On 15 July 2025, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge mainly about President Trump’s decision to get tough with Putin, giving him 50 days to cut a deal that ends the Ukraine war. Of course, we agreed that Trump is handling this matter in the most ham-fisted way and his strategy (if you can call it that) is not going to work. Trump is making empty threats, which is not a recipe for success.