Combative first week for Trump administration | Planet America Wednesday

[@nicholaslogan6840]

As an American, I really appreciate any news source that isn't overwhelmingly tainted by our native ideology. Thanks for uploading. Even though that Heritage Foundation guy isn't a human and is fighting against human rights and giving him a platform is irresponsible.

[@tonywilson4713]

I'm Australian but went to college in America (late 80s) on a sports scholarship and I can barely believe what's happened. I love America and the people and especially college sport, but your politics has been out of control for decades. I was even able to see it back in the 80s. I was there during the 87 primary season and remember the Gary Hart scandal which was a so what because everyone knew what Washington was like and that was years before Clinton got blown. Even during the Clinton blow job scandal Newt Gingrich was banging his secretary. I did aerospace engineering but a bunch of my friends were pre-law and they'd drag me into their conversations which gave me an interesting education on the US Constitution. My only real political or legal education was studying Orwell (1984 & Animal Farm) in High School so I'd argue that any nation can fall into a totalitarian dictatorship if it wasn't careful. My friends always argued back that was impossible because of the "System of Checks & Balances." These days I consider the US Constitution one of humanities finest achievements but its NOT perfect and it has one major flaw none of my college friends ever considered. That flaw is in granting so many freedoms allows people with nefarious motives to exploit it. That's where the Heritage Foundation goon plays his part. Heritage like CATO and other Washington Think Tanks isn't just some place where people think its where they plan to get things they want without any consideration of the consequences to others. That's what scares me about American Libertarians. Its not that defending liberty is bad in fact defending liberty is one of the noblest ideas. But American Libertarians demand the liberty to strip other people of their liberties. They are at their core authoritarians who believe there's 2 types of laws. The laws they don't believe apply to them and the laws they believe apply to everyone else.

[@MatthewSummerton]

It’s important to listen to the other side and then realise how full of shit they are.

[@tonywilson4713]

@@MatthewSummerton Great point

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

@@tonywilson4713 'But American Libertarians demand the liberty to strip other people of their liberties.' Not true. You get your news from biased media and this is the result. Your other reply to the second commenter is more of that media conditioning. The divisiveness and blown up rhetoric is the problem, libertarians are not 'demanding to take others' liberties', that's just your typical msm bs

[@WhatNotEven]

⁠@@tonywilson4713 it sounds like you still haven’t read another book since Animal Farm

[@fl00d69]

'Oligarchy The Board Game' was hysterical 🤣 I am addicted to this channel - please send help.

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

need a short

[@JaeJaeG]

Plz send help, echo!

[@Amanda-qr8yy]

As an American I absolutely love this show. Thanks so much for putting it on KZbin for us unfortunate folks living though this presidency

[@fabulous997]

What about the majority of American people that voted for Trump. Oh you only support democracy when it suits you. 🤣

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

@@fabulous997 technically not a majority.

[@jimschachtschneider7741]

What is lost in the conversation about deportation flights to Columbia is that there was already a diplomatic procedure in place for deportation of Colombian citizens back to Columbia. The US unilaterally chose to bypass these diplomatic channels and Columbia objected. How exactly would the US respond if Colombia started deporting US citizens back to the US on Colombian military planes - without going through proper channels?🤔

[@oftheborg]

I wonder how many Americans are there illegally.

[@L-K-Jellyfish]

That’s the thing about power: it doesn’t need to care about the little guy’s point of view.

[@Stansyyy]

It's gonna be a fun 4 years. Love the show

[@cleft_3000]

Didn’t trump try to blackmail Zelenskyy?! Then impeached! And he’s surprised why people think he’s a pos.

[@AussieWelder]

And made congress hold up military aid to Ukraine for 6mths wtf do people think no one will remember what happened in the last year

[@drew3030]

He is counting on people having no memory of the first Trump term.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

That's the media line, yeah. The same media that swore up and down that biden was a galaxy brain amazingly present leader. They spin anything they can to help democrats and defeat populism, so no he most likely did not and it's media bs. They take a little seed of truth then grow a watermelon of propaganda to feed libs.

[@slepper98]

What Nuland did over there will be a major revelation for the left. Don't forget 'sack the prosecutor or no money' from Biden.

[@roughhabit9085]

Then impeached ? Is that a sentence ?

[@wynandbreytenbach3523]

You’ve hugely downplayed the fact that Trump said to “clean out the whole thing” regarding Gaza. What he’s suggesting there is blatant ethnic cleansing!

[@roughhabit9085]

Begs the question why they just don’t release the hostages.

[@KateLicker]

pleased that you are getting the show up on YT pretty fast each time..

