a bunch of meetings since then.
MARGARET BRENNAN: — watching the one with Vladimir Putin where a red carpet was rolled out for the Russian leader. It was very different–
SEC. RUBIO: — No, but it wasn’t Zelenskyy. We’ve had more meetings, we’ve had, we’ve had, we’ve had one meeting with Putin and like a dozen meetings with Zelenskyy. So that, but that’s not true. They’re not coming here tomorrow to keep Zelenskyy from being bullied. They’re coming here tomorrow because we’ve been working with the Europeans. We talked to them last week. There were meetings in the UK over the following, the previous weekend —
MARGARET BRENNAN: — And they said the President Trump was going to demand a ceasefire —
SEC. RUBIO: — The President’s talked to these leaders as early as Thursday. No, no, but you said that they’re coming here tomorrow to keep Zelenskyy from being bullied. They’re not coming here tomorrow- this is such a stupid media narrative that they’re coming here tomorrow because the- Trump is going to bully Zelenskyy into a bad deal. We’ve been working with these people for weeks, for weeks on this stuff. They’re coming here tomorrow because they chose to come here tomorrow. We invited them to come. We invited them to come. The President invited them to come.
MARGARET BRENNAN: But the President told those European leaders last week that he wanted a cease fire. The President went on television, said he would walk out of the meeting if Vladimir Putin didn’t agree with him. He said there would be severe consequences if he didn’t agree to one. He said he’d walk out in two minutes. He spent three hours talking to Vladimir Putin, and he did not get one,so–
SEC. RUBIO: –Because obviously something, things happen during that meeting, well, because obviously things,look our goal here is not to stage some production for the world to say, oh how dramatic he walked out. Our goal here is to have a peace agreement to end this war. Okay? And obviously we felt, and I agreed, that there was enough progress, not a lot of progress, but enough progress made in those talks to allow us to move to the next phase. If not, we wouldn’t be having Zelenskyy flying all the way over here. We wouldn’t be having all the Europeans coming all the way over here. Now understand, and take with a grain of salt, I’m not saying we’re on the verge of a peace deal, but I am saying that we saw movement, enough movement to justify a follow up meeting with Zelenskyy and the Europeans, enough movement for us to dedicate even more time to this. You talk about the sanctions. Look, at the end of the day, if peace is not going to be possible here, and this is just going to continue on as a war, people will continue to die by the thousands, the President has that option to then come in and impose new sanctions. But if he did this now, the moment the President puts those additional sanctions, that’s the end of the talks. You’ve basically locked in at least another year to year and a half of war and death and destruction. We may unfortunately wind up there, but we don’t want to wind up there. We want to wind up with a peace deal that ends this war so Ukraine can go on with the rest of their lives and rebuild their country and be assured that this is never going to happen again. That’s the goal here. We’re going to do everything possible to make that happen if it’s doable. It will require both sides to make concessions. It will require both sides to get things they’re asking for. That’s how these deals are made, whether we like it or not.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Before I let you go, quickly, why did the State Department just announced that they’re halting visitor visas for all Gazans coming here for medical aid? Why would some of these kids, for example, who are coming to hospitals for treatment be a threat?
SEC. RUBIO: Well, first of all, it’s not just kids, it’s a bunch of adults that are accompanying them. Second, we had outreach from multiple congressional offices asking questions about it, and so we’re going to reevaluate how those visas are being granted, not just to the children, but how those visas are being granted to the people who are accompanying them. And by the way, to some of the organizations that are facilitating it. There is evidence, it’s been presented to us by numerous congressional offices, that some of the organizations bragging about and involved in acquiring these visas have strong links to terrorist groups like Hamas. And so we are not going to be in partnership with groups that are friendly with Hamas. So we need to- we’re going to pause those visas. There was just a small number of them issued to children, but they come with adults accompanying them, obviously, and we are going to pause this program and reevaluate how those visas are being vetted and what relationship, if any, has there been by these organizations to the- to the process of acquiring those visas. We’re not going to be in partnership with groups that have links or sympathies towards Hamas.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. We have to leave it there for this morning. Thank you for joining us.
