That comment is on tape at Trump’s Future Investment conference.
New Level of Crassness
This following a clip from President Donald Trump’s speech at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority Summit.
“He didn’t think he’d be kissing my ass. But now he has to be nice to me. You tell him he’d better be nice to me.”
If I am not mistaken, that is a new low in diplomatic idiocy, on video display to the entire world.
And the irony is staggering. Trump started this war that no one in the Mideast wanted except Israel.
The Correct Attitude
“You can mock me all you want, but I’m not sending British kids to die for your losing war.”
Accurate Reflections On Intelligence
The deal on the table changes everything about this war. Ukraine is offering Gulf states 1,000 drone interceptors per day. Each Sting interceptor costs $2,100. Each Patriot missile it replaces costs $3.9 million. In exchange, Ukraine wants the Patriot missiles the Gulf states are burning through, because Kyiv cannot get enough of them to stop Russian missiles.
The National reported on March 27 that Zelensky told reporters: “We’d like to quietly receive the Patriot missiles we have a deficit of, and give them a corresponding number of interceptors.” AFP confirmed the UAE agreement on March 28. Eleven countries have formally requested Ukraine’s drone defence expertise per Zelensky’s own count. Over 200 Ukrainian military specialists are already deployed across the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Grok’s Verification Analysis
- Zelensky’s visit and UAE (plus Qatar/Saudi) defense cooperation agreements: Confirmed. Zelensky met UAE President MBZ and signed a security/defense cooperation deal focused on air defense and counter-drone measures on March 28. Similar deals were signed with Qatar the same day and Saudi Arabia shortly before (reported via AFP). aljazeera.com
- Ukraine offering ~1,000 drone interceptors per day (e.g., Sting system) in exchange for Patriots: This matches Ukraine’s stated production capacity and Zelensky’s explicit barter proposal. Ukrainian manufacturers have publicly discussed scaling to tens of thousands per month (roughly 1,000+/day). The “swap” framing—Ukraine supplies cheap, mass-produced interceptor drones + expertise; Gulf states provide scarce Patriot PAC-3 missiles—is directly from Zelensky. euromaidanpress.com
- Exact Zelensky quote: “We’d like to quietly receive the Patriot missiles we have a deficit of, and give them a corresponding number of interceptors.” This is real and widely reported (including by The National around March 27 and echoed in Defense News, Hindustan Times, etc.). fortune.com
- Sting interceptor cost ($2,100) vs. Patriot ($3.9 million): Directionally correct and consistent with public figures. Ukrainian interceptors (including Sting FPV-type systems) are routinely described in the $1,200–$2,500 range; Patriot PAC-3 interceptors are in the multi-million-dollar range (commonly cited near $3.5–4M). The post’s specific numbers align closely with reporting. quwa.org
- Over 200 Ukrainian military specialists already deployed: Accurate—reports specify ~228 specialists operating in exactly the five countries named (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan) to advise on and help intercept drones. defensenews.com
- 11 countries have formally requested Ukraine’s drone-defense expertise: Directly from Zelensky (reported mid-March). This includes Gulf states, the US, and European neighbors of Iran. france24.com
- Broader context (Gulf states burning through Patriots on Shaheds): Also corroborated. Gulf/U.S. forces have expended hundreds of expensive Patriots in days against low-cost Iranian drones, creating the exact incentive for Ukraine’s cheaper, higher-volume alternative. fortune.com
Schrödinger’s Trump
Trump’s Claims with Key Additions
Trumps claims that the war will be over in a few days, that he already won the war, is currently winning the war, needs help to win the war, needs no help to win the war, the war will be over in 4-6 weeks, and there is no war in the first place because it’s not a war but an excursion. The excursion is needed to destroy the nuclear program he claims to have destroyed last year.
If that’s not perfectly clear, what is?
Trump Correctly Analyzes His Own Arrogance
Trump’s Explains His Inept Cabinet
“I hang out with losers because it makes be feel better. I hate guys that are very, very successful and you have to listen to their success stories. I like people that like to listen to my success.”
Trump Top 10 Statements Made March 26
- We will not negotiate. Of course they’re negotiating, [Mish: How is that logically possible?] Who wouldn’t negotiate?
- Now, before this started, the Dow hit 50,000. The S&P hit 7,000. Both of those achievements were not achievable. [Mish: Now that’s an amusing revelation]
- We’re building an arc, a triumphal arc, which will be incredible for the city, incredible.
- We love the farmers. We gave them $12 billion and they’re extremely happy.
- See, I’m a gold person. It’s all real stuff. You can’t imitate it. Someday, they’ll discover a paint that will look like gold and the guy’s going to be the richest man in the world.
- I love the government like I love myself economically.
- He was shocked, the head of Sharpie gets a call. So, for $5 — it could be zero — but for $5 I get a much better pen than for $1,000. And I can hand them out and actually they become hot as a pistol.
- You know, I settled eight wars, and many of them, I think were more difficult than this one.
- I mean, I read a story today that I’m desperate to make a deal. I’m not — I don’t — if I was desperate, he’d be the first to know.
- We have done an amazing job. I had to do a little stopover; I call it an excursion.
Yes, those statements were all made in a single day.
Here’s a bonus eleventh.
“And my predictions have been right. Trump was right about everything.”
Related Posts
March 27, 2026: What Happened at Trump’s Insane Iran War Cabinet Meeting Yesterday?
Trump discussed custom Sharpie pens, his love of himself, the Triumphal Arch, and fake gold.
March 27, 2026: Stocks Down Five Straight Weeks, US Oil Tops $100, Huge Republican Infighting
Weekly summary: Dow and Nasdaq in correction, bond yields up, $WTIC settles near $100.
March 28, 2026: Congressional Meltdown: House and Senate Republicans Battle Over DHS Funding
Let’s also recap the SAVE Act. Got popcorn?
This post originated on MishTalk.Com
Thanks for Tuning In!
Mish
