MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the new German Chancellor obliterating Trump in his acceptance speech after winning in the Sunday parliamentary elections.
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00:00Germany's new chancellor, Frederick Maers, did not hold back in his acceptance speech
00:05over this weekend in his condemnation of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and J.D. Vance and the American
00:11government under those individuals. There were elections held in Germany. Musk, Trump,
00:17J.D. Vance, and the MAGA movement in America were supporting the German neo-Nazi party
00:23known as the AFD, which was also aligned with Russia. The AFD did worse than what they were
00:30expected to do in some initial polling. They came in second. The CDU-CSU came in first.
00:37They are going to be able to form a government forthwith. And over here, the new chancellor,
00:43which is the leader in Germany, Frederick Maers, did not hold back. He lumped Donald
00:48Trump, Musk, J.D. Vance together with enemies like Vladimir Putin and Russia. He talked
00:55about the election interference, the malicious and wanted interference that was engaged in
01:02by Trump, Musk, J.D. Vance, and other MAGAs in America, similar to what Putin was doing.
01:09Chancellor Maers also is providing a very strong defense of Ukraine and also spoke about
01:15a strong Europe. Let me show you this part of Chancellor Maers' acceptance speech where
01:22he called out Donald Trump, Musk, and Vance and compared them to Putin. Play this clip.
01:28The absolute priority from my point of view is that the Europeans communicate and are
01:33united among themselves. Currently, the larger part of European politics without Germany.
01:39It has, of course, something to do with the election campaign and also now this interim
01:43phase. But I am in close communication with many prime ministers, heads of state and government
01:48leaders of the European Union. And for me, the absolute priority will be to strengthen
01:54Europe as quickly as possible so that we step by step also truly achieve independence from
02:00the USA. I would not have believed that I would have to say something like this on a
02:04TV program. But at the latest, after last week's statements by Donald Trump, it's clear
02:10that the Americans, at least this part of the American government, are largely indifferent
02:15to Europe's fate. I am very curious about how we will approach the NATO summit at the
02:20end of June. Head towards June, whether we will still be talking about NATO in its current
02:26state or if we need to establish independent European defense capabilities much more quickly.
02:32So that has absolute priority for me. And I have absolutely no illusions about what
02:37is happening from America. Look at what Mr. Elon Musk has done recently in terms of interventions
02:44in the German elections. That is an unprecedented event. So the interventions from Washington
02:50were no less dramatic and drastic and ultimately brazen than the interventions we had from
02:55Moscow still seen. So we are under such massive pressure from two sides that my absolute priority
03:03now truly is to establish unity in Europe. Now, in this next clip, Chancellor Maers talks
03:09about a united Europe that can no longer rely on the United States. He talks about his role
03:16leading Germany, a strong Germany that no longer has the United States as an ally or
03:22a friend. And Chancellor Maers continued to reiterate as well that he doesn't know what's
03:28even going to happen in June when they're supposed to be a NATO summit, because it clearly
03:33seems that Donald Trump, Musk and J.D. Vance are pulling the United States out of NATO
03:40such that there needs to be a new European Common Defense Alliance. Play this clip.
03:47We, the CDU and the CSU, the Union, we won this federal election in 2025.
