Don Bacon (R-Neb.) broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday after his comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump labeled Zelenskyy as a “Dictator without Elections” in a lengthy post to Truth Social on Wednesday.
Republican lawmakers are reacting to President Trump's comments on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on some GOP members breaking away from Trump's war of words and to discuss how Sen.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated Zelenskyy during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday and at times raised their voices toward the Ukrainian leader. Trump also accused Zelenskyy of being “disrespectful” as Vance demanded that Zelenskyy offer his thanks to the president.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Zelensky are getting in an extremely heated back and forth in the Oval Office. Zelensky asks Vance to come to Ukraine and Vance accuses him of doing propaganda tours. Trump tells him, “You don’t have the cards right… pic.twitter.com/Uow3tzy0gD
The week ended with a historically horrendous exchange Friday in the Oval Office among Trump, Vice President JD “Eyeliner” Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding a rare-earth deal for continued American support of Ukraine in its ongoing battle against a decade-long Russian invasion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian leader and President Donald Trump is threatening to change that.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance's combative meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has apparently put the administration at odds with several Republicans in Congress.