'Horrific': Ex-Russian Ambassador aghast at 'shocking' Trump meeting with Ukraine leader
President Donald Trump yelled at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office after the latter challenged Trump's facts and corrected his false information. Zelenskyy was set to visit for an agreement about sharing rare earth minerals from Ukraine. The meeting began in a polite way but went off the rails when reporters began asking questions. Former Russian Ambassador Michael McFaul called the meeting "horrific," noting he was refraining from using profane language. ALSO READ: 'Educated America knows we are in a coup': A letter to Volodymyr Zelensky"This was a tragedy. And a tragedy for American national security interests," he continued. "I want to really emphasize that this does nobody any good. This doesn't make the American people better off tomorrow. The senator, now, Vice President J.D. Vance, pleading for the leader of a country to pledge his fealty to President Trump and say thank you. I want to remind your viewers, President Zelenskyy said, thank you to the American people a thousand times. Use ChatGPT, Mr. Vice President, and look for it."He also said that Vance voted against Ukraine funding, so he sees the meeting as a paradox. "It just was shocking to me. And we need they need to sign this deal. This deal was good for the United States, was good for Ukraine," said McFaul. "And instead of signing that deal, we were relitigating [Joe] Biden and [Barack] Obama. And I just wish the president would put our interests today front and center and stop litigating what happened in 2016 or before, because that is not in America's national interest."See the full comments below or at the link here. - YouTube youtu.be
President Donald Trump yelled at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office after the latter challenged Trump's facts and corrected his false information.
Zelenskyy was set to visit for an agreement about sharing rare earth minerals from Ukraine. The meeting began in a polite way but went off the rails when reporters began asking questions.
Former Russian Ambassador Michael McFaul called the meeting "horrific," noting he was refraining from using profane language.
ALSO READ: 'Educated America knows we are in a coup': A letter to Volodymyr Zelensky
"This was a tragedy. And a tragedy for American national security interests," he continued. "I want to really emphasize that this does nobody any good. This doesn't make the American people better off tomorrow. The senator, now, Vice President J.D. Vance, pleading for the leader of a country to pledge his fealty to President Trump and say thank you. I want to remind your viewers, President Zelenskyy said, thank you to the American people a thousand times. Use ChatGPT, Mr. Vice President, and look for it."
He also said that Vance voted against Ukraine funding, so he sees the meeting as a paradox.
"It just was shocking to me. And we need they need to sign this deal. This deal was good for the United States, was good for Ukraine," said McFaul. "And instead of signing that deal, we were relitigating [Joe] Biden and [Barack] Obama. And I just wish the president would put our interests today front and center and stop litigating what happened in 2016 or before, because that is not in America's national interest."
See the full comments below or at the link here.
- YouTube youtu.be
