The MeidasTouch Podcast - World Leaders Deliver Fatal Blow to Absent Trump at G20

Episode Date: November 23, 2025

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So he says the United States is out to which the world leaders in the G20 or should I call it the G9. they're like, great, we don't want you here. When you're here, we have to deal with your drama, your baby behavior, and all of the baggage that comes with you, and you're like an asset for Putin. Why the hell would we want you here? So the G19, no longer the G20, they did something unprecedented. So they gave their United Declaration of the G20,

or now the G19, immediately, right? when the conference starts, they did it. Now, that never happens. What they normally do is you wait until the end of the conference, and then there's a lot of negotiation going back and forth about what the declaration is, the joint statement coming out of the G20 would be. Not this time.

So Surreal Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, he on behalf of the United G19, minus the United States, says, here are our values. multilateralism can and does deliver and Donald Trump's whole position is being anti-multilateralism Trump's whole thing is go it alone so the G20 now the G19

immediately said we stand together we support each other we support multilateralism we don't need the United States here watch as the president of South Africa who's hosting the G19 says that here play this This G20 leader summit has a responsibility not to allow the integrity and the credibility of the G20 to be weakened.

In fact, from this summit, we should have a sense that the G20 has been strengthened. We thank all delegations that have worked together with us in good faith to produce. a worthy G20 outcome document for this historic leaders' meeting. The G20 underscores the value of relevance of the relevance of multilateralism. It recognizes that the challenges that we face can only be resolved through cooperation, collaboration and partnership. The adoption of the Declaration from the summit sends an important signal to the world that multilateralism can and does deliver. It sends a message of hope and solidarity across the world.

It tells the world that as the leaders of the G20, we will keep fast to our solemn pledge. to leave no person, no community, and no country behind. And the speeches at this G20 were so powerful and they were all directed at smacking down the Trump regime and the no-show Donald Trump. I'll give you this example. The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb,

he gave an incredible speech where he talked about a rules-based order, multilateralism and how there needs to be cooperation among nations, this was clearly directed at the Trump regime and the chaos that the United States is causing here. Play this clip. Move on to His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb. Thank you very much, Cyril, and thank you for the invitation. You know that Finns are famous for two things. One, they speak very shortly, and two, they love rules. And I hope I will stick to both. It's a great privilege to be here for the first time representing

Finland. We've never been at a G20 meeting before, and we really appreciate the invitation. Jonas Sturre and I both come from Nordic countries, and we once calculated that the Nordics would be G10. So perhaps I'll speak in that spirit. Cyril, for me, this meeting is very much a symbol of multilateralism. And what you are trying to do here is to bring a group of key countries together that have both demography and economy on their side. And you are doing it at a time when there clearly is a change in the world order, where I believe personally that the nexus of power is moving eastbound and southbound.

And now I think all of us pretty much have a choice. And the choice is between multilateralism, which you are representing, and multipolarity. And these two things are very different. For me, multilateralism is about cooperation. It's about rules. It's about norms. And it's about institutions. I like these rules because they are the ones that bring exactly the thing that you have up there on the board,

solidarity, equality and sustainability. My big worry right now is that the world is moving more in a multipolar direction and multipolarity, though it gives power to nation states as such, is problematic because it's more transactional, it's more about deals and therefore it's more prone to conflict. There have been many excellent interventions here today about rules on trade, rules on the way in which we engage with each other. My biggest worry right now is that we are not seeing enough multilateralism in three key conflicts that have been ranging around the world. One, Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, two, the situation in Gaza, and three, the situation in Sudan. So I hope that we lean towards multilateralism. And let me say, coming from a

small country, what I believe the West should do in this. I think the West should understand that the multilateral institutions that were created after World War II and that were upheld after the Cold War, the power structure of them is right now unfair. It needs to be changed. We need to distribute power in a world that exists today, not the world that existed in 1945. That is the best way for us to drive multilateralism and get it back on track. Thank you very much. Three minutes and 12 seconds. Thank you very much, President Stubb.

It was just so precise, Alexandra. that's the Nordic spirit I take it and I think a great analysis of what transpired comes from Dr. Oscar Van Heerdin from South Africa as well and he says look having Trump not here was the best thing for all of the world leaders

we could actually have constructive conversations we could work together in other words Donald Trump is a cancer throughout the world we don't want him get rid of this guy stay out of all of these and the world can actually get along now as an american it is so disheartening of course to see how america is viewed on the world stage like that but it's true the guy is a dangerous menace to the united states to the international order and this is being confirmed here play this clip the the the diplomatic speak they had to be careful

how they frame things, but there are sections that speak to each and every of the four themes that the presidency of this G20 has been putting on the agenda. It speaks about climate financing, it speaks about debt management, it speaks about disaster management, and it speaks about critical minerals. And the fact that all these leaders that are here, bar one, could agree on that. That's a significant consensus. And I think now all we need to say is the proof is in the pudding. It needs to be translated into actionable plans.

