Trump slams Zelensky in blistering Oval Office row

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : The day started off pleasant enough with Trump greeting Zelensky at the West Wing door.
55% : As press was being ushered out, President Trump reached over and patted Zelensky's shoulder.
50% : It started when Trump got pressed on historic Russian domination of its neighbors and repositioning the U.S. toward Russia.
45% : 'You're gambling with WWIII,' Trump told the visiting leader.
43% : He has been pushing for security guarantees from the U.S. Shortly after the argument, Trump ended the public part of the meeting.
42% : It comes as Trump is negotiating a peace deal with Russia and Ukraine.
42% : You're not winning this,' Trump told him.
41% : You're running low on soldiers,' Trump said.
41% : I don't want a cease fire,' Trump said, delivering a mocking impression of his counterpart.
34% : Trump and Zelensky were scheduled to sign a deal on giving U.S. access to some of Ukraine's rare earth minerals as part of a repayment plan.
34% : He's not speaking loudly,' Trump said.
34% : Trump said Zelensky's men are 'brave,' but then told him, 'If you didn't have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks.'
31% : The shocking development comes after French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the White House this week in an attempt to gain some sympathy for Ukraine from Trump.
29% : That set off Trump.
27% : 'If I didn't align myself with both of them, you'd never have a deal,' Trump explained.
27% : 'It's going to be a very hard thing to do business like this,' Trump said.
26% : After the contentious showdown, Trump announced he asked Zelensky to leave.
25% : After Zelensky mentioned 2015, Trump jumped in: 'I was not here.'
25% : Trump contradicted him, telling him he hadn't been alone.
21% : Yelling with his face getting red, Trump intoned: 'You're not in a good position.
20% : Trump was repeatedly shouting over Zelensky as he tried to defend his position.
19% : Then Trump gave remarks indicating the blow-up was serving a purpose for him.
18% : Trump scolded him.
18% : 'You've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position,' Trump told Zelensky, after last week calling him a 'dictator' and blaming Ukraine for starting the war.

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