There’s no way Trump was surprised by what happened in that meeting. The Trump team knew there was a good chance Z would do exactly what he did. After all, Z has been pretty consistent: ‘I am the most important person in the world. I’ve got my finger in the dike, and without me, the whole world collapses. Gimme, gimme, gimme.’
He’s already balked twice at this deal, so Trump and company knew there was a good chance he’d renege again, especially after all of Trump’s enemies, the Democrats, got done telling Z to keep his finger in the dike, no matter what.
Trump decided to let Americans see what we’ve been funding, and what their leader thinks of us. Good for President Trump.
Never, ever, allow Zelensky anywhere near the White House again. If necessary, send him a deal to sign and tell him to return it via Fedex.