Posted on 02/28/2025 10:06:22 AM PST by RandFan
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance argued with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in a tense exchange in the Oval Office over Kyiv’s war with invading Russian forces.
Vance accused Zelenskyy, who had traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with Trump and sign a deal on rare minerals that has become a crucial part of the U.S. continuing its support of Ukraine, of being disrespectful.
Trump at one point told Zelenskyy, “You’re gambling with World War III.”
The press event went off the rails after Trump was asked about his posture toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Ukraine’s supporters criticize as being too friendly, versus Zelenskyy, whom he recently called a “dictator.”
After Trump said he was aligning himself with “both of them” in order to seek peace, Vance added that former President Joe Biden’s attacks against Putin only resulted in more fighting and destruction.
“The path to peace and the path to prosperity is maybe engaging in diplomacy,” Vance said.
Zelenskyy asked to respond to Vance, noting that Putin previously broke ceasefire agreements.
“What kind of diplomacy? JD, you are speaking about?” Zelenskyy said.
“During the war, everybody has problems, even you, but you have a nice ocean and don’t feel it now, but you will feel it in the future,” said Zelenskyy.
“Don’t tell us what we’re gonna feel, we’re trying to solve a problem,” said Trump. “Don’t tell us what we’re gonna feel.”
“I’m not telling you ...” said the Ukrainian president.
“You’re in no position to dictate that. You’re in no position to dictate what we’re gonna feel,” Trump said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
Wow. Just watching it now.
Vance seems like Prince Hal in his hothead youth.
Z of course is scum, but he managed to get both Vance and Trump to be the ones to raise their voices.
Enough with negotiating with this jerk. Of course, Europe doesn’t want peace.
I wonder what comes next.
Yup, Zelensky played us for suckers in trying to join NATO.
Wanna bet he dont last two weeks?
We can still walk out...
What tge little bastard will do is go from one Euro nation the the other claiming he wont relinquish his nations sovereignty for the USA.
He wont last two weeks.
Little gypsy MOFO.
Here’s an interesting bit of reporting from the NYT:
“Earlier this morning, Republican and Democratic senators met with Zelensky, some posting smiling selfies with him and some anticipating a signing ceremony for a mineral deal in a few hours. The contrast between that meeting and what transpired inside the Oval Office is a strikingly public display of the divide between President Trump’s approach to this war and the sentiment of many Republican defense hawks on Capitol Hill.”
I wonder if the neocons whispered enough sweetness into Z to make him want to keep the game on for more funding deals.
Ate his lunch
Newman is sneaking in the window!
He learned something about the Executive Branch today
Previously he had been dealing with a “stupid” president as Trump said
Zelensky went into the meeting with Trump thinking that he had Congress on his side?
-PJ
Amazing....Proud to be an American!.
Someone forgot to tell him not to listen to Graham + Democrats
It’ll cost him the Congo,...
I’m thinking it could have been a factor.
Meanwhile, here are some headlines:
Daily Mail: “Trump tears Zelensky apart in brutal White House screaming match as President lays hands on Ukraine leader”
Politico: “Trump and Vance attack Zelenskyy in remarkable Oval Office exchange”
NPR: “Trump and Zelenskyy’s meeting turns into a heated argument”
The Hill: “Trump, Vance go off on Zelensky in contentious Oval Office spat”
We didn’t. Instead Trump tossed Zelenski out on his backside.
Come to our house and we are not doing enough, then saying he’s going to continue to fight. What a complete jerk
LOL
You’re right. Zelenskyy musts have thought he was dealing with Biden - where a ‘side trade deal’ can be made that benefits Hunter... oop I mean ‘others’...
Trump’s trade deals benefit the American people not ‘his friends’ and family.
Trump said that once - that looking at past trade deals either the folks making the deals were stupid - or corrupt. and he was going with corrupt.
Who knows. I and my wife are going to celebrate.
Why? Because nothing can get done with this little gypsy in the middle.
That, of course, is why he’s there.
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