Subscribe

Trump Betrays Ukraine – The Monday AM Quickie 10/12/26

By Whitney Curry Wimbish —

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! -Whitney

Subscribe to the AM Quickie's NEW paid newsletters here!

THE BIG NEWS

Trump Sells Out Zelenskyy For Diesel Deal With Putin

The first in this weekend’s series of betrayals came on Friday, when Trump agreed to buy diesel from Russia. It was a move so outrageous that news outlets dropped the artifice of Both Sides and called it out directly. The Associated Press said it was “shocking,” the New York Times said it would undercut US sanctions, and the Wall Street Journal linked it to Trump’s “hopes of lowering domestic fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections.” 

The amount Aspiring Tsar Vladimir Putin intends to sell will barely make a difference in the market, the outlets reported, but it would give him more leverage in his war on Ukraine. The news that Trump was doing business with Ukraine’s enemy came as Ukrainian delegates were in Miami to meet with US officials to discuss ending Russia’s war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the deal a “gift” to Russia, one that will allow Putin to “kill more, wage war for longer.” 

Within hours, Putin did just that. His military unleashed hell on a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, using several powerful glide bombs in an attack that killed at least 20 people, including four children, injured 16 more, leveled an apartment building and caused large-scale power outages, ABC News, the Guardian and Kyiv Post reported. 

The next betrayal came Saturday, when Trump said Ukraine should get a new president, the Associated Press and the Guardian reported. Trump claimed Zelenskyy has failed to do enough to end the war with Russia, falsely implied that Zelenskyy started it, and falsely blamed him for skyrocketing diesel prices in the US, which are Trump’s fault. 

And last but not least, a third betrayal, reported on Sunday. According to the Financial Times, Trump is threatening to block arms for Ukraine and cut off intelligence sharing unless Ukraine stops bombing Russian oil refineries. 

Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators are protesting the deal, the AP reported Sunday, saying Trump failed to notify Congress or offer any explanation, as the law requires, and demanding he “immediately reverse course.” 

Meanwhile, Russia is redoubling its efforts to assassinate chief executives and senior employees at European defense companies, especially ones related to drone manufacturing, the Financial Times reported in a separate story. Per the FT: 

With progress on the battlefield deadlocked in Ukraine and Russia’s economy struggling, the Kremlin has ordered an expansion of sabotage and “hybrid” operations in Europe as it seeks to fatally weaken support for Kyiv in the coming months. 

Assassinations against European civilian targets — once considered taboo, even by Russia’s spy agencies — are an increasingly prominent part of those plans, European intelligence services have told the FT. 

Cockroach Movement Leaders Released From Custody After Police Violently Suppress Protest

Three months ago, India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement protesters won most major demands from Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s fascist government, including the resignation of the education minister and compensation for families of students who killed themselves over the government’s education exam failures. That was then. This weekend, the government’s security forces used “an extraordinary show of force” against them, the Associated Press and the New York Times reported, in an effort to violently crush their objections to the government’s politically motivated purge of voter rolls. Gen Z protesters had been planning to turn out en masse to demand an end to that project, which started last summer and has kicked 130 million names off the voter roll. They also want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. The three leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party – Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka – had intended to lead thousands in that protest on Saturday. Instead, authorities preemptively arrested the leaders and attempted to violently suppress everyone else. Per the NYT:

Throughout the day, thousands of people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, tried to gather in Delhi to protest a sweeping revision of their country’s voter roll. Security forces hauled them away, sometimes grabbing them by their arms and legs, and stuffed them, often forcefully, into buses and vans.

Those detained banged on the doors of police vans. They shouted from the windows of buses. One police officer was seen grabbing a protester by the throat. By early evening, more than 2,000 people had been detained, according to a lawyers’ group providing legal aid to the detainees, though an exact number was impossible to ascertain.

The government cancelled trains, closed subway stations and switched off the internet in New Delhi. On Sunday, authorities released the three leaders after they promised to avoid breaking the peace for one year. Right after they got out, they promised to continue peacefully protesting. One posted a message on social media: “The CJP will neither back down nor be intimidated.” A message on their official party account was righteous, too: “Cockroaches never die.” Respect and solidarity forever to all the protesters. 

Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia’s Main International Airport Twice in Two Days, 14 People Dead

Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility for both missile attacks on the airport in Riyadh, according to Al Jazeera, NBC News, and the Washington Post. The strike on Saturday killed 13 people and injured more than 300 others; the strike on Sunday killed one Pakistani national and injured 11 more. Attackers also hit Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport. Trump said Saturday that he was considering joining Saudi Arabia’s military operations against the Houthis. “We may. We’re gonna look at it,” he said. “We just found out about the recent attack. So we’ll make a decision. We move very quickly.”

