They don’t stand a chance, truly.  Despite a few glimpses of possible hope that appeared and disappeared like twinkling remnants of a week-old glitter particle from the happy moment, the entire confab of European Commission participants, NATO alliance members, World Economic Forum pontificators and U.N. supporters of World War Reddit, are not going to force President Trump to put U.S. military troops on the ground in Ukraine to protect their investments.

The group is once again facing the indefatigable pragmaticism of President Trump.  Ukraine peacekeeping security is a European issue that should be solved by European peacekeepers, not Americans.

Every member of the EU/NATO assembly, at varying degrees of self-embarrassment, admits publicly now that none of them want to participate in securing Ukraine without U.S. military troops leading the effort.  It’s almost ridiculous how entrenched they appear to be on this issue.  Does NATO/EU not have any confidence in their own military ability?

CEASEFIRE- In order for the larger conflict to be resolved, there first needs to be a ceasefire – a cessation of hostilities.  President Trump and President Putin have discussed this exact point.  President Trump has also engaged President Zelenskyy on this issue; however, Zelenskyy is far less willing to end the physical hostility.

The strange assumption that looms in the background, the visibility of something you can see on the face of Trump when he talks about it, is that Zelenskyy fears the ceasefire more than he fears losing thousands more Ukrainians in the bloodshed.  This is a current dynamic that needs increased scrutiny, because right now not enough people are noticing. Zelenskyy really seems to fear a ceasefire.

CTH has long outlined the greatest fear amid the EU/NATO/WEF collective, is that somehow the United States and Russia will form a strategic alliance.  In fact, Marco Rubio stunningly shared that public goal of President Trump in his initial remarks after meeting his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The New World Order the WEF/NATO/EU continually talk about, filled with the new definitions of “western democracy” where elections are controlled by Intelligence Community operatives (see ongoing operations in Romania), apparently cannot exist if the USA and Russia are allies.  Stop for more than a few moments and think about that; we have yet to figure out exactly why.

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Continuing with a process that originated in the first term, President Trump again allows cameras into the beginning of his cabinet meetings so the press pool can participate in the event.

Today, President Trump holds the first cabinet meeting of his second term with DOGE leader Elon Musk participating.  The anticipated start time is 11:00am EST.  Livestream Links Below:

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Canada’s top-four Moonbats held a debate to decide which of the leaders of the Snow Mexicans will take control of the party now that Justin Trudeau is leaving.  Chryistia “take your bank account” Freeland is the top contender.

For the Snow Mexicans, the #1 priority is fighting U.S President Donald Trump.  No other issue had anywhere near the level of importance or time during the debate.  Every facet of the leadership debate centers around how to confront, attack, and “outwit” President Trump. [Full Debate Here]

When you listen to four professional Canadian leftists explain how they will control the Canadian government and what their plans are for the future, you realize just how lost the nation of Canada has become.  To wit, hearing Chrystia Freeland explain how she will bring together a nuclear armed international alliance to fight President Trump, is really something special.  Here’s a few soundbites:

Has Chrystia Freeland lost her f’ing mind?!?

“The US is turning predator, and so what Canada needs to do is work closely with our democratic allies, our military allies.
I would start with our Nordic partners, specifically Denmark who is also being threatened, and our NATO… pic.twitter.com/D02tGiiYLX

— Kirk Lubimov (@KirkLubimov) February 26, 2025

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press conference from the Brady room in the White House.  Livestream Links Below.

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

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One of the consistent reminders from CTH research files is always to ‘trust your instincts.’  If it doesn’t feel quite right, then just wait, don’t formulate an opinion, keep watching and the picture will likely fill-in.

When considering anything that encompasses Vivek ‘The Slick’ Ramaswamy, trusting your instincts is key. Everything, from the speech pattern, the cadence, the sense of self-importance; all the way to the grand prose of Indian cultural heritage that puts others down as a cultural power dynamic, socially elevating self. It is all performative. Shallow and performative.

Ohio is an odd state. They seem to always find a way to leave themselves with the worst possible options for Governor.  He’s going to be a liability in the long term. Ramaswamy is not stable; he’s erratic and focused on emotional/personality issues.

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I hope the people in Ohio do not agree with my assessment, because the other options are likely to be worse.

Ohio is a weird place when it comes to Governor races.  The old GOP party controls the mechanics, the MAGA party is the base – that’s the source of the contradiction.

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President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint press conference from the White House at the conclusion of their lengthy discussions centered on Ukraine.  Livestream Links Below.

Macron is desperate to keep President Trump on the hook for the full NATO package, Trump want’s nothing to do with the EU plan and does not see Putin as an adversary.  The EU and NATO are not happy.  WATCH:

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