Posted on 02/28/2025 10:06:22 AM PST by RandFan
Graham has prob rushed to WH to check on him.
Yes arms folded. That ticked Trump off.
Just what is needed.
The little bastard got his head handed to him.
This is simply incredible, and so heartening to see. A real leader. God bless President Trump.
Contrast this with the demented Biden and his word-salad VP. A world of difference.
Holy crap! Trump just bitch slapped that ungrateful little leprachaun so hard he’s not going to land until next Wednesday.
There are 2 things that Zelinskyy really needs to get out of this meeting.
(1) Demonstrate to Putin that the USA is now invested in the success and security of Ukraine. Minerals deal?
(2) Keep Putin scared of Trump.
Damn! It’s nice to see some plain speech!!!
Trump knows Zelensky was out to screw him and cover for Joe Biden in that infamous phone call. Zelensky always knew Biden was on the take. The Ukraine war is quid pro quo for Joe.
I am surprised how cool Trump was. He ended it with a half smile (just seeing it again).
I dont think there will be recriminations or hard feelings
It was some dressing down
I would have loved to see how Putin would react to that setting. I think he would have walked out.
“Z” thinks the rest of the world is going to side with him?? They’ve all screwed up their economics cowtowing to this little piece of sh**. No reason he couldn’t have renewed Russia’s gas deal so the EU wasn’t hit so bad...and I’m almost betting that they will tell him...open the lines or “no soup for you”.
This little ingrate should never have been allowed anywhere near the White House. He doesn’t deserve that kind of respect.
All the democrats wanted from him were the Kickbacks
We wanted transparency, and this is it. That Trump allowed it to be aired is perhaps the most outstanding thing I've seen from him, ever. He and JD exposed Zelelnsky for slippery little creep he is: using historical animus against Russia within his country to mistreat Russians with their midst, thus provoking Putin, while leaching off Europe and the US, sucking us into WWII to the detriment of his people.
I was listening to Karl Jackson (filling in for Dennis Praguer) today and he brought up the point of why negotiation is not intuitive to Zelensky. He is first and foremost an actor/comedian. More inherently than Reagan was and from a culture that is highly passionate, and a country used to relying on a bigger one for direction. (Historically it was Russia!)
Zelensky is not a methodical KGB-type like Putin, but operating out of idealism and emotion. (Albeit this is not to say Putin doesn’t have a penchant for theatrics, excuse the stereotype but most Russians I’ve encountered do too.)
Donald Trump was a reality TV star to be sure, and resonates well to the emotionalism of Middle Eastern and Slavic cultures — but he is first and foremost a businessman/negotiator. Things like a “deal for Ukraine’s rare earth minerals” will not be instinctual to Zelensky. For him the fight for Ukraine and its territory IS worthy of the backing of the entire Western world at the ris of World War III.
Not saying he is right, just humanizing where he’s coming from.
Zelensky got his ass handed to him.
It was beautiful.
Zelensky is dead once the war ends. His own Nazis will kill him.
Has Zelenskyy got a side deal with China? Does Russia? Here’s what we know for sure - Zslenskyy’s an idiot. He’s playing poker and has a pair of two’s. He might to too unstable for us to bother with...
I wonder if Z knows that he wasn’t dealing with Biden when he was dealing with Biden.
to add:
Western Europe has kept Russia afloat economically as they look to Russia for natural gas and oil among other investments and ties. (Less so UK, more so Germany) They don’t invest in USA, they don’t invest in NATO, and yet they were the ones egging Zelensky on this time as faux allies. 🙄 Guess they figured if anyone would cave in sending troops it’d be the US.
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