Overview

• Charlamagne tha God cautioned that the egos of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could provoke a nuclear exchange he warned would spell the end of civilization.
• Trump posted on Truth Social that Putin had “gone absolutely crazy,” accusing him of needlessly killing people in Ukraine and criticizing President Zelensky’s rhetoric.
• The Kremlin responded by saying there was “emotional overload” during a “very crucial moment” following Trump’s rebuke.
• Russia launched its largest drone attack of the Ukraine war days after Trump’s public criticism of Putin.
• Charlamagne speculated that alleged blackmail material against Trump could motivate the U.S. president to consider eliminating Putin, intensifying fears of further escalation.