Trump's Oval Office tantrum blows up into a debacle for Zelenskyy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Obviously Graham wasn't enough, so then a short time later, the White House issued a statement of support from 50 members of the GOP who offered brief hymns of praise for Trump - some complete with harmony.
58% : It's an important distinction because it means that Trump did nothing to stop the war when he was in office the first time.
57% : Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect that Trump and Vance treated a friend and ally.
54% : Both presidents backed out of a joint press conference, and the Ukrainian leader left without signing a deal for the natural resources Trump wants.
51% : Then Trump added about Zelensky, "He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office.
48% : Rep. Joe Wilson (R) from South Carolina said on "X" before the meltdown in the Oval, "I agree with President Trump that Ukrainian soldiers have been unbelievably brave!
47% : Unlike Vance and Trump, I've spent some time in Ukraine.
44% : The week ended with a historically horrendous exchange Friday in the Oval Office among Trump, Vice President JD "Eyeliner" Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding a rare-earth deal for continued American support of Ukraine in its ongoing battle against a decade-long Russian invasion.
41% : There are others who think calmer heads will prevail, Zelenskyy will come back and sign a deal with Trump and, in Vindman's words - "kick the can" down the road perhaps long enough to ensure a Ukrainian victory.
39% : And it gives us time for Trump to recognize that no matter how much he wants it, he'll never normalize relationships with Russia.
38% : Vance chimed in that Zelenskyy hadn't said "thank you" once (though he had) and Trump said Zelenskyy was "not in a very good position.
38% : A short time later, Trump posted on Truth Social, "President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations."
37% : We all now know that Trump can't master that art and there are no more sanctions on Russia.
37% : Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Trump put boots on the ground to support Russia.
36% : If Trump means it increases the chances of Ukraine not having to bow and scrape and surrender, then I follow what he's saying.
33% : Putin looks at Trump the way real vampires look at Count Chocula, but go ahead, kiss Trump's posterior.
30% : Trump, who obviously looks at Zelenskyy as someone he can easily bully into submission, also said no one could be tougher than him; "I can be so tough, but you're never going to get a deal that way," he said.
29% : Zelenskyy bristled at that, but said nothing even as Trump tried to sound magnanimous for taking Ukraine's natural resources in exchange for helping the country survive the unwanted invasion from Russia.
29% : I can say with certainty that the collective actions of Trump and Vance in the Oval Office Friday was the most juvenile display by a president and vice president I have ever seen.
28% : That's the fact that Trump either doesn't want to or can't understand.
27% : After Zelenskyy left the Oval Office, Trump declined to say whether he asked him to leave.
27% : Trump says Zelenskyy isn't ready for peace.
26% : Not mentioned by Trump, Vance or any of the reporters was the fact that Russia invaded Ukraine.
23% : Senator Lindsey Graham, the president's favorite collared congressional pet, showed up at the sticks on the North Lawn a short time later and barked reverentially: "Somebody asked me, am I embarrassed about Trump?
21% : That's when the cordial meeting devolved into Trump telling Zelenskyy "You either make a deal or we are out."
20% : Trump said Zelenskyy had a "tremendous hatred" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Putin had similar feelings about Zelenskyy.
19% : Trump mocked his attire when arrived and prompted some members of the press, myself included, to wonder why no one asked that stupid question of Elon Musk when he showed up to a formal Cabinet meeting this week similarly dressed -- OK, Musk wore a jacket and a black MAGA baseball cap so there was a slight difference.
19% : Rather than a President and Vice President, Trump and Vance more closely resembled a cheap mob boss and a low-browed capo.
18% : But, by conveniently changing the beginning of the war to when Putin decided to invade the rest of Ukraine, Trump and his allies can conveniently blame it on Biden.
16% : Trump has been surgically attached to Elon Musk since the inauguration while he's treated Vance as if he's Don Jr.
14% : He said the war in Ukraine never would have started had Trump been in office, a lie often spoken by Trump himself.
13% : Zelenskyy politely asked to speak and then pointed out the error Vance made and thus exposed the lies Trump and his team continue to repeat about Ukraine.
12% : Trump merely repeats Putin's lies.
6% : While the GOP cheered Trump's antics in the White House and said Zelenskyy showed him no respect (making Trump sound like a knock-off Rodney Dangerfield), the rest of the world sees things differently; Trump is THE ugly American.

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