00:07Dzień dobry, nazywam się Agata Todorow, a to jest program 12 minut prosto z Forum Ekonomicznego w Karpaczu.
00:15Moim gościem jest Nick Adams, publicysta, autor książek oraz specjalny wysłannik Donalda Trumpa
00:21do spraw turystyki, amerykańskich wartości, amerykańskiej wyjątkowości.
00:26Mr. Ambassador, thank you for accepting our invitation.
00:28Agata, it's an absolute pleasure and delight to be with you.
00:32Mr. Ambassador, here during Forum, there's many discussions going on about stability,
00:38how to build stability in a time of many global changes.
00:42And I am very curious of your American perspective.
00:46Do you think the era of post-Cold War is over?
00:50I would argue, Agata, that the post-Cold War era happened decades ago.
00:57I think that that was between 1991 and 2001.
01:03And from September 11 until President Trump defeated ISIS, that was really the post-Cold War era.
01:10Now we're in an era of geo-strategic competition between the United States and the great power of Asia.
01:18Right. You've mentioned global important players, right?
01:24U.S., China.
01:26Do you see also Russia as a big player nowadays and where Europe finds its place?
01:32Look, I think that there are obviously a regional powers that can pose very serious threats to their neighbours.
01:38But at the end of the day, Agata, when you really look at the world, I think we're really looking
01:44at two powers.
01:45And that's the United States and China.
01:48So you don't see more players on the map?
01:51Well, I certainly believe that there are regional powers that can have influence and can certainly shape what happens.
02:00But ultimately, when you really break it down, you've got the United States and you've got China.
02:07And I think that that is the real geo-strategic competition.
02:12I would like to ask you about transatlantic relations that are quite fragile right now.
02:19How do you see it?
02:21Once again, I'm curious about your American perspective.
02:25Should Europe be worried about the future of the relation between U.S. and EU?
02:30Look, the United States, President Trump, loves Europe.
02:36We are cousins.
02:37We are related.
02:39And now, you can only be a friend to someone that wants to be a friend to themselves.
02:47And in many ways, a lot of the nations in Europe, unfortunately, have shown a lot of hostility.
02:55Those governments that have taken power.
03:00And what I mean by hostility, Agata, is that they have demonstrated a dislike for American-style freedoms for the
03:10United States.
03:11President Trump tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
03:16And I feel very comfortable saying these things in Poland, because Poland is a great exception to, I think, what
03:26we've seen in a lot of parts of Europe.
03:29Poland is strong.
03:31Poland is confident.
03:32Poland is resisting a lot of the problems that are afflicting European nations, like open borders,
03:40a loss of culture, a loss of patriotism.
03:45And I think for as long as Europe can look at Poland as an example for how to stay strong,
03:54I think that the relationship between the United States and Europe will always be great,
04:00because at the end of the day, a strong Europe is a great thing for the world and a great
04:07thing for the United States.
04:08Do you think Donald Trump is fundamentally changing the relations with Europe,
04:14or he's basically showing the problems that were there before, but nobody talked about it?
04:21As I mentioned, Agata, President Trump is probably the most truthful person that I know.
04:27And he calls it like it is.
04:29And I know that that may ruffle some feathers.
04:33But at the end of the day, everything that he says comes from a good place and everything that he
04:39says is accurate.
04:41I don't think that he's fundamentally transforming European relations.
04:47I think that he is highlighting what Europe needs to do in order to be as strong and great a
04:56partner for the United States as possible.
04:58So you see a bright future between Europe and the U.S.
05:01There are some perspective for cooperation and maybe better understanding.
05:07Agata, I am an all-American optimist.
05:10I always believe that things are going to be brighter.
05:14And there's no exception when it comes to the relationship between Europe and the United States.
05:19Which are, in your opinion, the biggest tasks for the Western world in the next years?
05:28What can be the most important, in your opinion?
05:32Look, I think that Europe really needs to ask itself a lot of questions.
05:36Is it going to go down a communist path?
05:40Or is it going to embrace American-style freedoms?
05:46Is it going to protect its culture?
05:49Or is it going to allow mass migration and open borders to totally change its identity?