SEC. RUBIO: Thank you.
MARGARET BRENNAN: ‘Face the Nation’ will be back in one minute. Stay with us.
I understand you, you can’t get into specifics in a public conversation, but
But that’s exactly what she’s trying to do.
A wise man once told me, “Everything before the ‘but’ is BS.”
“the ever-insufferable Margaret Brennan. The dramatic acting by the newscaster is off-the-charts.”
….Nuff said.
“I know that you have not stopped beating your wife, so when will you stop beating your wife?”
Ask a question about an untruth and then interrupt and repeat more lies, when the person starts to answer with the truth.
Modern anti-journalism at its best!
She took an absolutely combative tone towards Sec Rubio as if she was negotiating on behalf of Ukraine. (((SPIT)))
I would have loved it if Rubio said, “Hey dummy, are you saying the USA should threaten nuclear war if UKR doesn’t get what they want??? Because if you’re saying they shouldn’t concede or negotiate, then what’s your genius plan to end the war???”
These people disgust me so much. They need to be held accountable for their part in destroying the fabric of our country.
Makes me seeth just listening to that witch.
“She took an absolutely combative tone towards Sec Rubio as if she was negotiating on behalf of Ukraine. (((SPIT)))”
she IS negotiating on their behalf. or more appropriately, the deep state’s behalf.
Maggie is a card – carrying member of the Council On Foreign Relations.
Watched 10 seconds with the sound off.
And, instantly thought that someone should resurrect an old Disco hit,
and have clips of Margaret over reacting
“Freak out!” ( shots of Margaret acting like she has the vapors)
“Freak out!” ( more action shots of Margaret, getting all hot and bothered to make a predetermined point).
Someone that has good tech skills is missing out on a goldmine. Use the old disco hit, and just show the
big 3 network talking heads in action against any and all things Trump.
The questions are spoonfed to her by the show’s producers.
It’s amazing how the democrats and their media lapdogs are so self-unaware.
“no formal agreement” to open her opinionated intro – President Trump has no authority to make a “formal agreement” for Ukraine —— pure spin to open with totally negative outlook at what was actually a good event.
According to her idiot brain, PDJT should have walked out if Putin didn’t grant a guaranteed ceasefire. WTF is she talking about?!? She acts as if Ukraine is an American city or state. UFB how obtuse these halfwits are.
I would love it if her brother or son was on the front line. Bet she would changer her tune right quick!! They talk so tuff when they don’t know the HUMAN BEINGS that are forced into the blood bath. Disgusting
Her hubby is a former Marine officer.
Unbelievable that an American Marine would marry someone like her.
Just because someone is a Marine officer or any other service doesn’t mean they are smart in politics nor immune from liberal, woke ideology, or being a Collective minded Democrat. It is sad, nevertheless a reality.
For example, look at all the woke “Generals” and other officers that bought into, supported and promoted the Drag Queen Shows, transition surgery, Covid Jab mandates, etc.etc.etc. Look at the Vindmins. Military service does not equate to MAGA political philosophy even though we would like it to be so.
Glad I kept reading cause I started to comment then erased it. I feel the exact same way!
The Alaska meeting was a great event primarily because it humanized the forever-demonized Putin and laid the groundwork for a future alliance between the US and Russia. Given that, why does Sec. Rubio say, right out of the chute, that Putin doesn’t care how many Russian soldiers die prosecuting an invasion that he agrees with Brennan was started by Russia.
I thought Trump had outflanked the neo-cons and globalists and was ready to move forward without bowing to their insufferable narrative.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sure is busy.
At least 4 Sunday Morning Newsers (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX News) and talking with all those European Foreign Minister over the last 48 hours …
He really HAS been the surprise star of the second Trump Cabinet…..
