By Ben Meiselas
I sat down with Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisor to President Biden, and he didn’t mince words. When I asked him to grade Trump’s first 100 days on national security, his answer was immediate and scathing: “an unadulterated disaster.” And that was just the beginning.
Jake laid out how Trump, in less than 100 days, has torched nearly every American advantage on the global stage. He’s weakened our alliances, shattered global trust in the U.S. economy, decimated our soft power, and made international talent think twice before ever coming here to study or work. Not policy disagreements. Not bad decisions. This is willful sabotage by a man who clearly doesn’t understand, or care about, what makes America strong.
We dove into the breaking news about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s completely unqualified Defense Secretary, who reportedly leaked military plans over Signal to his wife, brother, and personal lawyer. Jake wasn’t surprised. He warned from the start that Hegseth never should’ve been nominated. And now, just 100 days in, even Hegseth’s own former aides are calling it a “meltdown.” When your friends are writing op-eds begging the president to fire you, maybe national security isn’t your strong suit.
Jake also gave a sobering analysis of what happens when Trump undermines our allies and flirts with absurd ideas like annexing Canada. His warning? Trump is basically doing China’s job for them—isolating the U.S. and giving Beijing every opportunity to step into the leadership vacuum.
And then we got to Ukraine. I played Jake a clip of Trump’s delusional fantasy about “ending the war in 24 hours,” and Jake’s reaction said it all: Trump is putting pressure on Zelenskyy instead of Putin, as if Ukraine started the war. It’s not just offensive—it’s dangerous. Jake made clear that peace only comes by holding Russia accountable, not groveling to it.
We also talked about Trump’s chaotic “90 days, 90 deals” trade stunts. Even worse, he's handing out massive concessions to adversaries before negotiations even start.
Finally, Jake raised a chilling red flag: artificial intelligence. He pointed to J.D. Vance’s reckless “let it rip” approach to AI development with no guardrails, and warned that the Trump administration is actively ignoring, if not encouraging, the dangers of misinformation, job displacement, and national security risks.
This wasn’t just an interview. It was a masterclass in everything Trump is doing to weaken America, on purpose, and why we must all stay vigilant.
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