Dr. Faneer, I do want to ask you, do you think it might have been easier for them to reach consensus, minus that one leader in the room? Absolutely. We know what a disruptor Trump can be. He's wanting the limelight on him. He was going to throw his toys out of the cot. He was going to want to play golf and just take all the limelight onto him and away from the summit. And I think it's a blessing in disguise that he and his delegation was not here. Because it meant we could move quickly with speed. and agree on very, very fundamental things. Now, just take a look at the G20 family photos right here.

Without Donald Trump, everybody looks happy. It's normal. You know, Donald Trump even got jealous when he found out how smooth it was going. And then we heard that perhaps they were going, that the U.S., they may send some liaison to show up at a hearing. Look, just freeze Trump out of this stuff. He doesn't need to be here at all. Let me show you how they're talking about it on Sky News over in the UK with Prime Minister

Kier Starrmer's arrival play this clip. Well, I think it's fair to say, Kamaling, good morning, that events not in South Africa, not at this G20 are really overtaken discussions here because President Trump has not attended the G20. He's boycotted it. He hasn't sent any U.S. officials. He's not that inter-multilateralism and decision-making in these big summits, but he is driving through a peace deal for Ukraine that U.S. officials have drawn up with Russia

without Ukraine involvement. And there is a massive pushback at the moment with leaders here trying to come up with alternatives, trying to press the U.S., trying to insert more of Ukraine's demands into a deal that at the moment Ukraine are going to find very hard. to accept. But President Trump is saying, take it or leave it and giving them a deadline. And there has been a statement overnight ahead of today's meetings. This is from the Prime Minister. He said today UK's friends and partners will meet in the margins of the G20 summit to discuss how we can secure a full ceasefire and create space for meaningful negotiations.

Let's talk to you about how they're talking about this G20 summit. with the absence of Donald Trump in Australia with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attending. Here, play this clip right here. World leaders are gathering here in Johannesburg for this weekend's G20 Leaders Summit, the first to be held on African soil. Anthony Albanese touched down earlier, welcomed by an honor guard and traditional dancers. Now, this should be South Africa's big moment to showcase its economic and diplomatic potential, but it's been overshadowed in the lead-up by the boycott of Donald Trump.

The US president refusing to attend this weekend's summit over debunked claims that the South African government is violently persecuting white farmers. Up until today, the Trump administration was refusing to send any government officials, but South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has indicated there has been a change of heart and the US now wants to participate in some form. part, Anthony Albanese insists this G20 summit is as relevant and important as ever. The G20 is such an important gathering. It's the most important gathering for which Australia is a member. It represents 85% of the global economy, 75% of global trade. It's important for

us to engage because one in four of Australia's jobs depends upon trade and And it is important, therefore, that I represent Australia at forums like this, advancing Australia's economic interests and supporting Australian jobs. Here's just, you know, Prime Minister Carney seeing Prime Minister of care, Starmer, Sir, Starmer of the UK. Let's take a look. I mean, like normal adult interactions. Here, play this clip.

No, it's really good to fan time, actually, because there's a lot going on and you and I think alike, our countries work alike, at a moment like this, our history and our values help us negotiate the various issues that we've got to discuss. So thank you for making time. I appreciate it. Not that we don't talk regularly anyway, but it's really good to have this opportunity. Yeah, no, it's great to have the moments face to face. We've got a lot to catch up on from the important, well, actually I would say the essentials. Here we have the Foreign Affairs Minister of Tannina, Anita Anand responding to some questions.

Let's play this clip. Can you just comment on whether it's been easier or more difficult to have this and other conversations here at the G20 without Donald Trump present or any Americans? So we are in a moment where the global trading order is becoming completely realigned and where the geopolitical environment is also volatile. This is a moment, therefore, where Canada is utilizing every opportunity multilaterally

and bilaterally to ensure that our interests are asserted, not only in terms of our economic robustness domestically, but also in terms of our core values and the values that we will continue to stand. Now look at these pictures just posted by world leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron posting, you know, his photos. And then he's doing a tour around Africa, meeting with world leaders throughout Africa as well. I mean, we see photos being posted with Anthony Albanyisi, photos with Modi, Prime Minister Modi in India. You mean, you see all these world leaders.

Ursula von der Leyen with Kierre Starmer right here. She's the President of the European Union Commission right there. You've got Carney and Macron right there. Well, all of that's going on. What's going on in the United States? Well, we learn that airlines have to cancel flights to Venezuela because it appears that the United States military action is imminent. We see that the fake ceasefire deal in Gaza,

which was never a peace deal, despite the propaganda media in the United States, States trying to act like there was a peace deal when there was not a B's deal. That's officially fallen apart. Hamas says there is no ceasefire and that was after the IDF killed at least 25 Palestinians yesterday and at least three children were killed. But I've said all, I mean, it's been, what, a hundred to, I'm trying to even think of the number. I mean, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed since the so-called ceasefire or the so-called peace deal was entered.

And I was always like from the beginning. I'm like, it's never a peace deal. Hamas and Israel were never signatories to this thing. Hamas never agreed to disarm. They asserted control right away. Netanyahu and Smutrich and Netanyahu's crew, they've never agreed to a two-state solution. They've never agreed to pull back settlements in the West Bank.

