In this episode of ‘Editorial,’ Mr. Sujit Nair discusses US President Donald Trump’s actions, statements, and the treatment he has given to other world leaders since he took office. Mr. Nair points out how Trump is humiliating world leaders by inviting them to the White House. Mr. Nair mentions how the world is now reacting to Trump’s decision.
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[00:00:00] Namaskar! Welcome to another episode of Editorial. I want to rule the world. I want to rule the world. This was the statement made by Napoleon. That was a very famous statement. I want to rule the world. I want to be the king of the world. Is that what Trump is trying? Let's talk about this. Let's get right into the show.
[00:00:22] You see, bully, a person who thinks he is above the other person, a person who has a superiority complex, a person who has a monarchial mindset. He is the one who calls people to his palace, to his abode and insults them, humiliates them.
[00:00:56] He is the one who goes in front of the press and shows the world that, listen, you know what? Everybody know, everybody, every other person is under me. Now, another very strong characteristic of a person who wants, who hopes to rule the world someday is to always start saying that I am going to make my country great again.
[00:01:22] Hitler said it. I am going to make Germany great again. We have suffered a lot of injustice from a lot of people, a lot of other countries. So I am going to make Germany great again. I am going to get Germany justice.
[00:01:40] That was war. This is economy. Today, President Trump seems to be talking the same language. Same language. American people, American taxpayers have been seen as faced a lot of injustice from a lot of countries because a lot of country has levied unnecessary tariff on United States of America.
[00:02:03] So I am going to get justice to the United States. Let's make United States great once again. If you don't make your product in America, however, under the Trump administration, you will pay a tariff and in some cases a rather large one. Other countries have used tariffs against us for decades, and now it's our turn to start using them against those other countries.
[00:02:29] Doesn't it sound similar? You see, the point that I am trying to make is as almost humiliated, almost belittled every other leader who has come to visit him. Now, look at what he did to Zelensky. It happened recently.
[00:02:57] Excuse me. That was with Obama, who gave you sheets and I gave you javelins. Yes, I gave you the javelins to take out all those tanks. Obama gave you sheets. In fact, the statement is Obama gave sheets and Trump gave javelins. You got to be more thankful because let me tell you, you don't have the cards with us. You have the cards. But without us, you don't have any cards.
[00:03:22] When Benjamin Netanyahu was with him, in front of Netanyahu, he said, I am going to buy Gaza. I am going to buy Gaza Strip. Netanyahu, of course, didn't say much. He kept quiet. The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site.
[00:03:52] Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out. Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area. The way he treated Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, I thought that was absolutely unbecoming of another leader.
[00:04:17] For starters, in a discussion, he asked Starmer, do you think you can fight Russia alone? On an economic deal, our team is going to be working together on security in Ukraine. You mentioned Canada. I think you're trying to find a divide between us that doesn't exist. We're the closest of nations and we had very good discussions today, but we didn't discuss Canada. Thank you. Today, but we didn't discuss Canada. Thank you.
[00:04:47] Look at the way he treats an other world leader. He treats the Prime Minister of another country. Look at the way he treats. He didn't treat Mr. Narendra Modi very well either.
[00:05:25] In front of another Prime Minister, you are saying that this country charges a lot of tariff. It is not that you don't talk about it, but these are discussions that you have in a closed door. Not in press conference. Where he says, he charges a lot of taxes. He charges a lot of tariff. This is how you talk to another world leader. And that world leader has hugged you four times already before that.
[00:05:52] There is something called as courtesy that you extend to another world leader. And that courtesy is something that he absolutely has no idea what it is in his mind. Or possibly, Trump wants to put down every world leader. Why? He wants to be the ruler of earth. Every other leader is smaller.
[00:06:19] Insignificant to me is the message he is sending to the world. Because today, every Ukrainian saw how their president was humiliated. Every Indian saw how Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not treated too well and the way he spoke about it. Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi amongst all of that was treated the best in a way, come to think of it. But yet, he was, you know, at some point, he just couldn't resist being condescending.
[00:06:45] The same way, we saw how Starmer was treated like I told you. We saw how he was treated. You know, Denmark, he told Denmark that I want to buy Greenland. Of course, one of the parliament members of Denmark gave it real bad to him and where he asked him to, you know, F off or whatever. I'm sure you know what I mean by that.
[00:07:12] Dear President Trump, listen very carefully. Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It's an integrated part of our country. It is not for sale. Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off. Why? Why get into that? See, now, coming to my next point.
[00:07:37] In the process of him being, showing himself as superior, showing himself as the bully, showing himself as the leader of the world and possibly the king of the world, what he is trying to do is he is trying to divide the world. He is trying to divide the world. Slowly but steadily, the world is reacting to him. He humiliated Zelensky.
