Posted on 03/03/2025 3:21:43 PM PST by marcusmaximus
President Trump said Monday a proposed economic deal between the U.S. and Ukraine was still on the table, but he argued Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needed to be more “appreciative” of U.S. support.
Trump took questions from reporters on the heels of a confrontational meeting with Zelensky late last week after which Trump called off peace talks and an agreement for the U.S. to invest in Ukraine’s critical mineral supply went unsigned.
Asked if the deal was dead, Trump said, “I don’t think so.” “It’s a great deal for us, because you know Biden very, very foolishly, stupidly, frankly, gave $300 billion … to a country to fight and to try and do things. And you know what happened? We get nothing.”
Asked what Zelensky needed to do to restart negotiations, Trump said the Ukrainian leader needed to express more gratitude for U.S. assistance. “I just think he should be more appreciative, because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin,” Trump said. “We’ve given them much more than Europe, and Europe should have given more than us because as you know that’s right there.”
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Trump told reporters he had not yet discussed whether the U.S. would suspend continued aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Trump earlier in the day took issue with Zelensky saying the end of Ukraine’s war with Russia “is still very, very far away.” Moscow invaded Ukraine without provocation more than three years ago.
“He better not be right about that,” Trump said.
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Trump knows about the deall Z signed with Starmer and he’s making them both squirm.
Epic trolling by The Donald.
There, fixed it.
Does he know? That deal is not reported at all by anyone in the MSM
The idea behind the REE deal ?!
quote from Otto T. Mallery, a late 19th century liberal, in his “Economic Union and Enduring Peace” which states, “If soldiers are not to cross international boundaries, goods must do so. Unless the Shackles can be dropped from trade, bombs will be dropped from the sky.”
Not sure if serious.
No marcus...it’s as DEAD as your CAUSE.
But i think you’re succeeded in turning the minds of many who were still entertaining the thought that z wasn’t a complete piece of garbage.
Now we know he is :)
The company ones keeps and all :)
Z’s gonna come back...and Trump’s gonna say....too late...
Trump should tell, “And bring your f____g shinebox!”
AGREE!!
Thanks for that link.
I agree. Let’s trade with the Aussies instead.
Besides, the Democrat corruption that put is in this position beholden to China for rare earths MUST be exposed.
Imagine a tree hugger, blindfolded, spun around thrice and asked, do you see any rare earth anomolies on that screen?
Well, uh-huh, geeze none there, maybe we can buy more from some flitting fool at war with Russia.
smh.
Yes, the vast mineral wealth of Ukraine is a complete fantasy.
Big mistake. We shouldn’t get involved in Ukraine.
Prob a deal will be done eventually but if it were up to me we’d never hear from or have anything to do with that guy again.
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