[@A_Free_Spirit_]

This channel is very informative. Thank you.

[@amanwithnoname-ds6ep]

Why would they have a guy who is a senior fellow for the heritage foundation, a foundation that created project 2025 which is Trump's policy plan?

[@SS8114-q4s]

I hope they're taking the piss, or we're all in a world of pain.

[@monkeybudge]

I love that these guys always have some “people I’ve talked to” on the ground of whatever country they’re talking about who happen to agree with them. This guy hasn’t talked to anyone in Greenland or Panama.

[@Squashed8Ball]

To help counter the false assertions that the ABC is biased towards the left and ward off the right’s campaign in Australia to reduce funding for the ABC, or worse yet, cease it entirely!

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

It's cos they always just follow right wing crud...

[@espeka1207]

Biased and partisan view points can still be interesting to hear, so long as you don't take them as gospel. They're not getting him on to give the impartial facts, they're getting him on so the audience can learn about his view point. I think it's valuable to know how different sides of politics perceive the issues, especially those you disagree with.

[@MarthaAnthony]

Trump's skin may now be the second thinnest thing on Earth, next to the history, geography and politics books he has read.

[@JamesMiller-fx5yi]

The book has a "genuine leather" vinyl cover.

[@MarthaAnthony]

@@JamesMiller-fx5yi And is signed with a sharpie and the limited edition version also includes an amended pledge of allegiance (liberty and justice is no longer for all), 50 pictures of American flags in various lights, an ode to America from his wife and 50 Bible passages which could be slightly re-worded to talk about how great America is. And it comes with a slim-line bullet-holder which conveniently fits perfectly into a purse or wallet and plays the Star-Spangled Banner when you press the face of George Washington.

[@bambooshampoo3495]

​@@MarthaAnthonyMusk is making a serious challenge for 2nd place.

[@wereoctopus]

Usually when you've interviewed people on the American right, I've found them to have interesting insights even if I vehemently disagree with their political agenda. But that Heritage Foundation guy was a laughingstock.

[@KuriosDiogenesJar]

and very obviously so.

[@andrewduan5123]

the heritage foundation is a joke, they exist to push right wing talking points and reduce taxes on the ultra wealthy. nothing they say should be taken seriously. They're like the Cato Institute, so obviously self interested that its outrageous that they should even be given a platform.

[@Squashed8Ball]

Denmark is certainly taking Trump’s threatening posture towards Greenland seriously to the tune of $2 billion in defence spending for it’s autonomously governed territory.

[@KateLicker]

I doubt they take the military angle that seriously...Trumps fascination with Greenland goes back to his previous term and it's pretty weird..

[@Squashed8Ball]

@ you don’t think $2 B in spending is a serious step? Not to mention the German and French leaders’ comments in support of Denmark and their discussions about deploying troops to Greenland.

[@TommyDinh]

The Oligarchy boardgame ad was great stuff! Will be showing my age here but it felt like it came out of CNNNN! Double points from me.

[@ArkaynAdrian]

I have not thought about CNN N N for years. Man, the satire than was of a simpler time.

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

@@ArkaynAdrian not really

[@davidgrounds2168]

Melina - the DoD budget is about the size of Australia's GDP - not our government

[@MarthaAnthony]

So is anyone still following the alleged $10 million campaign donation from Egypt to Trump?

[@ClydeusMaximus]

Nope. Nor the 2 billion dollars handed to Jarred Kushner from the Saudi's months after leaving his role in the administration.

[@KateLicker]

which if state money was just a partial refund on the years of foreign-aid handouts they have received..

[@MarthaAnthony]

@ But it didn't go to the US. It allegedly went to Trump's own campaign, which he then said was his own donation to his election fund.

[@KateLicker]

@@MarthaAnthony just saying where they got it..obviously it is an example of re-gifting..

[@MarthaAnthony]

@@KateLicker lol

[@davidfowles]

I suspect that guy’s comments on Ukraine are going to age like milk.

[@dressydressy6246]

In the one interview, Jim explained implied there is nothing wrong with Trump threatening force to take over Greenland and the Canal while at the same time agreeing that Russia shouldn't have attempted to take over a free and independent Ukraine. Russia bad, America good. Wink wink.

[@tomstruct]

Thanks team 🎉

[@chrisstorment1123]

You're welcome bot

[@CarterSimon777]

The end was amazing 🤩

[@nancymercer2786]

I'm a US citizen and I would like to thank President Petro for standing up to Donald trump. I wish the people of the US had your courage, humanity, and the sense of right and wrong.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

I'm a Colombian and American citizen, and I think he did more harm than good. The people in the planes he turned back would face more of the same conditions he claimed to have issues with, since they were mid air when he decided to turn them back. And now all visa applications are cancelled in Colombia, and petro agreed to all trump's terms for the plane anyway. Completely stupid decision he made, unforced, just because he's a terrible leader.

