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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, UU., February 28, 2025.
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President Donald Trump He found the tone and body language of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksyy Objectible during a Oval office meeting that exploded in a strong discussion on Friday, the White House He told CNBC.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt He said there was nothing specific that Zelenskyy said in the Oval office to Trump or vice president JD Vance that the president opposed, but the tone and the way he said it.
Leavitt said Friday that Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded three years ago by Russia to the direction of its president, Vladimir Putin – He folded his arms, rolled his eyes and sat in a way that indicated a disrespect.
Leavitt also noted that Zelenskyy called Vance “JD”, instead of the “Vice President”, during the Fiery Exchange, which was televised in front of the reporters in the Oval office.
The clash occurred when Zelenskyy challenged the idea that Russia could be trusted to honor the terms of any peace agreement that would be achieved through diplomacy. Vance then accused the Ukrainian leader of being “disrespectful” by “trying to litigate” the terms of such agreement in the Oval office.
The press secretary, Leavitt said that White House officials were also upset that Zelenskyy did not wear a suit during his visit on Friday, which ended abruptly with a press conference and food scheduled canceled after the explosion of the Oval office.
When CNBC said the White House did not seem to have a problem with the Top Trump advisor ELON ALMIZCLE Recently appearing in the Oval office next to the president with a shirt and a baseball, Leavitt said it was different because the billionaire Tesla The CEO is not the leader of a “sovereign nation.”
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House, on February 11, 2025.
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Trump early on Friday had greeted Zelenskyy out of the White House saying: “Oh, look, are all dressed.”
During the Oval Visit of the Office, the conservative television news presenter Brian Glenn, the boyfriend of the Republican right of the right -wing Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, asked Zelenskyy: “Why don’t you use a suit?”
“You are at the highest level in this country’s office, and you refuse to wear a suit,” Glenn pressed. “Do you have a suit?”
Zelenskyy, who was dressed in a black sweater with the national symbol of Ukraine, replied: “I will use a suit after this war ends.”
“Maybe something like yours,” Zelenskyy told Glenn. “Maybe better.”
During the Oval office meeting, Vice President Vance argued that Zelenskyy should “thank” Trump for the help that the United States has given Ukraine to defend himself from Russia.
Zelenskyy replied that he had expressed thanks “many times. Even today.”
Trump, at one time, defended Putin from Russia Agains, Zelenskyy, saying: “Putin passed a lot with me.”
“He went through a fake witch hunt where Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia, have you ever heard of that treatment?” Trump asked, referring to the extensive research on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections.
Trump was accused In 2019 for the United States House of Representatives For positions of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress during a telephone call from July 2019 to Zelenskyy in which he pressed the Ukrainian president to open an investigation into the businesses of Hunter Biden and his father, former president Joe Bidenwho at that time had become a key rival of Trump’s possibilities to win re -election in 2020.
Trump had also conditioned the release of almost $ 400 million in military and security assistance from the US Political trial articles.
Trump was acquitted after a judgment in the Senate.