Margaret Brennan and Kristen Walker are both desperate to find ammunition to blow up peace negotiations, make President Trump look bad, and to continue the international money laundering.
They are both evil human beings.
They will have the sads when an agreement is reached.
They will be inconsolable.
To them it’s worse than WWIII.
The Great granddaughters of Tokyo Rose.
Margaret Brennan is married to a guy named Yado Yakub. Those Syrians really dislike President Trump, so Margaret has become one of those “Stockholm Syndrome” wives!
The Face the Nation host first met her husband, Maj. Ali Iyad Yakub, who goes by the nickname Yado, when they were both students at the University of Virginia in 1998. However, it wasn’t until they reconnected in 2013 that they began dating and, two years later, got married.
After Yakub had already graduated, Brennan studied abroad in the summer between her junior and senior year at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan, and Yakub’s sister, Samia Yakub, was her roommate. The two became close, Brennan told the Washington Post, and often traveled together and even visited Yakub’s grandmother in Damascus, Syria.
Margaret Brennan and Yado Yakub with their sons Eamon and Malek in May 2021.
The baby boy’s name honors both of their cultures, Brennan said, explaining that “Eamon (pronounced Ay-mon) means ‘guardian’ in Irish and, while spelled differently, also means ‘righteous’ in Arabic.”
The family grew once again with the birth of their second son, Malek Murphy Yakub, on April 28, 2021, at the same hospital where Eamon was born.
Like his brother, Malek’s name was also a combination of Irish and Syrian culture, Brennan told PEOPLE. Malek means “king” in Arabic and Murphy is a family name on Brennan’s side.
https://people.com/who-is-yado-yakub-margaret-brennan-husband-8721539
Pic in the article of “Yado” in full Muslim beard and moustache
Margaret Brennan’s husband:
Religion Islam
What does Yado Yakub do?
Yakub is the founder and principal of Y2 Global Advisory. He started the firm in 2022. It offers strategic advice on communications and government relations. The focus is on international markets and geopolitical issues. He also works as a senior strategic advisor at SAS.
The company specializes in data and analytics. At SAS, he helps government and international clients. His work covers southern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He advises on security, data, and artificial intelligence.
Earlier in his career, he worked for Senator Joseph Biden.
He was a legislative correspondent in 2000. He later joined Diaz and Kaiser, a law firm in Miami. He worked there as an associate attorney from 2004 to 2006. After that, he joined the Marine Corps.
https://www.legit.ng/1432966-yado-yakubs-biography-margaret-brennans-husband.html
I would much prefer to have a repeat of Cursday and Caturday than to have Sundays at CTH polluted with MSM talking heads.
The MSM Sunday talking heads are poisonous creatures.
Brilliant that “root cause” is right up front.
Reliably — “we are not at roots here” — instead we are in the hangover of russia-russia-russia…….
Who did the nato expansion, color revolution, election cancelling and sending know-nothing sons to be unqualified disaster on boards…
Lets ask nuland, lurch kerry, hunter/joey biden, a couple more neocons including romney what really happened on the way to war in Ukraine.
No pretending.
“instead we are in the hangover of russia-russia-russia”
agreed. which, incidentally, i wish the admin would make a point of saying every single interview – that the PRESS BROTHELS, including this tramp, were an active participant in the root causes of this war.
In the MSM human history began in 2022.
It began on J6
FYI – I watched as much of this interview with Margaret Brennan as I could stand and then when I went to read the comments I got a message that apppeared to be from Microsoft saying this was an “unsafe site”. It could well be something bad on my end, general internet spoofing or someone trying to mess with this site.
I’m leaving this comment in case it’s the latter, so you know AdRem.
We can make a song out of this:
The US is a mighty country
And it has security needs
So does the EU, Ukraine and your aunty
That’s the way it is
Greenland, panama and Canada are countries
But you see
the USA owns themmmmm
What you going to do about it.
Oh well.
Now Russia came to us years ago
And they said they have security needs, as well!
