Simon Marks examines Trump's Ukraine pressure and a presidential coin

LBC's American Week draws an unusually large audience for a roundup linking midterm polling, presidential imagery and tensions with Kyiv.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 581,035 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (39,458).

Trump vs Zelenskyy 2.0 | Simon Marks’ American Week

Simon Marks begins with an uncomfortable television clip for Republicans: Fox News discussing poor midterm polling. His American Week then moves from the president's public image to the consequences of his dealings with Ukraine.

The LBC roundup reached roughly 290,000 views in eight hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. Its title, "Trump vs Zelenskyy 2.0 | Simon Marks' American Week," puts the diplomatic tensions first, but Marks builds toward them through domestic politics.

There is a striking contrast in the material he assembles. Polling identifies government corruption as a leading voter concern; elsewhere, presidential imagery includes an AI-generated clip of Trump wrestling a tiger and a "Trump dollar coin" promoted by U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach. The wrestling footage is artificial, not a real encounter.

On Ukraine, Marks examines Trump's criticism of Zelenskyy and his announcement of a Russian diesel purchase, before turning to reports of disrupted Starlink access and reduced U.S. intelligence sharing. A Financial Times interview clip then gives Zelenskyy space to describe the danger of holding back attacks while Russia continues its own.

The satellite issue also drew an unusually large audience to a separate LBC interview between Shelagh Fogarty and defense specialist Dr. Thomas Withington. Marks finishes his broader roundup with Katie Zacharia's briefing debut and a Hannity appearance addressing questions about her professional credentials.

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The numbers

American Week has already exceeded LBC's usual first-day views for regular videos, despite being only eight hours into its release.

the video's first day

usual first day here

39,458

this video

581,035

subscribers

1,540,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,834,570,131

views per day

4,027,188

typical day: 2,085,843

the video

views

289,615

likes

3,631

comments

441

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

People

1,550,000

LBC

1,540,000

TalkTV

1,470,000

news.com.au

1,390,000

Times Radio

1,310,000

Times Now World

1,290,000

As of October 17, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.