Posted on 02/28/2025 10:50:29 AM PST by Morgana
The first words spoken by President Donald Trump to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrived at the White House on Friday was apparently ribbing him for having come to a formal meeting in athleisure.
President Donald Trump met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the West Wing lobby porte-cochère on Friday morning for talks and reportedly the signing of his critical minerals deal. The meeting of foreign leaders has itself become part of President Trump’s politicking, with Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warmly welcomed on the step on Thursday, but France’s Emmanuel Macron snubbed by not being met at all earlier in the week.
While Zelensky got a personal greeting, he also got a jibe. As the Ukrainian leader stepped out of his motorcade vehicle, President Trump look surprised and immediately pointed at Zelensky’s Torso. As the two men exchanged greetings and shook hands, Trump’s eyeline and body language all made clear to the waiting news cameras that he was talking to Zelensky about his dress, a button-up sweatshirt emblazoned with the device of the government of Ukraine and plain trousers.
A video posted by White House staffer Margo Martin shows President Trump saying, sotto voce: “well look, you’re all dressed up” as he shook Zelensky’s hand. Turning to those press cameras, Trump declared to the press, sardonically, “he’s all dressed up today”.
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Trump should have ended the talks right then and there.
he called a suit a costume. then said he might wear one better but I missed who he looked at when he said it.
He dresses like Castro
That midget should come back the White House and publicly apologize
effin garden gnome
Since day 1 I have brought this up EVERY time he does it and he does it every time! His entire congregation had suits and ties on, but he has a special war time uniform of frag pants and a cold weather sweater.
Trump kicked his ass to the curb.
I think it is more a Yassir Arafat/modern terrorist inspired.
He thinks that he is a Fetterman
OUCH!
“””He dresses like Castro””
I’ve called him a wannabe Castro mini-me for a longtime. He’s an idiot.
In his years of dealing with the unions (and worse) in NYC, Trump knows how to handle people who are too big for their britches (i.e., like Zelensky — trying to punch above his weight).
You have to break 'em.
Z dresses like the actor in all this that he is. He knows nothing else. He was put in by the Obama handlers to funnel money to the democrats through the Ukraine.
We were very fortunate to have had three West Wing tour during Trump’s first term & my son & I always wore a jacket & tie even though Trump wasn’t around.
I knew his little GI Joe cosplay schtick would piss of Trump.
Trump is straight up gangsta... he just needs the glasses.
About time the little disrespectful punk got called up for his clown outfits.
I am thinking that Z’s CIA training did NOT cover being a peace-time President.
OMG, garden gnome, LOL
Most disrespectful on Zelinsky's part.
Ronald Reagan would not enter the oval office without wearing a jacket.
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