Summary

Trump just presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history, with flared tempers, raised voices, and shredded protocol.

Never before has a U.S. president bullied and berated an adversary, never mind an ally, in such a public way.

During a tense Oval Office meeting, Trump and JD Vance attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanding he accept a peace deal with Russia or lose U.S. support.

The conversation devolved into shouting, with Trump accusing Zelenskyy of being ungrateful and “gambling with World War III.”

The meeting ended in chaos, with no agreement reached.

  • galanthus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    124·
    2 days ago

    Well, that happened after 40 minutes of civil discussion. And the thing that changed the way it was it was going was his undiplomatic response to Vance when he said the US has nice oceans, but it is going to feel the problem eventually. This is a rather stupid way of talking to Trump and his administration. If he did not succumb to the provocation it would not have happened.

    “If you don’t help me you’ll regret it” is not the way to go in this situation I’m afraid.

    And after they did talk over him, insted of arguing he should have shut up and it would have worked out better for him.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      23 hours ago

      Trump throats Putin, to even remotely suggest that this would end positively for Zelensky might as well prove that you’re a shill or bot.

      Go back to Reddit.

    • I3lackshirts94@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      This is the definition of delusional 😂 it’s never your guys fault 🤣 even though from the perspective I see it, he was doing the same shit to put him in that corner to be defensive 🤣