(Childrens choir sings: ridiculous)
But since the sun is now orbiting the US
We told Russia to go to hell!
This is how the scrap started, its not going well
And unfortunately we are now losing, that stings, you can tell.
Next, we told to EU to take over
And fight this fine war for us
So we can pivot to China
To start the next piece of crap
Rubio “This [root causes] is all very interesting but we’re not going to get into this”
Nothing changed, the EU will take over from the US
The EU (one to one NATO) will “Buy” usa’s weapons
Russia will win Istanbul+ on the battle field regardless
US pivots to China
No they won’t. Heck, the EU can’t even stop buying Russian energy.
Notice how Brennan starts out by claiming that President Trump’s goal was a “ceasefire.”
This allows her to falsely frame the meeting with Putin as a failure.
See my comment above about the technique of “Why have you not stopped beating your wife?“
I’ve listened to some or all of the various interviews posted here today. It’s just amazing how everyone dances around the NATO expansion issue. Root cause No.1.
It’s further amazing how the West is laser-focused on “security guarantees” for Ukraine. Simply translated that just means “keep sending us billions of US dollars.” Root cause No.2.
Finally, the CIA’s grasp on US foreign policy and its desire to rule the world through overt and covert means is never discussed. Root cause No.3.
Have I missed any?
The Brits. The Brit’d and their stupid ‘great game’ with the Russian’s since before Katherine the Great.
FTA –
‘CIA director William Casey reportedly said “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” …we certainly know that the CIA and FBI have been running mass propaganda programs on the American people for as long as either agency has existed.
When we acknowledge that government institutions have knowingly and willfully targeted the American people with disinformation campaigns meant to achieve strategic objectives, we are acknowledging that these institutions have made war against us exactly as military planners would wage war against foreign enemies. That is a sobering, terrifying, and unforgivable betrayal of the U.S. Constitution.
…news publications are well aware that they have been willing weapons in this decades-long information war against citizens. The government can’t psychologically manipulate the masses without controlling mass communication. Likewise, instruments of mass communication can’t effectively disseminate disinformation if the people who are meant to be manipulated recognize those instruments as weapons for spreading colossal lies.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/08/nobody_knows_what_s_real.html
Margaret,
We see you.
NO,
both sides don’t have to give something up. Too much talk. The simple solution is when there is a winner and a loser. If NATO/USA wants to join the losing side, they can. Western talkers continue to lie about casualties. Russia did not lose 20K last month. The last exchange of bodies was 6000 Ukrainian bodies exchanged for a handful of Russians. You will not be able to talk your way to a victory you cannot win on the ground. Either USA can wash its hands of the war or carry on like 20 years in Afghanistan.
USA has no cards.USA brokered ”ceasefires” like the 75 years of on again,off again war with Israel wont work with Russia.
The constant humongous overestimation of Russian casualties is strange. President Trump and his accompanying minions must know the real numbers by now, 10:1 in favor of Russia.
What purpose is being served by using wrong facts?
Gaslighting 101
Youve got it.
I wish that we give out the biggest ham awards. It is like the Oscar’s but given to narrative engineers who do the best pearl clutching.
Can you imagine the excitement and controversy it would generate if the emcee lists the lies said in their broadcast accompanied by their histrionics?
It would be pure hilarity mixed with sadness that they push only those that hurt the masses for the advantage of the elites.
This is an aside. I am sitting in a coffee shop and I see a grown women seriously use her tarot cards. We the People need to get back to Jesus and shun the occult.
We could have the “Pearl Awards” announced in the same show along with the “Darwinian Awards” for stupidity!
What a great idea! It would probably garner a far larger audience than than most of the “Awards” shows these days and be more honest and amusing as well!
The award could be plastic pearls. Gold for the best, silver for second, and so on.
