How Trump and Russia's clash over Cuba could change the WHOLE WORLD

What this episode is about

The discussion centers on the evolving relationship between Russia and the U.S. concerning economic cooperation and currency use, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Recent statements from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov suggest a potential shift in Russia’s stance toward the U.S. dollar, indicating that Moscow may be open to resuming dollar transactions if circumstances improve, which could signal significant geopolitical changes.

Key takeaways

• Russia's pivot from dollar rejection to potential cooperation reveals a strategic retreat, not ideological victory.
• The Cuban Missile Crisis may echo today, where geopolitics intertwine with economic power plays, not just missiles.
• JFK's secret deal during the Cuban missile crisis echoes in today's negotiations—diplomacy often requires uncomfortable trade-offs.
• Cuba's relevance in U.S.-Russia relations reminds us: history is cyclical, even if we prefer to forget.
• As Russia flirts with dollar usage again, are we witnessing the rebirth of mutually assured economic destruction?

Who speaks in this episode?

• Glenn Beck (Guest) · 12 min speaking
• Jason (Guest) · 5 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Russia, Ukraine, Cuba, Joe Biden
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Turkey, Cuba, Ukraine, Russia
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Ukraine, Russia, Donald Trump, China
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Donald Trump, Russia
5. 12:00 – 15:00: Donald Trump, Russia, Joe Biden, China
6. 15:00 – 16:30: Ukraine, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Black Rock

Notable quotes from "How Trump and Russia's clash over Cuba could change the WHOLE WORLD"

• The spokesperson Dmitri Pescov, he said, Russia didn't abandon the dollar.

  about Russia · at 0:42

• Reports based on Russian internal proposals suggest Moscow is floating a broader economic cooperation with Washington if a Ukraine settlement emerges. Okay, if we settle on Ukraine,.

  about Ukraine · at 1:29

• Not looking heads off the computer. So Cuban missile crisis was when they were going to start positioning nuclear missiles on Cuba or at least missiles that could have the range to hit the United States. And that was obviously a.

  about Cuba · at 3:13

• Okay. And Turkey was on the border of the Soviet Union at the time. And so that was like that was like putting missiles in Mexico. And so we said we'll remove these missiles. They're old and.

  about Turkey · at 4:37

• How crazy would that be if it was exactly opposite? Russia gets flipped because of Ukraine. Russia gets flipped and they now go against China.

  about China · at 8:47

• Now, if you go back to Donald Trump, who I think in many ways is following the advice of the founders on the way he deals with countries and allies. Don't have permanent allies.

  about Donald Trump · at 14:00

• And all of the rebuilding contracts to Black Rockck and all of these, big hedge funds. Goldman Sachs, all of these people own the farmland and all the reconstruction we took.…

  about Black Rock · at 15:32

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political figure / proposed dealmaker · 5 mentions · first at 6:08
  Invoked as the leader whose foreign-policy style (deal-making, sphere-of-influence focus) could shape a Ukraine settlement and broader US-Russia economic normalization.
• Joe Biden — Person · Referenced political figure / criticized decision-maker · 4 mentions · first at 1:58
  Presented as the architect of policies that escalated tensions with Russia and weaponized financial systems; also alleged to have enabled Western financial interests in Ukraine, shaping constraints on any settlement.
  Joe Biden himself said, We're not going to do any of these things because that could be World War II. I mean it. No joke. World War II, right? And then he went and proceeded to do those things he.
• Dmitri Pescov — Person · Referenced government spokesperson · 1 mention · first at 0:42
  Cited as the Kremlin voice signaling a potentially softer stance on de-dollarization and conditional openness to resuming dollar use, framed as tied to a Ukraine settlement and US-Russia economic cooperation.
  The spokesperson Dmitri Pescov, he said, Russia didn't abandon the dollar.

Companies & orgs

• Russia — Company · Business focus · 12 mentions · first at 0:46
  Discussed in the context of economic strategies and potential cooperation with the US, particularly regarding the use of the dollar and Ukraine.
• China — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions · first at 8:52
  Mentioned as part of the axis powers with Russia and Iran, and discussed in the context of global economic dynamics.
• Black Rock — Company · Business focus · 1 mention · first at 16:06
  Mentioned in the context of owning farmland in Ukraine and reconstruction contracts.

