The Saturday Wrap-Up – Did Trump Just Cause Europe to Commit Suicide or Are They Just Doing It Themselves – October 17, 2026

Saturday Wrap-Up President Trump says he knows how the Ukraine war began and will release the details. Barbara Boyd explains why that threatens the Deep State, and why Europe and Canada are marching toward suicide with Zelensky. Barbara Boyd Oct 17, 2026 Watch on YoutubeBarbara Boyd opens with President Trump’s remarks to reporters on Friday, before his Georgia rally, about Ukraine’s President Zelensky: he knows the details of how the war began, and at some point he will release them. She argues that the real story of the war’s origins threatens what remains of Washington’s Deep State, and is driving Europe and Canada into acts of state suicide to keep the war going. The episode follows the President’s push to bring down diesel prices ahead of the November 3 midterms, from the threatened U.S. export ban and the emergency diesel stocks of France and Germany to the Treasury license for Russian diesel, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on America First. It covers the peace plan Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff discussed with Ukrainian and European officials in Florida, as reported by David Ignatius, the restriction of Starshield, and the President’s Newsmax interview. It then turns to the European and Canadian response: Anne Applebaum on the Ukrainian army, the EU summit in Brussels and Ukraine’s €70 billion financing gap, Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot interceptors, the IMF’s growth forecasts for Europe, the polls in France and Germany, and Mark Carney’s 100-Year Partnership Declaration with Ukraine. It closes with President Trump’s 2016 ABC interview on Russia and Crimea, Scott Horton’s book Provoked, and what is at stake on November 3.The Real Revolution: The British and the Communists Are Trying to Kill AgainBarbara Boyd’s new 47-page briefing is free for paid Promethean Action members. It names the real enemy in the 2026 midterms: an Empire that has used both Wall Street and the Communist mob against the American System — and is trying again.Promethean ActionBarbara Boyd00:00 The Saturday Wrap-Up – Did Trump Just Cause Europe to Commit Suicide or Are They Just Doing It Themselves – October 17, 202602:21 Ukraine Developments06:20 Canada and Europe Make a Suicide Pact09:36 Ukraine and Bringing Down the Deep State Support our Political Briefings!Keep our work fierce, fearless, and 100% independent by becoming a paid Promethean Action newsletter subscriber for just $10 a month. Your subscription powers every deep-dive we publish—no corporate sponsors whispering in our ear, no annoying ads cluttering your screen. If you value honest analysis and want to help us keep shining a light on the real power plays shaping America’s future, hit that subscribe button now and stand with us. Subscribe for $10 a month Paid subscribers get access to SHOW NOTES, LINKS/REFERENCES and the SHOW TRANSCRIPT below. 👇 Read the full story Sign up now to read the full story and get access to all posts for paying subscribers only. Subscribe Already have an account? Sign in