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • Pentagon Acknowledges Reality of Iran War Death Toll, Raises Number to 21 Peter Brian Hegseth, the psychotic alcoholic who plans to live-stream an execution, likes to put dead bodies on display when he thinks it will make him look macho. But he doesn’t like publicity when deaths make him look like a reckless incompetent who should not have his job. Anyway, he updated the tally of service members killed in Trump’s war on Iran after it was revealed that he was hiding the true number. via the Washington Post. 
  • Hurricane Isaias Leaves Four Dead in Alabama and Florida The storm came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane and is now sweeping north into the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic. It aused major flooding in North Carolina; tornadoes are possible there and in Virginia. via the AP.
  • Federal Judge Orders Trump Immediately Cancel Taxpayer-Funded ‘Love Me’ Propaganda US District Judge Jennifer Rochon on Sunday banished the regime’s pro-Trump TV ads from the airwaves, effective immediately, because plaintiffs in a lawsuit “have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits, will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, the balance of the equities tips in their favor, and an injunction serves the public interest.” via NBC News.  

SOME NUMBER

12 million

That’s how many people in the US have lost their health care coverage since the start of Trump’s second term.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

10/12: There is no live show today, but fear not, MR has you covered. We will re-air an interview with Peter D’Errico, professor emeritus of legal studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who discusses his book, “Federal Anti-Indian Law: The Legal Entrapment of Indigenous Peoples.” 

DON'T MISS MR CLIPS‌

Ken Paxton Is The Elephant In The Room

What do we make of the line, “People have asked my thoughts… turns out, I have some”? Poorly delivered humor? Unintentionally telling? Both? 

What Oil Shortages & Super El Niño Could Bring

Read Alex’s piece on the heaps of money oil execs are raking in.  

Quickie Discount Code Corner

Hey check it out! Stuff on sale!

TREES.COM You’ve heard us talk about them as Fast Growing Trees, but now, they’re Trees.com—the same trusted online nursery with a simpler name. Trees.com is America’s largest and most trusted online nursery, with thousands of trees and plants and over 3 million happy customers.Get 20% off your first purchase. Trees.com code MAJORITY

Blueland Cleaning Products: Make the switch today! Get 15% off your first order by going to If you’re looking to make a small change in your routine, you can get 15% off your first order, go to https://Blueland.com/MAJORITY. You won’t want to miss this! https://Blueland.com/MAJORITY for 15% off.

Ritual: Essential for Men is a quality multivitamin from a company you can actually trust. Get 25% off during your first month. Visit ritual.com/MAJORITY. Start Ritual or add Essential For Men to your subscription today.

ZBiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/MAJORITY to get 15% off your first order when you use MAJORITY at checkout. You can also sign up for a subscription using my code - so you can stay prepared no matter the time or occasion. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee so if you’re unsatisfied for any reason, they’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

Ridge: Tech essentials built to the exact standard your gear deserves. Head to https://Ridge.com/MAJORITYREPORT for Ridge’s Friends & Family Sale, where you can buy two Ridge Power Banks and get a third one FREE.

Nutrafol: Take the first step to visibly thicker, healthier hair. Get $15 off your first month’s subscription + free shipping at Nutrafol.com when you use promo code TMR105

Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com.

CozyEarth: IF you’ve never tried Cozy Earth, I've got awesome news! Go to https://cozyearth.com/ and use code MAJORITYREPORT for an exclusive 20% off home and sleepwear.

OneSkin: Born from over 10 years of longevity research, OneSkin is helping you unlock your healthiest skin now and as you age. For a limited time, try OneSkin with 15% off using code MAJORITY at https://www.oneskin.co/majority

Delete Me: Have you ever thought, I should really be doing something to protect myself from stalkers, scammers, and hackers, but you’re not sure what? Here’s what you do: Go to http://joindeleteme.com/MAJORITY, and enter code MAJORITY. You’ll get 20% off. DeleteMe removes your personal information that’s being sold online.

Trust & Will: Trust & Will offers affordable, attorney-designed estate plans online that you can create in minutes. Priceless peace of mind. Get 20% off, go to https://trustandwill.com/

Wild Grain: Delivering delicious sourdough breads, pastries, and more, made with simple ingredients by small independent bakeries—all delivered to your door and ready to bake straight from frozen in 25 minutes or less. Carbsgiving, Wildgrain's biggest sale of the year, you can get $40 off your first box, plus free croissants for life. That's the best offer you’ll hear from me all year! Visit to get $40 off your first box and free croissants for life, or use promo code MAJORITY40 at checkout.

Wild Grain: Delivering delicious sourdough breads, pastries, and more, all delivered to your door and ready to bake straight from frozen in 25 minutes or less. Carbsgiving, Wildgrain's biggest sale of the year, you can get $40 off your first box, plus free croissants for life. That's the best offer you’ll hear from me all year! Visit Wildgrain.com/MAJORITY40 to get $40 off your first box and free croissants for life, or use promo code MAJORITY40 at checkout.

ZocDoc: Find and book the right doctor https://Zocdoc.com/MAJORITY