Places & events

• Ukraine — Place · Setting · 9 mentions · first at 1:36
  Central to discussions about potential settlements and economic cooperation between Russia and the US.
• Cuba — Place · Setting · 4 mentions · first at 0:17
  Discussed in historical context of the Cuban missile crisis and current geopolitical tensions.
• Turkey — Place · Setting · 3 mentions · first at 4:28
  Historical context of the Cuban missile crisis where missiles were removed from Turkey as part of a deal.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 So Jason, uh, I want to check with you. I saw the poll go up. We just asked the, uh, uh, Torch Insiders, uh, to decide and, you know, rank what they wanted to talk about this hour, what they wanted me to start with. And it was Cuba, was it not?

0:15 Yeah. Over. Well, it's it's gotten closer, but 55% of the audience want Cuba. The second closest one is Save Act at 42%. So most of them Cuba.

0:24 Good. We're going to talk we'll we'll talk about both of those. Um, but let me start with with Cuba. Let me start with something small on Cuba. A really important statement came from the Kremlin this week. Um, the spokesperson Dmitri Pescov, he said, "Russia didn't abandon the dollar. The dollar abandoned us." Okay, now that's an interesting phrase coming from the spokesperson from the Kremlin. Then he said, "If conditions change and the dollar became practical again, countries including Russia might resume using it again."

1:11 Wait a minute. What? For years, the message out of Russia has been ddarization. Okay, now the message is more, well, we left because we had to, not because we wanted to. Wait, hold on. Reports based on Russian internal proposals suggest Moscow is floating a broader economic cooperation with Washington if a Ukraine settlement emerges. Okay, if we settle on Ukraine, what Russia is now saying is maybe we can do joint energy projects. Maybe we can jointly invest in in different things and have cooperation. And maybe, you know, the settlement systems that, you know, uh, Joe Biden just blew up, maybe it would include dollar-based transactions again.

2:07 Wait, what? What? This is huge. Russia has been using the the dollar as a weapon for a long time. A long time. And so are we. This is the fundamental principle of bricks, you know, and local currencies. Russia was saying that's the future. Um, okay. But then why are you saying you might go back to it? All right. So, there's the first piece of the puzzle. Something's going on and it's tied to Ukraine. Jason, tell me about the Cuban missile crisis. What was that about? What happened?

2:50 Cuban missile crisis. Yes. Well, do do you want to know like the just kind of like a what this is what happened or or what serious?

3:00 Yeah, just just just basically what happened basically. And I know I'm hitting you off the I mean I don't know if I would recall all the details. So go ahead and just off the top of your head what happened. Don't look it up. Don't stall and look it up.

3:13 Not looking heads off the computer. So Cuban missile crisis was when they were going to start uh positioning uh nuclear missiles on Cuba or at least missiles that could uh have the range to hit the United States. And that was obviously a red flag for us. Um, but the Soviets were responding to multiple other countries within Europe that already had nuclear capable missiles that could target them. So for them it was like this is only fair for us. This was like oh nobody and then it happened.

3:42 Oh, good, good, good. Do you remember the country that it came down to? Was it came down to one country?

3:51 This Nobody remembers this. Nobody remembers this, but this is what the real argument was about. You're right. It was about Wait a minute. Only fair is fair. You got them all up and down our border. Uh you can't have that both ways. You're We're going to put them off your coast cuz you can hit us within minutes. We're going to be able to hit you within minutes. And we said, "Nope."

4:13 And we think that this all ended. We think this all ended because JFK was so tough and he was like, "I'm putting the ships and you're not going to cross the line." And that's part of it. But there was a deal. We will remove our missiles from Turkey.

4:32 Oh yes. And we won't pursue we won't pursue Turkey. Okay. And Turkey was on the border of the Soviet Union at the time. And so that was like that was like putting missiles in Mexico. And so we said we'll remove these missiles. They're old and outdated anyway. That's what we said. Uh, and so we'll remove those and you remove yours and we'll call it even. And so we both walked away a winner. My question is, we gave up Turkey. Now we're headed towards another blockade possibly because Russia just sent their ships uh some ships down for aid and everything else down to Cuba.