I know it’s all politics with politicians and the news media. I actually find Rubio just as insufferable. I don’t think Rubio ever mentioned NATO , one of the biggest reasons Russia started the SMO. He would never give a straight answer on anything she asked. Like the Russian Orthodox Church and other concerns. Why can’t our representatives give straight factual answers, especially on a situation like this. Stand up and give the facts. Of course he will receive blowback but big deal. Stand up straight. Who in blank cares if people get upset or calls you names because you spoke the truth.
rubio isnt in charge of shit that happens to the peace deal
.
they only offer perks for both sides to condider th others deal
ukraine and russia decide.
when we get out of reality we hurt the same team
do people in america truly give a shit about churchs in ukraine
focus closer
Rubio sat on the SSCI, he can never be fully trusted.
Lordy she is just an overpaid tool in the far Left toolbox. Who is writing her scripts?
What ‘Think Tank’ develops these questions and then passes them off to these moronic people in front of the cameras??
I tried to listen without watching…still turned it off. Her voice just drips with contempt.
The land that Rubio says was ‘seized by force’. Is it not correct that the citizens of the Donbass (and Crimea, by the way) actually voted to become part of the Russian Federation??
both are correct
She doesn’t seem to have that same moral conflict about recently arrived Albanians stealing Serbian land, and declaring it a new country.
I refuse to watch the mocking bird media anymore to keep my blood pressure down. I’m pretty sure they trot out bimbos like Margaret Brennan just to sell more BP prescriptions.
You got that right, I didn’t watch it and mine rose substantially. Frontlines for Margaret.
Joe Biden isn’t the only cadavar walking around DC. This woman us a “haint”.
I wish they would stay away from these media venues that are antagonistic. Let them sit on the side lines and pull their hair out. Just go to others that will tell it straight.
God bless you Sundance for watching/listening so I don’t have to listen to that woman playing her role*.
Reading the transcript- which I am about to do – is bad enough.
I admire SOS Rubio’s ability to stick to the dance and not miss a step.
* https://toresays.com/2025/08/03/ic-series-the-great-masquerade-when-loyalty-is-a-costume-and-betrayal-is-a-role/
Edited to add link
Obtuse, obnoxious Margaret Brennan makes my hair hurt.
I couldn’t listen to that conniving witch. Pointless talking to her. I read it instead but cold anger brews in me. Never supported Ukraine to begin with. Just another globalist war. Strip all these funding and say no!
I don’t know how he does it. I’d be in jail after wringing her neck.
The funny thing is, Brennan thinks she’s intelligent, a gift to the industry and to the public. Her performance is a form of psychological kabuki theater.
I am hoping somebody from POTUS office reads this site. That being said I do not support Ukraine nor any USA guarantee’s. I am tired of all the lies and Zelensky getting rich off of our backs! And the CBS needs to take this woman off the air. I cant believe she has any ratings nor do I believe CBS Mornings have any ratings!
MSM lackeys like Brennan are so obviously on the side against the US, it is literally nauseatiing.
Not only is she nails on. A chalkboard insufferable she has this irritating head bob/ shake when she’s emphasizing a dumbass question
Is that a photo of Z coloring in his color book?
There was a comedy movie back in the 1970’s, I think, called Airplane!
In it, some woman passenger was getting hysterical and got slapped.
She kept on with her shrieking and another person slapped her.
Still kept up the shrieks.
The camera pulled back and we saw ALL the other passengers forming a line to take turns slapping that ninny.
This news-chick just makes me feel like getting in line…
Rubio did some nice handling of her BS at around the 11 min mark in the video.
She tried to deflect her onslaught and he kept firing.
These main stream media hacks are sickening and so are the liberal/leftists who are spoon fed it and ask for more.
Marco failed on the children… Russia bussed out children and elderly to Russia BEFORE the 2022 special military operation to save Eastern Ukraine in order to get the vulnerable out of a potential war zone.
So Russia is supposed to return them to a war zone???!!!
I was wondering about that. I’m like why would Russia steal children? Good Lord.