[@peped6158]

Please actually look into producing “Oligarchy” for real! It would be an instant worldwide success and I’d definitely be lining up to be buying one. If you’re worried about potential litigation, just give Trump a percentage of the profits, he’ll be totally on boardgame with that!

[@tonywilson4713]

There's already variations to the original Monopoly game but they are all licensed by who ever owns the rights.

[@justincementon5052]

People in the comments yap away about Republican intolerance, then crucify John & Chas for having a Trump bloke come on to argue the pro-Trump perspective 😂 I'm highly critical of Trump policy, but the hypocrisy here is palpable

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

ya

[@MarthaAnthony]

Greenland is strategic to Europe and for stopping Russia. It is not an essential piece of territory for the US outside of war, and they still have a base there. The entitlement is appalling.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

Europe can do nothing with Greenland, they've had it for decades and have not invested in the island. This is literally what polls from Greenland say, people want more investment but it's just forgotten and too expensive for Europe. They can't stop Russia in their own continent, it's fantasy to think they can do it in Greenland

[@williampatton7476]

TO be fair Europe will just let Russia and China take control of the Arctic unless the US comes in imo.

[@000Dragon50000]

I'm... Extremely disappointed in the invitation of the Heritage foundation for an interview without any indication of the way they're behind so much of the abject cruelty the Trump regime is currently engaging in, particularly towards racial minorities, women and LGBT+ people, or any challenge of those points during the interview. You're the ABC, the only TV channel not owned by Rupert Murdoch or some other far-right billionaire in australia... you're supposed to be better than this.

[@inertialwave]

agreed, this is very disappointing. i generally enjoy the show but they have a history of bringing on hard right interviewees without appropriate context or challenge, and this is just another example of that.

[@Ktmfan450]

People should educate themselves

[@fold2victory]

@@inertialwave Probably to appease the LNP acolytes within the ABC board. If they don't bring them on, in the so-called interests of 'fairness', then no more Planet America. Maybe.

[@Kangaroo-Bob]

Strongly disagree. If Planet America only chose 'inoffensive' organisations that side with the left then the show loses its value and becomes another ABC echo chamber

[@bambooshampoo3495]

The audience of Planet America is well aware of the Heritage Foundation's agenda. It's been covered more than once on the show. As for your claim that the ABC is "the only non-Murdoch owned TV channel in Australia". What are you on about? Murdoch doesn't own any other free to air TV in Australia ie. SBS, 7, 9 & 10.

[@TheOriginalDeckBoy]

lmao... glad ur back boys...

[@PierreLord]

Great show..

[@carrot272727]

So is the fireside chat now the weekend addition?

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

always was

[@woof5082]

Trump is now the most powerful Karen on Earth!!!

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

Comment of the year delivered in January.

[@zg1806]

If Contrarian was a political party, Chas would be their leader for life. I'm looking forward to four years of "He was elected! That's democracy! He's legally allowed to do that so it's okay!" every week, when for some reason the previous guy never seemed to get that sort of benefit. 🤔

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

He's just not prone to falling for media bs as much the VAST majority of people. You guys read a sensationalized headline with trump in the name and you immediately believe it without question. Chaz has good critical thinking even if I don't always agree with him

[@christianhorner001]

Chas is the only guy at ABC not suffering hard with Trumpy derangement syndrome.

[@slepper98]

@@christianhorner001 I reckon it gets right under John's skin.

[@L-K-Jellyfish]

If everybody agreed all the time it would be a boring show. I personally find it refreshing when Chas points out that the week’s outrage material is legal because the way non-Trumpers react does give the impression that he’s breaking laws. (Ahem, Occupy Democrats.) Remember, this is a show for Australians who often watch US politics wondering what the hell is going on over there!

[@roughhabit9085]

All those bureaucrats being offered 7 months severance if they resign ! I thought that was a big story this week ? Didn’t want to give Australians any ideas ?

[@treedleduck]

Sorry but Melina Wicks is just butchering those punchlines

[@craigoOZ]

Speaking too fast, not pausing.

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

Trump is regularly termed 'transactional'. This is code for 'struggles with abstraction to such a degree, that there's an implicit demand that things remain, invariably, this for that', irrespective of the actual dimensions describing an issue. Also, why was Haley "barred permanently"? I've missed the reference.

[@KateLicker]

that on top of Ramaswamy's nasty cracks about her shoes!