They've never agreed to recognize a free Palestine. So I said, there is no deal at all. I'm glad that the hostages were returned, but let's stop pretend. this is something different than it actually is right here. It's not at all. I mean, and just even look how unsurious Donald Trump is right here. I mean, here Trump is yesterday while you have all these world leaders who are out there,

you know, who are out there at the G20 and they're going to be in Geneva today. They were in South Africa yesterday, Geneva today, and I'll get to that in a moment. Donald Trump's like, first of up, what the hell is Trump wearing? But he's like, I got a golf. I'm golfing today. It's exactly what Von der Hean said. Why would we want to deal with a guy just talking about like golfing, like just an unsurious human being here to play this clip.

We're going to Andrews Air Force, especially for our great Air Force. We're doing some fix-up of the base with the team. We're going to try and re-institute the golf course. We've got meeting with a great jack-kick. Now, I mentioned before this the meeting in Geneva, today of the coalition of the willing, the European allies of Ukraine. So basically all of Europe without Viktor Orban and Slovakia, who are still pro-Putin,

but everybody else who's got the back of Zelensky. And this follows Donald Trump laundering the Russian 28-point plan that Kareel Dmitriev, Russia's sovereign wealth fund leader and special envoy to the US came up with with Steve Whitkoff for the surrender of Ukraine. Ukraine, give away all of your eastern territory. Stop building up your military. You can never join NATO. And all that territory is recognized as Russian. It's literally everything that Russians maximalist demands always wanted from the outset. It seems that the United States just put the Russian plan through Google Translate. I'm not making that up. It seems like they put it through Google Translate. And then they said that that's their, that that's going to be the

plan right there. And Zelensky's like, no. So that meeting's taking place in Geneva. And Zelensky talks about in the coming days he's meeting with the Coalition of the Willing in Europe and others. And also we've got a statement that came out from pretty much all of the allies of Ukraine that was very strong and very powerful in pushing back against the Trump regime and the message just basically said, we stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Any decision about Ukraine's territory comes from Ukraine and we can never allow Russia to take over this land and take over this territory. So you have that happening as well. I'll just show you this clip too. This was Donald Trump saying that confirming that the offer, that the surrender deal,

comes from the United States. Here, play this clip. How much of your Russian-Ukraine plan problem matters? Is it your final offer to Ukraine? No. I would like to get the peace. It should have been, it should have happened a long time ago. The Ukraine war with Russia should have never happened.

If I were president, it never would have happened. We're trying to get it ended. And one way the other, we have to get it ended. So we're going to go out. Then he can continue to fight his little heart out. Right. And so we know that that was translated from Russia into the United States. So utterly despicable.

Here's that full statement from the world leaders. We welcome the continued U.S. efforts. The initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements. We believe, therefore, that the draft is a basis, which will require additional work. We are ready to engage in order to ensure that a future peace is sustainable. We are clear on the principle

that borders must not be changed by force. We are also concerned by the proposed limitations on Ukraine's armed forces, which would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack. We reiterate that the implementation of elements relating to the European Union and relating to NATO would need consent of EU

and NATO members respectively. We take this opportunity to underlying the strength of our continued support to Ukraine. We will continue to coordinate closely with Ukraine and the U.S. over the coming days. UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Poland, Netherlands, Norway, Finland,

Spain and others were involved in that letter right there. So very powerful stuff right there. So you have a successful G20 taking place right now in South Africa. No U.S. there. But the world leaders are very happy right now, meeting with each other, having normalcy. And meanwhile, you have our Commerce Department and others in the Trump regime, here's the Commerce Department, acknowledging that the Commerce Department's authorizing those Blackwell Nvidia chips,

some of our most prize national secrets, going to Saudi Arabia, who Donald Trump's family does business with. Arabia gets that. Remember the big deal that people were making, like, we cannot give the blackwell chip to China. If we give it to China, it's going to be the end of the United States. Remember, remember that two weeks ago? Well, they gave it to Saudi Arabia, who can then give it to China. And don't give me the, well, we'll put controls. We'll make sure Saudi Arabia doesn't give those black wells to Saudi Arabia. We'll make sure, we'll make sure Saudi Arabia doesn't give those black wells to China. Trust us. We're a very competent regime. Really, you want us to.

to trust the Trump, first off, it shouldn't be given to the Saudis in the first place, the Blackwell chips, but then we want to trust this regime that it's not going to find its way into China, really, the regime that sent Lindsay Halligan, okay, the flunky lawyer who's never been a federal prosecutor to lead the Comey case, and she didn't even know how to even talk to a grand jury. This is the people who are going to be guarding that these Blackwell chips don't find their way to China and to Russia. All why? Because Donald Trump wants his personal family

to do deals with Saudi Arabia. Why? I don't know that. I mean, you tell me why you think. I'm asking the questions. You tell me what you think is going on here. Despicable. Hit subscribe.

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