When Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told Laura Ingraham on September 23, 2025 that President Trump “has run out of patience with Russia,” he was simply putting into plain English what millions of Americans have wanted to hear for years. After the chaos of the previous administration that watched Vladimir Putin expand his influence unchecked, it’s refreshing to hear senior officials finally speak like they mean business. Washington’s weakness invited aggression; firmness from the top sends the only kind of message dictators understand.
President Trump’s blunt words at the U.N. on September 23, 2025 — and his straight talk on Fox — mark a welcome pivot toward clarity and leverage instead of muddled moralizing. He said what needed saying: the United States will no longer bankroll Europe’s dithering while Russia chews up a sovereign neighbor. That kind of no-nonsense posture, backed by concrete tools like tariffs and sanctions when necessary, is what restores deterrence and actually creates pressure for peace.
Conservatives should celebrate Landau’s candor because it signals an administration willing to use American strength, not endless lectures, to secure outcomes. Peace isn’t achieved by moral preening; it’s won by negotiating from a position of leverage and by holding bad actors accountable. If that means leaning on European free riders, squeezing energy buyers who prop up Moscow, and offering a clear path to real negotiations that end the bleeding, so be it.
The contrast with the Biden years could not be starker. While the previous regime pretended weakness was virtue, this administration is making a strategic choice: back allies who fight and punish those who enable aggression. That’s the kind of realism Americans voted for — the kind that puts our national interest first and refuses to be the gullible ATM for foreign policy failures.
Some will screech that engaging with Russia means rewarding tyranny, but the American interest is not a moral fairy tale; it is the safety and prosperity of our people and our allies. Forcing a durable settlement that stops the slaughter and stabilizes Europe is preferable to open-ended aid that only prolongs conflict. Trump’s impatience is not a threat of recklessness — it’s a demand for results.
Landau’s comments also underscore an important point conservatives have been making: diplomacy backed by strength works. When the United States has the courage to say “enough,” adversaries take notice; when we waffle, they exploit us. That simple truth is finally guiding policy again, and patriotic Americans should be behind it.
Of course, tough talk must be matched by smart strategy — not saber-rattling for show. That means coordinated pressure, realistic negotiation terms, and clear consequences for Russian intransigence. It also means making sure allies shoulder their share and that any peace does not merely paper over future threats.
This administration’s new backbone on the world stage is long overdue. Landau spoke for the country when he said patience has been exhausted — now let the diplomats and the Commander in Chief convert that impatience into a durable American victory for peace, stability, and the rule of law. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who use power wisely and win where it matters.
