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Maybe it played well with their base but it’s not going to play well with the American people and that’s where I think Trump needs to pump the brakes a bit,
said McFaul, who pointed to polling showing that most Americans don’t trust Putin I talked to Zelenskyy this morning – don’t take the bait. President Trump was in a very good mood last night,
President Trump and his administration continue to embarrass America on the world stage,
Have you said ‘thank you’ once?”
The news conference descended into outright aggression as Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being “disrespectful”, before asking him There was no need for him to go in there and become antagonistic,
That active, open undermining of efforts to bring about peace is deeply frustrating for everyone who’s been involved in communications with them leading up to today, and I think he should apologise for wasting our time,
I’m not sure that we did something bad,
Americans must protect our strong democratic values on the world stage instead of undermining President Zelenskyy’s work to fight for his nation and the freedom of his people after being invaded by Russia,
Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all,
President @realDonaldTrump stood bravely for peace. Even if it was difficult for many to digest. Thank you, Mr. President!”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, however, praised President Donald Trump's stance, stating His ambush by Donald Trump and his vice-president as the world watched was a shocking spectacle,
One is leading his country’s fight for survival,
There are rumors from the administration that it may curtail arms shipments to Ukraine currently in the pipeline under presidential drawdown authority,
All this shows that this rupture, this explosion, was bound to happen sooner or later,
The performance by the President and Vice President in the Oval Office was unprecedented, but not altogether surprising given President Trump's well-known feelings about US military support to Ukraine and the narrative about Russia's war on Ukraine which he has promoted,
He’s all dressed up today,
Trump mocked Zelenskyy in front of reporters, pointing at his military attire and saying ... a patronizing remark that mirrored the way he belittled critics and adversaries in the past The Ukrainian people have been courageously defending their country against the Russian aggressor for more than 3 years
Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer said on X I have never been more proud of the president,
This is going to be great television, I will say that,
he called out as reporters filed out I want somebody that’s going to make peace.”
Asked if he wanted Zelensky to step down, Trump declined to answer directly, only saying