Episode summary
Host Ken Harbaugh of the MeidasTouch Network interviews Bridget Brink, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine who resigned in protest against Trump administration policies and is now running for Congress in Michigan. Brink directly challenges Trump's claim of ending the Ukraine war on day one, stating the conflict has actually escalated and gotten worse due to withdrawn American support. She reports that recent massive Russian attacks on Kyiv have killed at least 20 people including children, bringing the total child death toll since 2022 to over 700, with another 20,000 children abducted to Russia. Brink warns that Putin prevailing in Ukraine would pose enormous economic and security dangers to the United States and NATO allies. The interview addresses attack ads funded by over $2 million in dark money from Republican-backed super PACs using deceptive progressive-sounding names to smear her 28-year diplomatic career. Brink was the first woman to lead a U.S. embassy in a war zone and emphasizes she is the only candidate who actually stood up to Trump by resigning and speaking out. She outlines her congressional priorities including tackling skyrocketing costs caused by Trump's tariffs and policies, expanding healthcare access through a public option as a breast cancer survivor who understands the system's failures, and fighting corruption through a Restore and Reform Agenda. Brink argues American democracy's best days are ahead despite current threats, invoking her roots as granddaughter of a Lansing autoworker and daughter of a union teacher to illustrate the American dream she believes is slipping out of reach for too many families due to current Republican policies.
