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Mr. President, with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media,
It's a very sad day and an embarrassment for the United States on the world stage. But let's step back and analyze what's happened here. I think there's no question that this was a setup,
You heard Donald Trump say at the end of that clip you played, this is great television. This was a setup. Volodymyr, I mean, excuse me, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was compelled to agree to a horrible deal that would have sent Ukraine's minerals to the United States without any concrete security guarantees,
And I think, as he said at the end, because he can't help himself, this was a setup for the cameras. It was a play to his base. But above all, it was a play to Vladimir Putin, to show fealty to Vladimir Putin and to try to humiliate Zelenskyy,
It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelensky is not ready for Peace if America is involved,
You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October,
he noted, characterizing Zelensky's trip to an ammunition factory I really don't care, do u
The two were visiting migrant children in Texas when the First Lady donned the jacket reading With all respect to democracy and free media, but there are things where we have to understand the position of Ukraine,
Now the Conservatives are attacking Zelensky for not taking this deal. Who in the world would take this deal? That is not a deal but an extortion on the part of Trump. Any decent American should feel ashamed by his act. I know I do,
We want to be helpful. What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again,
You’re gambling with World War III” ... You’ve got to be more thankful because, let me tell you, you don’t have the cards. With us, you have the cards, but without us, you don’t have any cards.”
Trump barked at Zelensky ... and wagged a finger at him This is going to be great television – I will say that,
President Donald Trump noted I'm glad we elected Trump and Vance. We got men in office who care deeply for our country and our people. It's about time we had some backbone in the White House,
one Facebook user commented I want really him to be more at our side” because “the war began when Russia brought this war to our country.” ... They just want to hear that America on our side and America will stay with us, not with Russians.”
But the Ukrainian president demurred ... About Ukrainians, he said It's not apparent what the executive office wants to signal by turning a diplomatic talk into a reality TV show. It's not good for the US because the whole exchanges indicated that Trump is mouthing Russian's talking points when it comes the war,
Ukraine cannot win this war. What Zelensky wants is for the US and/or NATO to literally start fighting the Russians, and that's not going to happen because nobody wants nuclear Armageddon and the end of humanity (except possibly Zelensky)."
I'm not sure that we did something bad."
Zelenskyy, however, refused to apologize, telling Fox News You see the hatred he’s got for Putin,
I was very disappointed to see earlier today what I consider a shameful display of bully diplomacy,
Then Trump was set off when Zelensky said that if Ukraine is defeated, even the USA would feel the impact. This shows that Trump knows nothing about how diplomacy works,
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