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Volodymyr Zelenskyy learned the hard way on Friday that Donald Trump isn’t Joe Biden — and you don’t make demands of the United States when you’re begging for our money.
TheUkrainianpresident’sattempttostrong-armTrumpintheOvalOfficebackfiredspectacularlywhenhedemandedsecurityguaranteesinexchangeforsigningamineralrightsdealinfulldisplayofthemedia.TrumpandVicePresidentJDVanceweren’thavingit,reportedly“loudlyandrepeatedlyberatingZelenskyy”duringameetingthatshockedonlookers.
VancereportedlyhammeredZelenskyyforbeing“disrespectful”towardtheUnitedStates,repeatedlydemandingheshowsomegratitude:“Justsaythankyou.”
Trump,neveronetomincewords,deliveredastarkwarning:“You’regamblingwiththelivesofmillionsofpeople.You’regamblingwithWorldWarThree.”Afterthemeeting,TrumptooktosocialmediatopubliclyrebuketheUkrainianleader:“HedisrespectedtheUnitedStatesofAmericainitscherishedOvalOffice.HecancomebackwhenheisreadyforPeace.”
Messa
