The Latest: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up | FOX 28 Spokane

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77% : "President Trump and Vice President Vance will always stand for America and those who respect our position in the world.
70% : "You've got to be more thankful," Trump told Zelenskyy.
69% : White House aides apparently delighted by heated exchange during the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting "This is going to be great television, I will say," Trump said as the meeting broke up.
67% : Here's the latest: In Ukraine, much of the immediate reaction to the meeting with Trump was supportive of Zelenskyy "Unwavering commitment to Ukraine's interests and devotion to his country.
63% : "This is a huge step forward in securing mutual prosperity and peace for Americans and Ukrainians," Sen. Roger Wicker, the Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, had said in a statement shortly before Trump and Zelenskky's Oval Office meeting.
62% : Trump and Zelenskyy are scheduled to meet in the Oval Office followed by a lunch meeting and a news conference.
59% : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the White House to meet with Trump The Ukrainian president is set to speak with Trump in a high-stakes meeting as he seeks assurances of U.S. security support.
57% : "It is a big commitment from the United States," Trump said.
55% : That sweeping effort has been coordinated from the White House between the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a select government reform championed by billionaire Elon Musk.
54% : An executive order Trump signed Tuesday calls for boosting the domestic copper industry by investigating the national security implications of imports and weighing tariffs as a response.
52% : States learned of the new requirement last week, and there was widespread concern the extra review step could delay some payments for roads, bridges and transit.
52% : Just Friday morning, Zelenskky had met with a bipartisan group of senators and several Republicans in attendance had left praising the deal he had been readying to sign with Trump.
51% : There are about 375 probationary employees in the National Weather Service -- where day-to-day forecasting and hazard warning is done. ▶ Read more about the cuts to NOAA Trump makes US copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy From talk of acquiring Greenland and its vast mineral wealth to prodding Ukraine for minerals in exchange for help fending off Russia's invasion, Trump has made the raw materials of modern life a pillar of his foreign policy.
49% : Zelenskyy had been scheduled to have lunch with Trump and both leaders were going to sign a minerals deal during a joint news conference.
49% : President Trump to designate English as the official language of the US He's expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House.
48% : The executive will rescind a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required the government and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.
47% : "Thank you @POTUS for standing up not only for America, but for the American warfighter," the Defense Department's rapid response account posted on X. Trump's Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy devolves into open antagonism The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute engagement turned into a tense back and forth between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy -- who had urged skepticism about Russia's commitment to diplomacy, citing Moscow's years of broken commitments on the global stage.
47% : Trump laid bare his efforts to coerce Zelenskyy to reach an agreement giving the U.S. an interest in his country's valuable minerals and to push him toward a diplomatic resolution to the war on the American leader's terms.
47% : Trump greeted Zelenskyy with a handshake.
46% : ▶ Read more about the U.S. copper industry Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency's plans who is not authorized to speak publicly.
43% : Zelenskyy has left the White House after tempers flared during his meeting with Trump Zelenskyy walked briskly to his armored vehicle and quickly climbed in, escorted by a protocol officer who saw him off.
42% : The leaders looked toward journalists and Trump pumped his fist.
40% : " "You're gambling with World War III, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that's backed you far more than a lot of people say they should have," Trump said.
40% : Designating English as the national language "promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement," according to the White House.
38% : " Zelensky tried to object, prompting Trump to eventually raise his voice and say, "You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.
38% : ▶ Read more about the DOGE emails -- Chris Megerian and Adriana Gomez Licon Trump and Vance call Zelenskyy 'disrespectful' during heated Oval Office meeting Zelenskyy told Trump that promises of peace from Vladimir Putin can't be trusted, noting the Russian leader's history of broken promises.
32% : White House says Zelenskyy was asked to leave Zelenskyy and his delegation were told to leave the White House early after the testy meeting with Trump in the Oval Office, according to a White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
29% : Zelenskyy left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal Trump had demanded Trump suggested the deal was a condition for future support for Ukraine.
29% : Trump said Putin hasn't broken agreements with him.
28% : He brought along printed photos to show Trump, but journalists in the room could not see them.
27% : Vance asked Zelenskyy. White House says it mistakenly let a reporter from Russian news agency Tass into the Oval Office It happened as Trump was meeting with Zelenskyy.
27% : Zelenskyy talked up the prospect for liquid natural gas exports to Europe, but gently disagreed when Trump repeated his claim that Europe "did much less" than the United States to support Ukraine against Russia.
25% : Trump and Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office Trump told Zelenskyy that Ukrainian soldiers have been unbelievably brave and talked up an economic agreement between their two countries.
25% : Zelenskyy called Putin a killer and a terrorist and told Trump there should be "no compromises with a killer."
21% : Instead, the meeting ended with Trump cutting off talks with Zelenskyy.
20% : It's a renewed attempt by President Trump and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to demand answers from the government workforce.
19% : Musk, who empowered by Trump is aiming to downsize agencies and eliminate thousands of federal jobs, said anyone who didn't respond would be fired.
18% : He said the Ukrainian leader is "gambling with World War III." Trump chided Zelenskyy after Vice President JD Vance, one of the administration's most skeptical voices on Ukraine, said Zelenskyy was being disrespectful for debating Trump in the Oval Office in front of the American media.
11% : " Trump cut off talks with Zelenskyy after their Oval Office blowup In a post on Truth Social, Trump repeated that Zelenskyy was "disrespectful." "I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations," Trump wrote.
6% : Senate Democratic leader says Trump is 'doing Putin's dirty work' Posting on X, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer was reacting to the fallout of the tense meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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