It always amazes me that Margaret can get anybody on her program. Rubio spent half his time going over her repeated questions always framed as gotcha framework or committing to something. Her ‘buts’ and ‘ands’ are wearisome. Great job Rubio!
Maggie the Magpie’s questions come from a place that exists no longer, an America where everyone from the president to the town dog catcher is all in on the war. She’s talking as if PDJT47 and Putin are going to make a deal, but she doesn’t seem to understand it’s not PDJT47’s deal to make, it is Putin and Zelensky’s deal. Our goal is for them to reach a lasting agreement that doesn’t involve us, because it’s not our war.
This whole thing is at least partly because Biden imagined himself a modern-day Roosevelt facing down Hitler.
Stop calling him Pres. Zelensky; his term expired and he cancelled elections, technical diktator. All around awful human being,
the real question is why the zelenskyy is a puppet and why the rinos democrat devils were selling out the USA….
I doubt rubio or the ms propaganda whore would ever truthfully report on that…
if he just said you are a dumb bitch to every question….
versus insinuating
see how she said putin wants to an area that the uk says will take 4 years to take.
ukraine is the devils playground to toss bodies into the afterlife for personal vendettas.
MB…Would…
Margaret Brennan was a very poor reporter on CNBC. Now it really shows on CBS.
Current headline from the Daily Mail. It’s very unusual to see the MSM break their TDS redline and trigger the indoctrinated.
Rubio’s been pretty good since January, better than I expected despite all the Israel stuff, but he is struggling in this one. Trapped himself in a narrative early on and then was forced into some strained answers. Should’ve went straight to 2014, the coup, the civil war, persecution and killing of Russophones and then the democratic results in the oblasts choosing Russia, and then sat back to watch Brennan’s head explode. She’d end up looking like Jake Tapper’s twin.
One has to wonder why Ukraine matters so much
to so many members of the American media.
Also, I think it is most unfortunate that both Rubio and Brennan brush off
the issue of NATO’s eastward expansion (for Russia, a “root cause” of the conflict).
Russia can no more accept Ukraine being part of NATO than
the U.S. would accept
Canada or Mexico being part of
the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization or the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation ,
and filled with missiles threatening its own territory,
and armed forces on a supposedly, but not necessarily, defensive mission.
One has to wonder why Ukraine matters so much to so many members of the American media
Because they are against Trump and Ukraine can be used by them as a cudgel against Trump
We don’t need to look for a more-complicated answer than that
So hilarious watching these silly school girl level scriveners being schooled in negotiations 101.
To paraphrase Brennan ,
“ But Trump said he would walk if there was no ceasefire!”
(Which would torpedo any more talks)
”What about Trump promising more sanctions?”
(Again, would ruin any talks)
”What about signaling to the world that it’s ok to invade a country?”
(Not at all what is going on)
Its like MB and her globalist cronies have a set of rules that PDJT must play by
while trying to end a proxy war with a nuclear power.
MB and the MSM project THEIR insecurities about the power of PDJT. As if explaining their rules
to sheep via the MSM makes them correct. It’s freaking gaslighting and a mockingbird strategy.
I’m glad he straightened her and the Media out. They have one mindset. GET TRUMP.
If anyone still thinks these are ‘news’ networks, and not obvious propaganda operations, merely watch this interview and the others on ABC/NBC, and observe their obvious attempt at narrative fabrication that ‘Trump failed to get a ceasefire’ and another that he’s soft on Putin. It’s grammar school level stuff now….the fake news apparatchiks are gonna stay on the titanic, and ride it to the bottom, apparently.
Keep in mind, this schtick still fools a majority of the people. They’re happy with that. But yeah, they’re going to ride this horse all the way to the glue factory.
The majority of the population do not get their news from the TV anymore. Legacy media is slowly, but surely in a death spiral.
Narrative first; narrative last; narrative always – as if _no_ history between NATO and Russia existed before 2022. She is full of more dreck than a Christmas goose.