00:00So lots of wins that you outlined there for me on the domestic and the international level,
00:05Adolfo. But it hasn't always gone Trump's way. Let's be honest. He's been plagued by the release
00:11of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which he's appeared in. And the Russia-Ukraine war, despite his
00:18attempts to broker a deal, like you said, just hasn't come to fruition. How have these setbacks
00:26been viewed by Donald Trump's MAGA base? Well, first, obviously, there are always going to be
00:32issues. They're not all going to be resolved in one year. And in terms of the human nature of issues
00:40or other challenges, not everything is going to be resolved necessarily. With Epstein, of course,
00:47we have not seen any evidence to date that the president has implicated in anything that's
00:52criminal or similar to, for example, what had happened to Prince Andrew or some of the
00:57outrageous allegations. Keep in mind that the Epstein files were in the hands of the Democrat
01:02administration under Joe Biden and reviewed for many years by his adversaries. And had there been
01:11significant evidence or dirt or anything of that kind or less than that, that would have been exposed.
01:15With respect to Ukraine and Russia, yes, it is a difficult process. But where were we three or
01:22four years ago? He has been praised by European leaders and others about his efforts in that regard.
01:29I think and I'm hopeful there will be an agreement. But the progress and engagement has been something
01:36that has just pales in comparison to the previous administration. Keep in mind that President Trump's
01:41great success has to internationally has to do with something that our adversaries and our friends
01:47both know. And that is his unpredictability. And that is, I think, something he uses to his advantage.
01:54No one really knows, as he has himself has said, I might do it or might not do it. What I mean by that is
02:01that everyone has to take him seriously because it is the United States of America. There's now even
02:07suggestions I don't think it will happen that we would deploy U.S. troops to Ukraine. So you go from
02:13non-engagement to U.S. troops. That puts pressure on parties to come to the negotiation table. And that,
02:19of course, has been the art of the deal and his success politically and in terms of the business world.
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