
Commentary
-
Our commentary partners will help you reach your own conclusions on complex topics.
We’re watching a struggle between Vladimir Putin, who is having the time of his life and president Biden, who seems totally confused and lost.
If you watch president Putin in his speech to the Russian people, which is a really long speech, if you watch him as he maneuvers every single day, you know this is the guy gets up in the morning and he’s having fun.
He wants to know how he can stick another needle into the West, how he can cause a little more pain in Ukraine, how he can dance around Biden, who is so slow and so lacking and understanding that he’s totally out of his league here.
What you have is a guy who barely plays tic tac toe against a guy who’s playing four dimensional chess.
And you see this day after day after day, and it’s gonna get worse because every time we fail to respond effectively, we increase the space in which Putin can maneuver.
And I think you’re gonna presently see him gradually gobble up Ukraine and begin to pressure Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Remember, Estonia is essentially a suburb of St. Petersburg, and it’s very close, and so it’s a real irritation to Putin to have those countries in NATO.
His goal is to drive NATO west, ideally to get the Americans off the European continent, and he has no shame.
So now having occupied part of Ukraine, he’s now called on the Ukrainian president to demobilize and demilitarize. Basically saying, “I could occupy you with so much less trouble if you would just abandon your army.”
You look at what Biden is doing. Somebody said to me that Biden has done for the Ukrainian border, what he has done for the American border – made it totally unmanageable.
And I think that you’re gonna see the Americans, frankly, have worked overtime to make Ukraine look hopeless.
We take our diplomats out. We have the chairman of the joint chiefs say that the Russians could be in Kyiv in three days. We basically are sending signals to not invest there.
I mean, we aren’t creating an economic blockade of Ukraine by our policies. So we’re undermining and weakening Ukraine at the very moment that we’re doing nothing effective about Russia. And in fact, just the opposite.
“As I said last week, defending freedom will have costs.”
Biden’s anti-oil, anti-gas policy, when it drives up the price of oil, that’s the largest single source of Russian foreign exchange.
So it’s now worth about a billion dollars a day to Putin to have oil at the current price, which gives him tons of money to play these games with.
So Biden has managed to adopt a policy which hurts the American people who are paying more for energy while it helps our Russian opponents.
Now that is not easy. And it tells you what a total mess we’re currently in and on my judgment, it’s gonna get worse, not better. And I think this is gonna be a very challenging couple years.
-
My White House visit left me more hopeful than ever
On Feb. 4, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House. The event — covering the U.S. proposal for Gaza, Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Middle East peace — drew numerous administration officials and packed the room. Trump also spoke from the… -
Trump moves at breakneck speed to enact bold changes
President Donald Trump has been in office for less than three weeks, but he’s already making his mark on Washington at an unprecedented pace. He is boldly reshaping the federal government in ways that have excited some of his supporters but which experts warn are illegal, dangerous and unconstitutional. He also recently met with House… -
Breaking down Trump’s incredible inaugural address
President Donald Trump sought to strike an uplifting tone in his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2025, proclaiming that America would soon enter “a golden age” and that God had spared his life to make America great. Supporters viewed the inauguration as a triumph or a vindication, while critics perceived it as a dark omen… -
Pete Hegseth is the right man to lead Department of Defense
A week after testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, is facing new assault allegations as his nomination moves to the full Senate for a vote. Hegseth’s former sister-in-law has accused him of violent and erratic behavior, while his ex-wife has denied the allegations. Hegseth’s nomination has… -
We need one big budget reconciliation bill, not two
The new Republican-majority Congress is planning to bundle an ambitious multi-issue agenda together into either one or two major budget reconciliation bills soon after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. There is an ongoing debate among Republicans in the House and Senate as to whether they should try to pass that agenda in one massive bill,…
Latest Opinions
-
Getty Images
NYC mayor announces plan to reopen ICE operations on Rikers Island
-
Getty Images
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt worried about ‘Bin Laden’ AI scenario
-
Getty Images
Macklemore releases song criticizing Trump, Musk and global conflicts
-
Getty Images
EPA head promises investigation into handling of $20 billion in taxpayer funds
-
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
FBI stops Indiana school shooting planned for Valentine’s Day
Popular Opinions
-
In addition to the facts, we believe it’s vital to hear perspectives from all sides of the political spectrum.