CNN Pundit Slams Zelenskyy For Not Wearing A Tie — But An Expert Makes This Damning Point

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

This would probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace,

said Dmitry Peskov, according to RIA Novosti

This is Europe’s moment and we must live up to it.”

Ursula von der Leyen, who heads the executive arm of the 27-nation European Union, said

None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians,

the Ukrainian leader said in a post on X, praising Trump’s “strong leadership”.

I don’t want to talk about security yet, because I want to get the deal done,

Trump said

It should not be that hard a deal to make,

Trump said

I think that Zelenskyy’s attire is a signal to the world that Ukraine is on a war footing and is fighting for its survival,

Neiheisel said

Republicans didn’t seem to have that much of an issue with Elon Musk’s attire just a couple of weeks ago.”

But Jacob Neiheisel, associate professor of political science at the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, made quite the observation about this criticism

Objections to Zelenskyy’s clothing choices are likely just an excuse to take umbrage and cloak what the administration was going to do anyways (cut off aid to Ukraine) in the veneer of moral outrage about Ukraine not being sufficiently respectful,

Neiheisel told HuffPost

Do you own a suit?” ... A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the dignity of this office.”

he asked, adding

Is it worth it? Was not putting on a tie worth it? ... Is it worth it?”

Jennings later jumped in to share his thoughts about Zelenskyy’s clothes

He’s communicating, therefore, with those around him in government, but importantly, through digital and heritage media, he connects to his country’s people and the wider world,

she said at the time

The manufactured outrage over Zelensky’s clothing choices allows the administration, and Republicans more generally, to construct a narrative surrounding why the U.S. is no longer going to help Ukraine,

he said

Frankly, it was incredibly refreshing to watch the president and the vice president stand up for America and to have that be before the world to see,

she further told the host

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

Frankly, the Democrats should think about if they should stand up in applause for some of the things President Trump will be talking about,

Leavit

I think God gives everybody unique gifts and skills and I guess public speaking is one of mine,

she said

I have instructed Ukraine's minister of defence, intelligence chief and diplomats to contact their counterparts in the United States and obtain official information,

Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address

They will demand a reduction of our army, they will want a legal renunciation of our territories and also a significant political deformation of the Ukrainian constitution,

he said

What happened at the White House, instead of our planned negotiations, was regrettable,

he said

I think in the circumstances, what Trump is expecting is not just the kind of obsequious flattery that he didn’t get in the Oval Office, but it’s also, firstly signing the minerals agreement, secondly, accepting that, essentially, America will work out some kind of a deal with Russia and then bring it back to Ukraine,

he told CNN in an interview

If I could advise President Zelensky, it would be do have a public, on-camera signing of the agreement, where he expresses his appreciation to the United States and the American people as Ukraine’s strategic partner, regrets the way the Oval Office meeting on Friday went, and makes clear that he is 100% committed to getting peace for Ukraine,

Volker told CNN