04:07Thank you very much for the trust you have placed in us and in me personally. I am aware
04:14of the responsibility. I am also aware of the magnitude of the task that now lies ahead
04:21of us. I approach this with the utmost respect, and I know it will not be easy. We led a very
04:31tough election campaign. This campaign was nevertheless very necessary, including the
04:37debate on the important and major issues of our country, such as economic policy, migration,
04:43and security policy and internal security. But now we will talk with each other. And above all,
04:49it is about reestablishing a capable government in Germany as quickly as possible. The world
04:57out there is not waiting for us, and it is not waiting for lengthy coalition talks and
05:04negotiations either. We must quickly become capable of taking action again so that we can
05:11do the right thing domestically, be present in Europe, and be noticed in the world. Germany
05:17will be reliably governed again, and that is what the Union stands for. That is what
05:25we stand for and what I personally stand for. Folks, we are watching historic developments
05:32rapidly progress with new security arrangements where America, under the Donald Trump, Elon
05:39Musk, J.D. Vance, fascist regime is being isolated and now just pushed out rightfully
05:46so by Europe, also by other countries like Canada, Mexico, and elsewhere as Donald Trump
05:52tries to create alliances with Vladimir Putin, which most Americans don't want at all. Embarrassingly,
06:00Donald Trump does not know anything about German politics because Donald Trump tried
06:05to act like this was a victory for him even though he supported the AFD, the neo-Nazi
06:13party in Germany because Donald Trump was like, look, everybody, the conservative party
06:19in Germany won, everybody. That's because of me, the CDU, CSU, the conservatives, everybody,
06:26they won. It's like us. Absolutely not. To be clear, the CDU, CSU is probably much closer
06:33to being like the Democrats in the United States of America and Donald Trump again was
06:41supporting the opposite party, the Putin party, which did not win, but Donald Trump wrote
06:45the following, looks like the conservative party in Germany has won the very big and
06:50highly anticipated election. Much like the USA, the people of Germany got tired of the
06:56no common sense agenda, especially on energy and immigration that has prevailed for so
07:01many years. This is a great day for Germany and for the United States of America under
07:06the leadership of a gentleman named Donald J. Trump. Congratulations to all, many more
07:12victories to follow. And again, it just shows you that not only is Donald Trump just dangerous,
07:18he is a complete and total idiot. By claiming that as a victory, you clearly heard Chancellor
07:24Mayer's or future Chancellor Mayer's speech there, which was condemning Donald Trump.
07:30And also in terms of energy policy, for example, the policies embraced by the CDU, CSU would
07:38be more analogous to all of the things that our ridiculous MAGA parties here in America
07:44would call the Green New Deal scam or whatever it is. Now, Europe is uniting right now and
07:50we're seeing people stand up to Donald Trump. For example, here's French President Emmanuel
07:56Macron saying that, look, Ukraine has had legitimate elections and all of Donald Trump's
08:04statements about Zelensky not being legitimate is Putin propaganda and false. Play this clip.
08:10I mean, we shouldn't buy into the arguments I hear everywhere. The Ukrainian president
08:16was elected through free elections in Ukraine. In fact, he wasn't the favorite at all. I
08:21remember it like it was yesterday. And so he's the president elected in a free system.
08:25This is not the case for Vladimir Putin, who kills his opponents and has been manipulating
08:29these elections for a long time. Unfortunately, this is not the case in too many countries
08:33in the world. He then had to enact, because it was war in his country, martial law. Do
08:40you think he can organize presidential or legislative elections in a country where several
08:45million Ukrainian men and women have fled for their safety, in a country where he has
08:50mobilized several million others who are on the front lines, where there are 1000 dead
08:54and injured per day, and where there is a whole strip of its territory that is conquered
08:59by Russia? What are we talking about? Do you think that in the same situation, we would
09:05have fun holding elections? He cannot hold elections. So if we want free elections in
09:10Ukraine, there needs to be a lasting peace in Ukraine. That's the prerequisite. Anyone
09:14who acts before that is manipulating. And what is the plan of some? I know it very well.
09:19A ceasefire that will not be respected. Quickly, quickly, elections to manipulate them. It's
09:24not a good idea. So yes, President Zelensky is legitimate. And we wish for more democracy
09:29in Ukraine over time, thanks to lasting peace. And President Zelensky wants democracy in
09:34Ukraine too, since he's a product of it. If the system had been manipulated, he would
09:39never have been elected president himself.
09:41While all of this is taking place, the Russian propaganda shows, Russian state regime media
09:48is loving all of this. Here is a clip from Russian state TV praising Donald Trump and
09:54Musk and JD Vance for being, quote, in total alignment with Putin. Let's play it.
10:03When Trump is answering questions about the press conference, I think it is not a coincidence
10:08that many of the narratives that are being voiced largely materialized after their conversation.
