Summary
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.
That’s what irritates me so much. We kinda expect politicians to give non-answers, half-truth, and doublespeak, but these people are something far worse than that, even, with straight up lies just made up on the spot.
It’s a big game of chicken where everyone knows he’s just made up of lies, but they’re too afraid to call them out on it, but for anybody brave enough, simply pressing them with “What’s your source? What the heck are you talking about?” Would embarrass them in front of billions of people (more than they already do themselves), and probably invite harsh retaliation that would further destabilize world geopolitics.