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There has not been a day when we have not felt this gratitude,
he said in his nightly address Sunday night
It's going to be very hard to do business like this,
he addedYou're not acting at all thankful. It's not a nice thing,
Trump said
I don't even know what to say. To the people of Ukraine—I see you and feel your pain."
She shared a video of a news broadcast fact-checking Trump and Vance's claims against Zelensky as she captioned it
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Bunch of pot-bellied, sunken-chested Men's Wearhouse Putin-poodles trying to bully a scary-quiet, wasteland survivor who stared down death is gorgeous cringe."
Comedian and The 1% Club host Patton Oswalt wrote
Nobody even thought about what I was wearing until you brought it up!"
As Conan asked what he was wearing, Adam repliedHe was not foaming at the mouth. And I’ve had some folks in the administration pointing that out to me. Trump’s feeling seems to be that Zelenskyy is not in a favorable psychological state because of the stress of the last three years,
the Republican foreign policy expert told POLITICO
It really was a battering of one man by the leader of a much bigger country — one that was supposedly a friend. It was bullying,
said opposition lawmaker Lesia VasylenkoThe trip to Washington, Mr. Zelensky’s first since President Trump was sworn into office, was always going to be a difficult mission,
wrote Chatham House’s Jonathan EyalThe meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump should not have failed. We are committed to cooperation with America and hope that emotions will subside, allowing the dialogue to return to a constructive course. Ukrainians, more than anyone else, want peace. We are ready for negotiations, but they must come from a position of strength, not capitulation,
he told POLITICODiplomats assumed that his American host would be less prickly when President Zelensky made the same journey to Washington,
Eyal saidPresident Zelenskyy failed in this. He spoke about justice and Europe, publicly, ignoring how Trump’s electorate perceives the situation. I hope the American president has the wisdom and ability to respond to events with clarity and pragmatism,
he addedZelenskyy failed before Friday to recognize the significance of the minerals deal … It’s important not because of the minerals — it’s all about giving Trump a political win,
he saidI have determined that President Zelensky is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations,
Trump wrote
I'd like to see Putin defeated, frankly. He is an adversary of the United States. But in this conflict, we've got to bring an end to this war,
Reuters quoted Johnson
You’re not going to bring them to the table if you’re calling them names, if you’re being antagonistic."
Speaking on ABC's This Week, Rubio saidThe entire pretext for that meeting... was an attempt to rewrite history in order to sign a deal with Putin that hands Putin Ukraine. That is disastrous for US national security,
he saidNow the conservatives are attacking Zelensky for not taking this deal. Who in the world would take this deal? That is not a deal but extortion on the part of Trump. Any decent American should feel ashamed by his act. I know I do,
Lei said
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)."
The post readsIt'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 exchange indicated that Trump is mouthing Russia's talking points when it comes (to) the war,
Zack said