Zelenskyy's White House meeting ends in blowup

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

89% : Shortly before the meeting ended, Trump said, "This is going to be great television."
68% : Trump and Zelenskyy spoke politely, even with admiration, of each other for the first halfhour of the meeting.
62% : " Trump seemed pleased the scene was recorded on camera.
49% : Instead, he was shouted at while Trump appeared to play up the drama for the cameras.
45% : Trump later told reporters, shortly before departing for his Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida for the weekend, that he wanted an "immediate ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine but expressed doubt that Zelenskyy was ready to make peace.
44% : It's unclear what the blowup could mean for the deal that Trump insisted was essential to repay the U.S. for the more than $180 billion in American aid sent to Kyiv since the start of the war.
42% : "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 told Zelenskyy during the meeting.
39% : "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 told Zelenskyy.
38% : WILL WEISSERT, ZEKE MILLER AND AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being "disrespectful" Friday in an Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal with the U.S. that Trump said would have moved Ukraine closer to ending its war with Russia.
36% : You don't have the cards right now," Trump said pointing toward Zelenskyy.
35% : Zelenskyy tried to object, prompting Trump to raise his voice and say, "You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.
30% : It also wasn't clear what, if anything, Trump wants Zelenskyy to do to get the deal back on track.
30% : "It's going to be a very hard thing to do business like this," Trump said to Zelenskyy as the two leaders talked over each other about past international support for Ukraine.
29% : Trump suggested Zelenskyy should not demand concessions.
27% : Trump responded that Putin had not broken agreements with him and mostly ducked questions about offering security guarantees to Ukraine, saying he thought the minerals deal -- now on hold -- would effectively end the fighting.
25% : Zelenskyy's main objective going into the sit-down was to press Trump not to abandon his country and to warn against moving too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
25% : After the meeting, Trump posted on his social media site that he "determined" Zelenskyy "is not ready for Peace.
23% : He can come back when he is ready for Peace," Trump wrote. Democrats immediately criticized the administration for the breakdown.
23% : Zelenskyy grew defensive, and Trump and his vice president blasted him as ungrateful and issued stark warnings about future American support.
20% : The Ukrainian leader left the White House shortly after Trump shouted at him, showing open disdain.
19% : " Trump declared himself not on the side of either Ukraine or Russia but went on to deride Zelenskyy's "hatred" for Putin as a roadblock to peace.
15% : The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting devolved into a tense back and forth involving Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy, who urged skepticism about Russia's commitment to diplomacy, citing Moscow's years of broken commitments on the global stage.
12% : Trump also objected to the Ukrainian leader bringing up the issue of security guarantees when Trump made clear he wanted to focus on the minerals deal, said the official, who requested anonymity.
5% : Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Trump and Vance "are doing Putin's dirty work.

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