Trump asks Zelenskyy to leave White House
A White House meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rapidly devolved into chaos as Trump asked him to leave White House.
Vice President JD Vance also attended the meeting.
The two American leaders took turns berating Zelensky with television cameras rolling and the global public looking on.
“You have to be thankful,” Trump told the Ukrainian president, who has repeatedly thanked the American public for the U.S. government’s military assistance.
“You don’t have the cards,” Trump continued as Zelenskyy tried in vain to interject.
“You’re buried there, your people are dying, you’re running low on soldiers.”
Zelenskyy is demanding security guarantees against a future Russian attack in any agreement to end the conflict—a demand that Trump has thus far rejected.
The Oval Office meeting was meant to kick off talks regarding U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.
Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday without signing a minerals deal.
Many European leaders, including those of France, Poland, and Norway, issued statements of support for Zelenskyy after his heated exchange with Trump.
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