10:15The phrases he is saying are so deep and so correct. They are in total alignment with
10:20the way we see things.
10:22Going from Germany to France and now to the UK, the UK prime minister, Kier Starmer, he
10:28gave a speech saying that Ukraine must be at the table for any talks on its future following
10:34the US-Russian alliance. Play this clip.
11:04This washes up on our shores. And this is a generational moment. I've been saying for
11:11some time that we Europeans, including the United Kingdom, have to do more for our defence
11:18and security. The US is right about that. In this new era, we can't cling on to the
11:25comforts of the past. It's time to take responsibility for our security, our continent. And I'm clear
11:34that Britain will take a leading responsibility. We have to be ready to play our role if a
11:40force is required in Ukraine once a peace agreement is reached. And we have to be ready
11:45to reshape our economy with industrial policy, to stand up for Ukraine, to stand up for Europe,
11:52but most of all, to stand up for our security, because Ukraine is vital to us.
11:59And while this is taking place, the former Fox News host turned secretary of defence,
12:04Pete Hegseth was asked on Fox shows on Sunday, is it fair to say, can you just admit that
12:12Russia attacked unprovoked into Ukraine, to which Hegseth refused to call Russia the aggressor?
12:19Play this clip.
12:20Polinsky should come to the table because this economic partnership is an important
12:24thing for the future of his country. And we hope that he will very soon.
12:28But fair to say, Russia attacked unprovoked into Ukraine three years ago tomorrow.
12:33Fair to say it's a very complicated situation. Okay, we'll leave it there.
12:36And everybody in the Trump authoritarian regime now refuses to call Russia the aggressor.
12:43Here is another US special envoy to the Middle East right here. Envoy Whitcoff. And here
12:50he is asked a basic question and he says, the war didn't have to happen. It was provoked.
12:56It doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by Russia. Here, play this clip.
13:01The war, irrespective of who started it, needs to end. Too many people's lives have been
13:08expunged as a result of it. And it just doesn't make sense to the president. He wants to be
13:13the peacemaking president, peace through strength. And I don't blame him. I actually concur right
13:19down the line with his thought process around this. That's one. Two, that the war didn't
13:24need to happen. It was provoked. It doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the Russians.
13:30There were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining NATO. The president
13:35has spoken about this. That didn't need to happen. It basically became a threat to the
13:41Russians. And so we have to deal with that fact. And those are real facts on the ground
13:45here. But be that as it may, the Russians have indicated that they are responsive to
13:52Yeah, and as Sir William Browder says, this guy was also talking about his friendship
13:57with Putin after spending 3.5 hours with him at the Kremlin. He really should read Red
14:03Notice and learn about what happened to Sergei Magnitsky and me. Another comment right here
14:09from Anders Aslund says, the Trump administration and Musk are now the leading liars in the
14:15world, possibly even worse than Putin. Ukraine did not provoke Russia's assault. Russia attacked
14:21Ukraine for no reason. There was no discussion about Ukraine joining NATO. Ukraine suffered
14:27from neutrality. By the way, here's Pete Hegseth again saying that the firing of top military
14:34lawyers and top military brass was necessary to make sure that there don't exist roadblocks
14:43to anything that's about to happen. What the hell are you playing?
15:13and what her hyperbole is all about. Ultimately, we want lawyers who give sound constitutional
15:21advice and don't exist to attempt to be roadblocks to anything that happens in their spots. What
15:27we know about these TJAGs, they're called TJAGs inside the military. Traditionally, they've
15:31been elected by each other or chosen by each other, which is exactly how it works often
15:35with the chairman as well. Small group of insulated officers who perpetuate the status
15:41quo. Well, guess what? The status quo hasn't worked very well at the Pentagon. It's time
15:45for fresh blood. So we're going to open. Then you had Donald Trump's treasury secretary
15:49talking like a mobster. Scott Besant, the treasury secretary, is talking about how he's
15:58really just doing his best with Donald and Elon to try to extort Ukraine for their rare
16:03earth minerals. Play the clip. A partnership between Ukraine and the U.S. that involves
16:10strategic minerals, energy and state owned enterprises where we set up a partnership
16:17and we are only looking forward. We it is a win win. President Trump, they created this
16:24idea himself. It is a win win. We make money if the Ukrainian people make money. And I
16:30believe that with the United States of America, our know how, our businesses willing to come
16:36in and provide capital, that we can accelerate the Ukrainian growth trajectory and take in
16:43substantial monies for the U.S. taxpayers and get the Ukrainian economy on a growth,
16:50great growth trajectory. And by the way, Russia loves all of this as Julia Davis, who monitors
16:56all things Russia propaganda. Give her a shout out. She does great work. She goes.
