Trump-Zelensky meeting cut short after contentious Oval Office exchange

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : It should be obvious that Zelensky had U.S. support, Trump said, since he was sitting next to him.
60% : " Then, Trump joined in.
56% : "And I think that Trump is on our side."
53% : "I hope I'll be known and recognized as a peacemaker," Trump said several times in the Oval Office, as the two leaders met and took questions.
50% : But Trump has often taken pains to be polite with other leaders when he has met them in person and has had positive face-to-face conversations with Zelensky in the past, something the Ukrainian leader was banking on when he rushed to Washington this week for the encounter.
46% : President Donald Trump ripped into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, in a remarkable encounter that could determine a generation of war and peace in Europe but that at times felt more like a barroom brawl with furious demands from Trump and Vice President JD Vance for respect and gratitude from the wartime Ukrainian leader.
45% : Trump several times cast himself as a mediator between the two countries, saying he wanted to open up communications with Russia in a way that Biden's administration would not, while also aligning himself with Ukraine by hosting Zelensky at the White House.
44% : Trump reaffirmed that there would continue to be military assistance for Ukraine -- "Hopefully we won't have to send much because I'm looking forward to getting it done quickly" -- and he said the U.S. was still committed to NATO and to protecting Poland.
42% : " Also cut short were plans for Trump and Zelensky to finalize an agreement granting the U.S. limited access to Ukraine's mineral rights.
40% : " "You're gambling with lives of millions of people," Trump said.
39% : " Zelensky brought out Manila folders of pictures to show Trump -- pictures of "ladies and men," saying he didn't want to show photos of children.
37% : No, no, you've done a lot of talking," Trump said.
35% : He has held back from criticism of the Russian leader even as he has hit Zelensky, and this week sided with Moscow and Pyongyang against Ukraine in a vote marking the war's anniversary at the United Nations.
31% : " Trump has declared his faith that Putin, too, wants to end the war and will abide by any peace agreement that is struck.
30% : Not Friday, when Trump told Zelensky that he had no cards, was in no position to make requests of the United States, and suggested talks could derail unless attitudes changed.
26% : But Trump has been skeptical of his Ukrainian counterpart, calling him a "dictator" last week and blaming Ukraine for the war even though it began with an unprovoked invasion by Moscow.
26% : " Zelensky told Trump that he hoped that he would have a "strong position to stop Putin.
25% : " Trump paused a minute, and then added, "It's going to be a tough deal to make.
24% : " Trump also brushed aside questions of whether the United States was still siding with Zelensky.
17% : One reporter in the room asked what would happen if Russia broke a ceasefire, and Trump responded, "What if a bomb drops on your head right now?" Trump tried to calm the room a bit, while still expressing dismay with Zelensky.
15% : Zelensky pushed back against Trump, urging him to offer security guarantees, emphasizing Putin's aggression, and, as things grew heated, chided Vance for speaking about Ukraine without having visited the country.
9% : The heated back and forth -- with Trump, Zelensky and Vance at times shouting over each other -- was a striking breach of Oval Office comity, where even tough encounters have typically happened with calm voices and diplomatic language.

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