[@Seanbarr333]

did he shave his head because he idolizes private pile from full metal jacket

[@geoffhead111]

i gotta say, petro returning those planes was a piece of grandstanding cosmetic b/s. how does that help the immigrants? they just gotta go back and sit in a sodding cell for a week while trump sorts his planes out jim carafano and greenland residents okaying american ownership; can't recall the last time i saw a guy struggle so hard to keep a straight face

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

That's exactly my thinking too. And now it backfired for him with zero visas being considered atm

[@MrTuffarts]

What is with the 4 flowerpots holding up the chair, the ABC must have better staging equipment.

[@CatsandJP]

Chair raisers….from the props department.

[@ripvanwando]

Up next week: The NIPCC to discuss the IPCC's most recent findings. Because apparently reality always needs a tax-exempt counterweight in politics.

[@James-k6z5e]

Albo is being stood over by Japan, Singapore and what other countries? Then denies the Australian people who want transparency, I remember him claiming to be transparent. We the people who are trying but understand both sides support each other while acting as caring individuals who seem to be thinking about themselves before the millions who they are representing while lying, cheating, thieving from the millions of people over a few billionaires who command these bad actors

[@barryschwarz]

Project 2025 seems to be humming along at a good clip.

[@slepper98]

Good to see Agenda 2030 get some pushback.

[@brianburgess3231]

you DID expect that right? That is trademark trait

[@Andy-zu3tv]

Karoline Leavitt was not struggling at all. She offered an extremely concise explanation of why they were doing what they were doing and gave specific examples of money that was being wasted.

[@Ninjaguiden89]

It's only 'wasted' if your brain is rotted by culture war crap

[@slepper98]

100%, they suffer TDS so badly they can't give her first appearance a pass. She did a smashing job. The last two covered up Biden falling to bits day in day out and not a word about them. If they tried a bit of balance the show would be great, no hope of that with Barron pushing the never Trump wagon 24 hours a day. ABC needs a good cleanout and it can't come quick enough.

[@babbyfacerevocation2740]

I do like that planet AMERICA 😇 AMEN

[@ChristopherHouse-dq9cr]

If Trump thinks it is best, and proves it we take Greenland!

[@JaeJaeG]

5:06 AHHHHHHH! ROFLOL! TY!

[@andrewthomas695]

Where can I buy the board game?

[@sirduke7636]

A migrant came here to take, and violate our laws, we tired of paying you

[@HelicopterShark]

Not gunna lie, kinda want to play Oligarchy, at least compared to monopoly the rules are clearer.

[@bapsteratheart]

Trade surplus with Colombia? I don’t think so. Snort.

[@roughhabit9085]

Blame Starbucks

[@sontaron7]

I know James Carafano is from The Heritage Foundation but was he paid per lie?

[@ttacking]

I couldn't BELIEVE that shit????

[@waterkaren3636]

sigh.🙄 here we go again🍿

[@payroll970]

I think there would be a lot of countries cosying up to China and Trump forcing these countries to build up their military. Good long term strategy.

[@avus-kw2f213]

5:13 500 actually

[@panfon5650]

The Danish bloke said 800 years?

[@avus-kw2f213]

@@panfon5650 No way

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

@@avus-kw2f213 but humans are 5000 years old right?

[@avus-kw2f213]

@@Backpfeifengesicht789 ye men

[@llcrulez3942]

@@panfon5650 I don’t know for sure, but I think the 800 figure probably comes from the Viking colonisation, which was sort of cut off and forgot about for a few hundred years.

[@demetriot]

You misinterpreted and not understood the derivation of the term Nakba. Verify it's origin.

[@Ktmfan450]

Care to explain? Making a claim without evidence means that the claim can be dismissed without evidence

[@demetriot]

Nonetheless, I am a big fan of the show and the hosts.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

Was anyone actually 'shackled' though? The word alone is picked (imo) to sensationalize this story. I heard they were wearing cuffs, and depending on the kinds of crimes they may have committed, and their number in one plane, I think it's fair to use cuffs.

[@Insignificatos]

Where ma cuntry gawne

[@IanFulton-x5y]

The woke brothers😂

[@avus-kw2f213]

4th

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[@cbs63]

Gazans want to leave Gaza. Stop patronising them. You would want to leave too.

[@fl00d69]

What? BS.

[@Ktmfan450]

They want to live in peace on their land

[@RedTomato1917]

You are a supporter of ethnic cleansing, you explicitly are supporting the depopulation of Gaza. That is despicable.

[@cbs63]

@Ktmfan450 they don't want to live ontop of blown up tunnels.

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