[00:08:03] The entire European Union came together and gave Zelensky a royal welcome. A royal welcome. Zelensky couldn't have, wouldn't have got that welcome if it wasn't for Trump's humiliation. Humiliation. What was Europe trying to do? What was Europe trying to communicate? What was the message that Europe was trying to send? The message that Europe was trying to send to Trump is, listen, you don't decide. We are there to back him.
[00:08:32] You may think whatever, but we are there to back him. Trump wants to be friends with Putin. He put down Zelensky. He put down Ukraine. And the European Union said that, no, we are with Ukraine. Your opinion are yours. This is what they told Trump. This is what the message they sent. China, incidentally, let me tell you.
[00:08:58] China, after tariffs were put on China, China said, if war is what US wants, be it tariff war, trade war, or any other type of war, we are ready to fight. Chinese were very clear. You want to take Panga with us? Any war, tariff war, trade war, Joe Wall, Bolo, we are ready. See, these were not words that was used against America till recently.
[00:09:27] India, they are putting tariff. And now it's our turn to start using them against those other countries. On average, the European Union, China, Brazil, India, Mexico and Canada, have you heard of them? And countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs than we charge them. It's very unfair. India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100%.
[00:09:58] China's average tariff on our products is twice what we charge them. And South Korea's average tariff is four times higher. Think of that four times higher. And we give so much help militarily and in so many other ways to South Korea. But that's what happens. This is happening by friend and foe. So this system is not fair to the United States and never was.
[00:10:22] And so on April 2nd, I wanted to make it April 1st, but I didn't want to be accused of April Fool's Day. That's not just one day. It cost us a lot of money. But we're going to do it in April. I'm a very superstitious person. April 2nd, reciprocal tariffs kick in. And whatever they tariff us, other countries, we will tariff them.
[00:10:52] That's reciprocal back and forth. Whatever they tax us, we will tax them. Friends and foe, everybody is doing injustice to US. This is what he's communicating to his people. Creating enemies. So he's isolating America. He's saying, listen Americans, the whole world is out to take your money. The whole world is against you. I am your protector.
[00:11:22] And I will put everybody down in front of you. Will humiliate you. Humiliate every other leader in front of you. And I will prove that I am the king of the world. I will use your resources, your arms, your ammunition, your power to dominate the world. So that I rule the world. Now think about it. Who is pushing this world to World War III?
[00:11:50] Is it Zelensky, like the president said here? Position. You don't have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards. Not playing cards. Right now, you're playing cards. I'm very serious, Mr. President. I'm very serious. You're gambling with the lives of millions of people. You're gambling with World War III. You're gambling with World War III. And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country.
[00:12:16] Or is it the president of United States, Donald Trump himself, pushing this world to Third World War? So to conclude, Donald Trump has moved from right to far right.
[00:12:35] His policies, his decisions, his conduct, and the way he is managing everything, his finance policies, his foreign policies, his relationships across the globe, everything, even internal policies. He is moving far right. Far right is what Hitler was. Far right is what most of the dictators of this world were.
[00:13:07] Donald Trump is taking that route. Now, is this good for, forget about the world, but is this good for America? Chances are, maybe not. Today, the world with, which morally, most of them who revered America, who, who couldn't say a word against America, who never spoke against America. Today, almost every country has a point of view. I didn't speak about Canada and Trudeau, what he spoke about America.
[00:13:37] Their closest ally, their neighbors. So, this feeling that Trump is no longer the Trump he was, and possibly, therefore, America is no longer the America it was, is spreading. The logic is very simple. Finally, Europe may unite together. Asia may unite together. Middle East may unite together.
[00:14:04] Well, you are, you are, you are just going in and saying, I'll buy out Gaza. And what happens to the Palestinians staying there? And you think the Arab nations are going to keep quiet about it? I'm going to buy out Gaza. I mean, look at the mindset. I'm going to buy out Greenland. You, you think that Denmark, the Danish people are going to keep quiet? If he buys out Greenland?
[00:14:33] This is going to continue. This is going to happen. Tariffs on China. Tariffs on India. The point is, I think Trump's ambition is going to prove very, very dangerous for the world. We will see this in the next four years. His ambitions, his arrogance, and the people around him. J.D. Vance and Elon Musk. Elon Musk gets pleasure in sacking people.
[00:15:03] He gets pleasure. Look at what he did to Twitter. Look at what he did to the staff of Twitter. There's a pleasure he deserves in sacking people. He is the one who is on the left of Mr. Donald Trump and Mr. J.D. Vance on the right as his vice president. We saw how J.D. Vance took off on Zelensky.
[00:15:32] So, with this kind of comrades and Donald Trump, the new avatar of Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2.0, A. is not going to be good for the world. B. Most importantly, may not necessarily be good for India. That my friend Donald Trump may not remain my friend for long. This is the point I wanted to make. Till I see you next time. That's tomorrow at 10.
[00:16:02] Namaskar.