It's Thursday, August 14th.
I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day,
a show that is standing with the good people of India who are reacting with outrage to a government advisory stating that samosas,
the delicious fried treat stuffed with spicy potato, might not be very good for your health.
Stand tall, India.
Stand with tasty, tasty samosas.
On today's show, the chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, I mean,
President Donald Trump,
announces he's going to host this year's Kennedy Center Honors
because ruining things is his favorite pastime.
Also, musicals.
And a federal appeals court panel clears the path for the Trump administration to terminate foreign aid spending.
But let's start with the war in Ukraine.
Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Anchorage, Alaska.
Ahead of his big meeting,
he spoke with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday to come up with a collective game plan.
Later that morning, during a press conference at the Kennedy Center,
Trump reiterated his desire for Russia to agree to some kind of ceasefire.
And he said if Putin didn't agree to end the war,
there would be, quote, very severe consequences of some kind.