5:21 Mexico is doing it. Some other country is doing it. And we've said you're not going in. You're not you're not pulling into port. Whether we do a blockade or not, I don't know. But this feel it just felt very very similar to me. And I was talking to a friend of mine and he said, "Uh, Turkey?" Like what? Turkey? That was the end of the Cuban missile crisis. Is it possible that Cuba that this Cuban thing will be solved by what we do and solve in Ukraine, just like we resolved last time with Turkey? Is it possible that all of this because they know Donald Trump wants to control this hemisphere and the last time this happened, Russia gave it up, but we had to give up something. I'm wondering what the deal is going to be cuz now he's talking about, okay, maybe we can use the US dollar again. Maybe we can use the Swift system again. They were rebuilding. Remember, we're we're going to rebuild some we're going to build

6:29 something brand new to compete against that. Now he's saying, "Well, we might use that." What's What's happening? Does that make any sense to you, Jason? Yeah. So, are are are you thinking that this new e uh economic uh weapon basically that they're considering with uh with Russia is part of this uh uh this standoff basically?

6:54 Refresh my memory on what are you talking about? new e economic weapon with uh so this is what hit with me with the Russia story was because they

7:04 so if you think back during the Ukraine war when that first you know broke out they had already wanted to get off the dollar but

7:11 it was even more essential after we showed them that their money did not matter in this system that was you know correct

7:19 the post Brettwood system so we could control we could make money just go away if we wanted to so for Russia they were like we have to get off, you know, the dollar. That was everything they've been trying to do. Now, this is what doesn't make sense about this for me is now they're saying, "Wait a minute. Let us back in, but we don't want you anywhere near Ukraine."

7:40 I mean, it almost seems like suicide on their end. So, they really must be desperate. I don't know.

7:48 Uh-huh. Well, a I think they are really desperate. I think I think this has exposed them to be the paper tiger that we never thought they were. Um, but they have survived and they've survived because of the ally with the axis powers, if you will. You know, China and and Iran and everything else. So, they're doing that, but now they're talking about doing trade deals with the United States, talking about oil deals with the United States, and coming back on our dollar. And it all hinges on Ukraine. That's my point.

8:23 Yeah. Is I think Ukraine is the is the chit on the table. I I No, no. I I think I completely agree with you. And wouldn't this be a crazy development, especially in the historical reference? I mean, the Cold War eventually flipped and the Soviets were outnumbered once China was flipped over off their side over to the US side. How crazy would that be if it was exactly opposite? Russia gets flipped because of Ukraine. Russia gets flipped and they now go against China. Interesting. And I could see that actually

9:00 and it would be fascinating to see how um I mean what the left is going to say. I mean, you know, I I remember in the 80s the left used to just say Ronald Reagan, he's a monster. He's going to get us all killed and vaporized and everything else. And it worked out the exact opposite, but it took longer than this is taking. You know, this is recent memory now. You don't have you didn't have to wait 9 years for that thing to begin to fall apart. Um, and uh this is falling apart right now. And every single expert, which seems to be the theme of today's show, stop listening to the experts. Every single expert has got us into this trouble. And now the guy who's bucking all of the experts and going an opposite direction seems to be collapsing everything in our favor.

9:52 It's fascinating to me because I I I think you're right. I think this could end with uh Russia not being a trusted ally by any stretch of the imagination, but by being somebody we can do business with. This is this is this is what Washington wanted us to do. Um and our founders wanted us to do. You don't have permanent allies because things change, people change, countries change. And so what you have are business relationships. You do trade with people and you use that trade to strengthen or weaken relationships, but you're friends with everybody, okay? You try to be.

10:36 That's what Donald Trump is doing. We're We're not going to be, you know, Hillary Clinton's like gave her the reset button. Remember that? We're best friends. We're never going to be friends with Putin. We shouldn't want to be friends with Putin, but we should want to be able to do business with Putin and have some sort of a relationship where we're not throwing the whole world into chaos. And that's exactly what the left was doing under Biden, throwing the entire world into chaos and pitting each other against each other. Why? Go back to how does how does every great empire end? Every great empire ends the same way with the with its uh uh in world history with all of the other countries.

