Trump and Vance Berate Zelenskyy During Testy White House Meeting

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Trump characterized the deal Thursday as an economic development boon.
58% : " The exchange was one of the most dramatic moments ever to play out in front of television cameras in the Oval Office and underscored the radical break between the United States and Ukraine since Trump took office.
50% : During Thursday's news conference with Starmer, Trump expressed a mix of optimism and fatalism about his chances of making peace.
46% : While Trump has falsely claimed that the United States has contributed $350 billion and Europe only $100 billion, in fact, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe has allocated $138 billion compared with $119 billion from the United States.
45% : " Zelenskyy's hurriedly arranged visit to Washington on Friday was meant to smooth over the rift and seal an agreement demanded by Trump in which Ukraine would hand over many billions of dollars worth of mineral rights to repay military aid provided by President Joe Biden and Congress over the three years since Russia's full-fledged invasion in 2022.
42% : Trump asked.
34% : " At a later news conference with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, Trump did not respond to a question about whether he owed Zelenskyy an apology for calling him a dictator.
34% : While he has spoken with Putin by telephone, Trump has given little sense of how he expects to negotiate either a ceasefire or an enduring peace agreement.
30% : With voices raised and tempers flaring, Trump threatened to abandon Ukraine altogether if Zelenskyy did not go along. Talking over the Ukrainian leader, Vance told Zelenskyy that it was "disrespectful" for him to come to the Oval Office and make his case in front of the U.S. news media and demanded that he thank Trump for his leadership.
27% : Trump seemed ready to make nice with Zelenskyy by telling reporters Thursday that he did not remember the dictator comment and expressing respect for the Ukrainian leader.
27% : But Trump resisted pressure to commit U.S. forces to help, even without ground troops, or to offer security guarantees to Ukraine against renewed Russian aggression.
24% : Since taking office, Trump has demanded that Ukraine turn over some of its natural resources as payback for military aid provided under Biden to defend itself against Russia.
23% : Trump and Vance castigated Zelenskyy for not being grateful enough for U.S. support in its war with Russia and sought to strong-arm him into making a peace deal on whatever terms the Americans dictate.
23% : Trump has effectively sided with Russia while falsely blaming Ukraine for starting the war and calling Zelenskyy a "dictator.
23% : Trump had seemed to be trying to put his rift with Zelenskyy to the side before their meeting, brushing off a question Thursday about whether he still considers the Ukrainian leader a dictator.
20% : That triggered Trump, who cut him off.
10% : Trump jumped in and told the Ukrainian leader, "You're not really in a good position right now" and that "you're gambling with World War III." "You're either going make a deal or we're out," Trump added.

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