The “special relationship” between the US and the UK got awkward Thursday, when Vice President JD Vance confronted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office over the longtime American ally’s weakening of freedom of speech.
During his visit with Trump, Zelenskyy was expected to sign the deal allowing the U.S. greater access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals and hold a joint news conference, but that plan was scrapped after the heated engagement between the leaders in front of the news media.
"Mr. President, with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media," Vance replied to Zelenskyy a
Instead of a cordial and respectful diplomatic gathering, Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy more closely resembled a shouting match.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukraine President Zelensky got into an extremely heated back and forth in the Oval Office on Friday when Zelensky asked Vance to visit Ukraine and Vance denounced "doing propaganda tours.
Vice President J.D. Vance's decision to jump into the fray and attack Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during an Oval Office appearance on Friday was called out on MSNBC by a former White House official who claimed that was not his forum for speaking.
President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as an ungrateful ally risking global war in its ongoing defense against Russian invaders.
"Zelensky refused to abandon Kyiv, even after other leaders pleaded with him to leave.Trump hid in a bunker when protesters were outside the White House, then claimed he was inspecting the basement 🙄."
A meeting in the Oval Office turned tense after Donald Trump and J.D. Vance berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being 'ungrateful,' then sent him home early without making progress on
The remarkable scene of a vice president injecting himself into a tense diplomatic discussion suggested that JD Vance does not want to be relegated to the B-team of the Trump administration.
The vice president served as the attack dog during Friday’s meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents. But he was operating with the full permission and backup of his boss.