💬 Trump's Diesel Dreams and the Art of Negotiating With a Gun to Your Head
Published Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM PT Burbank · Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 12:05 PM · 88°F, 22% humidity, wind 0 mph ENE (gusts 3), 29.45 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 1 Trump’s Diesel Dreams and the Art of Negotiating With a Gun to Your Head The real scandal isn’t that Zelenskyy felt betrayed. It’s that Trump was shocked when a handshake didn’t stop bullets. Let’s cut through the diplomatic theater, because what we’re watching is a masterclass in how not to negotiate when you have zero leverage and even less understanding of who you’re talking to. Trump brokered an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine — so elegant, so brilliant in its simplicity — that he apparently forgot to mention it to the guy whose country would have to stop shooting to honor it. And then, in a twist that surprises no one except the man who brokered it, Russia ignored the whole thing and kept doing exactly what it was already doing. ...