17:01Trump and his team are gladly spreading Russian propaganda, and Moscow is showcasing their
17:07subservience. Why blame Russia for its genocidal expansionist invasion when you can blame NATO?
17:15And that's what Russia is showing that the Trump administration is doing and playing
17:18the Trump clips over and over again. Here's the special envoy Whitcoff again talking about
17:24his great discussions with Putin. Let's play it.
17:27The meeting ended. I looked at my watch and it was close to three and a half hours that
17:31we were in there. And hopefully that that suggests that a lot of good things got accomplished.
17:38I think that President Trump believes and I believe because he believes it, that trust
17:45building begins with good, proper communication. And we had really good. We just had a great
17:52discussion being President Putin. And and now it will be up to President Putin and President
17:58Trump to work something out. And I think they're going to be successful.
18:03Did you have an intelligence officer or anyone else with you? That's an extraordinary amount
18:08of face time with Putin. I had it was just me. It was just you.
18:14And then finally, here is Democratic Congress member Jim Himes, who I think has been stepping
18:20up a lot late lately. And he says, when you watch the language of Trump and Besant and
18:26Musk and Vance and all of these magas, it's like watching a bad episode of The Sopranos
18:32with their shakedown. Oh, give us your rare earth minerals or else. Here, play this clip.
18:38U.S. have some kind of guarantee or return on the billions of taxpayer dollars that have
18:43flowed into that conflict. Well, Shannon, I have I mean, I have I have two problems
18:49with that concept. One, it just looks like an episode of The Sopranos. Right. Give us
18:54your minerals or we're not going to help you fight a bloody butcher. I mean, is this really
18:59what we want? The greatest country in history to be known for, for like, you know, some
19:03mafia thing. Look, we've always stood with the good guys. We stood with Churchill against
19:07Hitler in World War One. We stood with the good guys. Even when we've gotten it wrong
19:11in Vietnam, we were standing with the good guys against the Viet Cong in Iraq. We were
19:14going after Saddam Hussein. Now this president is standing with the bad guy. He's saying
19:19Zelensky is the problem with Zelensky with very few resources is trying to stand up for
19:24democracy against a totalitarian butcher. What really worries me, Shannon, though, is
19:28what do you think President Xi is thinking? Because President Xi wakes up every single
19:33morning thinking is today they go the day I go into Taiwan. One of the things also that
19:37we've been reporting on that's worth mentioning as well is that there have been lots of credible
19:43reports that the Trump administration, Musk and others have been threatening Ukraine to
19:49shut off their Starlink connection, even though it's already been fully paid for by Poland.
19:58The Polish government has fully paid for Ukraine's Starlink. But nonetheless, you have the Trump
20:04administration still threatening that Elon Musk will shut off their Starlink if they
20:10don't submit and give America all of its rare earth minerals materials. Like, seriously,
20:16what the hell is going on here, folks? Been seeing lots of polling lately as well showing
20:22how unpopular Donald Trump's attempted alliance or alliance with Putin is here in America.
20:29It's a shameful thing. It's embarrassing to be an American while Trump is sucking up
20:33to Putin like this and making America subservient to Russia, helping the Russian stock market
20:40soar while he crushes the American markets. This is a pathetic authoritarian regime we
20:45have here in the United States. Let's not mince words when we call it out. And again,
20:50powerful words there. Talk about not mincing words from Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich
20:55Maas. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to five million. Can't get enough
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