05:58These are the issues that Europe and European nations must grapple with.
06:03And I think that ultimately, they are going to be the determining factors of where Europe goes and what happens.
06:15You mentioned the migration crisis.
06:18Do you think about the situation in Southam, Spain?
06:21Because it looks like that's something that impressed USA, but negatively, right?
06:28It was shocking.
06:29Look, the alien maritime invasion here in Europe is something that's very, very concerning.
06:36I think not just to the United States, but obviously to the countries here in Europe, to everybody.
06:43I mean, President Trump believes more than anybody that I know that every country is sovereign,
06:50that every country has borders, that every country has a culture, that every country has a language.
06:55And they are the things that we want European nations to protect.
07:02We want them to protect their own language, their own customs, their own traditions,
07:07and not lose all of that to unwanted invaders.
07:12I would like to ask you about midterm elections that are coming up.
07:16What will be, in your opinion, the biggest factor influencing the results of midterm elections?
07:23Look, midterm elections are always difficult for any incumbent party.
07:29I think that it's going to come down to turnout.
07:35If Republicans turn out, I think it's going to be a very good outcome for the President and for the
07:41Republican Party.
07:42If only the angry people turn out, then perhaps it might be something different.
07:49But I am optimistic that we're going to have a much better than expected outcome.
07:56Because if you have a look at President Trump's record, just the last coming up now to two years,
08:03it's really been incredible what he's done.
08:06He's made it safer.
08:07He's made it a much more confident place than what it was under Joe Biden.
08:16And on the other side of things, you've got Democrats that don't know what a criminal is,
08:22don't know what an illegal alien is, don't even know and can't even tell you what a woman is.
08:28War in Ukraine, that's something that is very worrying in Europe, especially here in Poland,
08:34because we are so close.
08:37And once again, the American perspective, that's something very important in this issue.
08:42So how do you see it now after a few years of this war ongoing?
08:47Is it something that worries you or do you see a perspective of peace in Ukraine?
08:53Agatha, President Trump made a promise in his election campaign in 2024 that he was going to end that war.
09:05And I am very confident that by the time he leaves office, that war will be ended.
09:13President Trump is the president of peace.
09:16President Trump wants peace.
09:18I know that he wants this conflict to end.
09:21And I know that he is doing everything imaginable to try to bring it to an end.
09:27I'm also very confident in his skills and his abilities.
09:32And so I would just urge everyone to have patience,
09:37because I think ultimately we are going to have the ending of that conflict and we will bring peace again.
09:45At the end, I wanted to come back to Polish-American relations that are very good, as you said before.
09:52What to do to make it even stronger, in your opinion?
09:56And what are your plans in Poland in the next future?
09:59Because you've mentioned when we've talked before and going on air that you're planning to come back to Poland.
10:05I would love to come back to Poland.
10:07This is my first trip.
10:08I've had a great time.
10:10I've sampled pierogi and durek and I can't get enough of it.
10:16I certainly do intend on returning.
10:19I've had lots of invitations in the last couple of days to do just that.
10:25I think that Poland is a fabulous friend of the United States and we love the Polish people.
10:33The Polish people are the most pro-American people in all of Europe.
10:38So there is just this great bond that we have.
10:42How can we make it stronger?
10:44Well, as the Minister for Tourism in the United States, as the Special Presidential Envoy,
10:49I invite all Polish people to come as tourists, to come and visit the United States of America
10:56and really get a feel for how friendly, how hospitable, how welcoming, how accommodating we are.
11:06We would love to welcome as many Polish tourists as possible.
11:12Right, because now there are many Polish tourists coming to the U.S.
11:17In the past, there were many Polish migrants moving to the U.S.
11:21There is a very big Polish community that you mentioned in your speech yesterday in Chicago, right?
11:27Chicago, yes, and certainly other parts as well.
11:30We're very proud.
11:31I mean, if you just go and have a look at a lot of the names of prominent footballers,
11:36they're all Polish names.
11:38So I think that people from Poland visiting America will find a lot of familiarity
11:45and a lot of enjoyment when they come.
11:48Mr. Ambassador, thank you for being my guest.
11:51Agatha, it's been a pleasure.
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