The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Ukraine speech we wish Trump would give

This Fourth of July we hired a Ukrainian Trump impersonator to give a pro-Ukraine speech. At least, the most pro-Ukraine speech we could imagine him giving...

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Jul 04, 2026
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Last night in Kyiv I told a European that I was holding a Fourth of July party, to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

“To celebrate America?” she responded, with a look of disgust.

I wasn’t as taken aback as I would have been a few years ago. We haven’t exactly been putting our best foot forward on the world stage lately.

But America is so much more tha…

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