At 4:36 yesterday afternoon, Donald Trump tried to explain why he was refusing to impose new sanctions on Russia. His reasoning was that Russia is doing “very little” to help Iran compared to what it could be doing, and he wants to keep it that way, “unless stupid people get in the way.” Those people are lawmakers from both parties who passed the law he signed just a month ago, named for his own friend Lindsey Graham. Now he is discarding the sanctions Graham worked to secure and calling it a strategy for peace. He accused Zelensky of wanting the war to continue for money. He left out the fact that Putin started this war and could end it by withdrawing. Trump is preparing his supporters to accept abandoning the country that was invaded as the reasonable thing to do.
In another post, he gave Netanyahu his “Complete and Total Endorsement” for reelection, praising a leader with an active International Criminal Court arrest warrant and making American support for Israel conditional on him remaining in power. I would never blame an entire nation for its leader. The Israeli people deserve better, just as we do, and just as the Iranian people do. But Trump keeps telling us what matters to him: he likes people who like him, even people he calls horrible. The danger goes beyond any single endorsement or sanctions waiver. He is trying to desensitize us to the United States standing beside authoritarian leaders and the cruelty they inflict, until we no longer remember being horrified by it.
Today’s young people have lived through one crisis after another: the Great Recession’s impact on their families, the pandemic, lost loved ones, racial injustice, and now renewed attacks on their rights. They deserve the chance to move toward a better future instead of constantly fighting to preserve what remains. Our responsibility next month does not end with casting a ballot. Trump may try to delay certifications, challenge the results, or prevent elected members of Congress from being seated. We must make our voices heard and insist that every vote is counted and the people’s decision is upheld. Future generations are counting on us.
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This video is based on my written post, available HERE, and based on the events of 10-18-2026.
This commentary represents my personal opinions and analysis of matters of public concern, informed by publicly available information. Any references to individuals constitute opinion and commentary protected under the First Amendment.
Sources:
https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/calendar/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/16/8058264/index.amp
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-signs-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill-into-law/
https://msmagazine.com/2026/08/31/north-carolina-students-campus-voting-access-photo-id-amendment/
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2026/02/14/nca-t--election-site--early-voting
https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendants/benjamin-netanyahu
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/world/trump-sidesteps/XKVXKIPPRA2R5BC6MQQUGBI66A/
