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He either needs to resign and send somebody over that we can do business with, or he needs to change,
the South Carolina senator said What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelenskiy again,
Graham, a close Trump ally, told reporters as he left the White House after the clash, which drove relations with Kyiv's most important wartime ally to a new low You start to perceive that maybe Zelensky doesn’t want a peace deal. He says he does, but maybe he doesn’t."
No, this decision can only be done by the people of Ukraine.”
Asked whether he would leave office following the spat in the White House, Zelensky said They had a heated meeting, a very heated conversation,
When you start talking about that aggressively – and the president is a deal maker, he made deals his entire life – you’re not going to get people to the table,
The people of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy deserve an apology."
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin added Every time I’ve met with President Zelenskyy, he’s thanked the American people for our strong support. We owe him our thanks for leading a nation fighting on the front lines of democracy – not the public berating he received at the White House."
Quote from Chris Coons, a Democratic senator from Delaware Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee,
Our country thanks HIM [Zelenskyy] and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own and stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you."
The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top,
I don't see why an invitation would make sense,
one White House official told Reuters on Wednesday, when the Ukrainian president appeared to waver on signing the deal He was terrible at Munich, Zelensky, and I think he has made it almost impossible to sell to the American people that he’s a good investment,
This is going to be great television, I will say that
Trump remarked at the end Thank you so much, Mr. President, thank you for the invitation
Zelensky's first words had been Wow look, you're all dressed up today,
Trump told the Ukrainian leader when he arrived at the White House Whether you voted for these puppets or not, just as an American, as a fellow American, it’s just embarrassing that the only hero in the Oval Office, the only decent human being, for that matter, is the Ukrainian,
America is the greatest country in the world – no one gets to lecture our President in the Oval Office and disrespect America’s generosity,
Zelensky represents a nation whose citizens have sacrificed their lives and shed blood for the freedoms they cherish.”
Former Republican congressman and Ohio governor John Kasich said President Trump is fighting for PEACE around the world and is putting America First as our best negotiator — he’s the only one to get Russia to the table to consider a serious and lasting peace agreement with Ukraine,