Watch now   Former Pentagon Spokesperson Sabrina Singh Warns of Trump's Foreign Policy Disasters Former Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh details how Trump’s erratic diplomacy and militarized domestic policies are destabilizing America’s global standing. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Oct 24 When I sat down with Sabrina Singh, the former Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary who served from April 2022 to January 2025, her message was clear. America’s role as a stabilizing global force is collapsing under Donald Trump’s chaotic leadership. Through fabricated diplomacy, illegal military actions, and a complete abandonment of allies, Trump has not only eroded trust abroad — he’s turning the U.S. into what I’ve been describing as “a weirdo, Kim Jong-un-like country” cut off from the international order it once led. We began our conversation with one of Trump’s many lies over the past week. I know, there’s a lot to choose from. The one I’m referring to was a made-up conversation with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Russian oil. “It’s definitely concerning,” Singh told me, “when you have the president of the United States talking about conversations that haven’t happened or getting ahead of conversations that are maybe going to happen with the government.” In my opinion, these lies and aren’t just embarrassing, but they cause great damage internationally and diplomatically. In the case of Trump’s fake Modi conversation, India’s own foreign minister was forced to issue a correction, clarifying that no such talks took place. “When it comes to Donald Trump… exaggerating conversations, for other leaders around the world, that is sort of a new norm,” she said. “But it’s more concerning when it comes to leaders like Vladimir Putin being able to pressure Trump and manipulate Trump.” We discussed one of the most troubling developments: the abrupt resignation of Admiral Alvin Holsey, a four-star commander of U.S. Southern Command, who stepped down just a year into his tenure amid reports of illegal U.S. strikes in the Caribbean. “I can’t emphasize enough how rare it is for someone to get to a position like Admiral Holsey did… and to step down nearly a year into your term,” Singh said. “It’s deeply troubling.” She added that it “indicates that he disagreed, most likely, with the administration’s policy and probably the legality” of the strikes near Venezuela and Colombia, attacks that I believe may constitute “war crimes.” Turning to Ukraine, Singh described Trump’s recent outburst at President Volodymyr Zelensky, who learned moments before arriving at the White House that Trump had spoken privately with Vladimir Putin. Singh called the episode “clearly concerning,” explaining that Putin had successfully pressured Trump to deny Ukraine long-range missiles and sanctions against Russia. “Trump is parroting Russian talking points,” she said. “Ukraine is fighting for its life… and for Donald Trump to say, ‘you should just be happy with the deal you have right now’ — that’s not a deal.” She emphasized that after each Trump-Putin summit — from Alaska to the upcoming one in Hungary — Russia has only escalated its attacks. “Putin is a former KGB officer,” Singh reminded me. “He understands how to manipulate. And Donald Trump is willingly, quite literally, rolling out the red carpet for this man.” When I asked about Trump’s $40 billion bailout to Argentina’s far-right leader Javier Milei amid a prolonged U.S. government shutdown, Singh said it underscored how “all over the place” Trump’s worldview has become. “So much of the world looks to the United States for guidance and leadership,” she said. “You’re seeing a void that’s going to be filled by others.” That “void,” she warned, is already being filled by authoritarian powers. “When the United States pulls back its leadership on the world stage, you’re going to have other countries that are going to try and fill it, and they’re not going to be countries that are in the United States or our allies’ interests,” Singh said. “China is taking much more of a prominent role economically and militarily. The idea that the United States is going to isolate and let the balance of power shift, I don’t know how that’s in the interest of Americans.” In perhaps her most sobering observation, Singh noted that virtually “the only place the United States has deployed troops under this administration has been in cities within our own country — cities that are not asking for the support of our National Guard.” As Singh put it, the Trump administration has “politicized the military” and “pushed the lines of what’s legal and what’s not.” The result is a nation withdrawing from its global leadership role while turning the machinery of war inward. If there was any optimism to be found, it was in her belief that accountability could still come. “We’re going to have elections,” she said. “There’s going to be change of power, hopefully, and you’re going to see some accountability brought to this administration.” The world no longer sees the United States as a steady hand. And until that changes, our allies, and democracy itself, will continue to pay the price. I found this interview with Sabrina Singh to be incredibly compelling and sobering. I hope you feel the same watching and listening. It’s my utmost priority to always bring you the top experts here on the MeidasTouch Network. So watch, share, subscribe, and continue to spread the word. Oh, one last thing: we just wrapped up our latest long-form episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast with me and my brothers. You can watch it now on YouTube, or listen first thing in the morning anywhere you find podcasts like Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.