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Trump just presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history, with flared tempers, raised voices, and shredded protocol.

Never before has a U.S. president bullied and berated an adversary, never mind an ally, in such a public way.

During a tense Oval Office meeting, Trump and JD Vance attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanding he accept a peace deal with Russia or lose U.S. support.

The conversation devolved into shouting, with Trump accusing Zelenskyy of being ungrateful and “gambling with World War III.”

The meeting ended in chaos, with no agreement reached.

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol imagine being a Russian and seeing the "Evil West" siding with your leader. Must be a confusing time... 🤣

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[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For people curious, here's a complete video. I skimmed through it and it looks like it starts to really devolve a bit after 40 minutes.

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[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Has a VP ever sat with the president while meeting with a foreign president like this? Maybe Biden in Obama's first term? Cheney and Bush the 2nd behind closed doors but never in front of the cameras

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I really wish Zelenskyy had said something to Trump like "Why are you letting him speak for you? Are you not the one in charge?"

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[–] Blinsane@reddthat.com 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 51 minutes ago)

The strength to not knee this fatfuck retards head in while sitting so close to him must be immense.

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