11:21 There is always a rising power and a falling power. Whatever the great power is that is falling because it's exhausted itself one way or another and made too many mistakes, there's a new rising power that's coming up. And so there's always a war right towards the end because they're like, "Take them. They're weak. Take them out now." But notice China's not doing that because they're weak themselves. Everyone in the world, I've said this to you over and over again. This is unique in all of human history. This is never happened like this before. Okay? So in history, this way it always happens.

12:04 Big empire starts to fall. New empire is on the rise. War takes the old empire out because it's weak. And then the new one comes in. Okay, this time our empire is falling at the same time everyone else is falling. There is people want to believe that China is the rising power, but it's not. It's not. They're in more trouble economically than we are. And that's saying something. Okay, there is no clean, clear rising power except whoever gets AI. Then that will seal the deal on who the rising power is. Okay. So, what was the left doing? I'm sorry. I'm just trying to piece this together because there's something big here and I'm not sure I'm on it yet. But, um, what was the left doing?

13:00 The left is trying to tear down our empire from the inside. They're doing the job that another rising empire would have done in history. There is no empire that's rising. So, there's nobody trying to challenge us that way unless it's a whole group of countries that will try to do it. Um, but they lose if we go down as well. So, who's trying to take us down? Our own left. And when the left got in power, what did they try to do? Weaken our military and quite honestly drag us into war with Russia. Joe Biden himself said, "We're not going to do any of these things because that could be World War II." I mean it. No joke. World War II, right? And then he went and proceeded to do those things he said would cause World War II. It's almost as if the left wanted World War III.

14:00 Now, if you go back to Donald Trump, who I think in many ways is following the advice of the founders on the way he deals with countries and allies. Don't have permanent allies. Have friends around the world and treat them as friends as long as you can. Unless they're attacking you or something, you treat them as friends and you do deals with each country, what's best for your country. So that's what he's doing. And instead of having war, he's trying to make peace all over the world. And now Russia, he's making a deal which could end with us having this hemisphere and Russia kind of saying, "Okay, we'll stay out.

14:45 China, we'll stay out." and Russia actually saying, "I want to do some deals with the United States." Donald Trump won't do that deal if you're doing it with China as well. So, we'll do oil deals with the United States, which will strengthen Europe as much as they can be strengthened, but also strengthen us and prevent World War II. And I think the chit on the table will be uh Ukraine. Now, here's an excuse on why we wouldn't do it. We wouldn't give up Ukraine because Biden gave the farmland of Ukraine. Look this up. It's it's horrifying. You can no longer say we never got into a war and you know wanted stuff or took land. Yep, we did. Biden gave much of the farmland uh and all of the rebuilding contracts to Black Rockck and all of these, you know, big hedge funds. Goldman Sachs, all of these people own the farmland and all the reconstruction we took. We took and that's the only reason why I could

15:51 see he's not going to just give up Ukraine because the pressure on the inside from all of these big financial players. I think it would be too strong where they would be like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. We were supporting all of this stuff that was happening and the only thing he can say is you weren't supporting me. You weren't supporting my plan. you were supporting Joe Biden's plan and you know, sorry, you don't get that. I mean, that that's a big enemy to call out, but Donald Trump, if anybody will do it, Donald Trump would do it.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "How Trump and Russia's clash over Cuba could change the WHOLE WORLD"?

Glenn Beck (Guest), Jason (Guest).

What is "How Trump and Russia's clash over Cuba could change the WHOLE WORLD" about?

The discussion centers on the evolving relationship between Russia and the U.S. concerning economic cooperation and currency use, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Recent statements from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov suggest a potential shift in Russia’s stance toward the U.S. dollar, indicating that Moscow may be open to resuming dollar transactions if circumstances…

What is mentioned in this Glenn Beck episode?

9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Ukraine, Russia, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Cuba, China. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "How Trump and Russia's clash over Cuba could change the WHOLE WORLD"?

The episode runs 17 min; the transcript is about 2,575 words in 30 timestamped sections.

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