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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cut off former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a gaggle with reporters on Friday, musing that he hoped Trump had a better relationship with himself than Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

The awkward moment came after Trump was asked about his expectations for his private meeting with Zelensky.

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Jesus fuck. He just spent the whole time talking up Putin then told Zelensky "it takes two to tango". Yeah Zelensky, have you thought about how you're responsible for this invasion in your homeland?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That sounds like Trump accepts Putin's line that this war was the fault of Ukraine and NATO.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

He already said he did.

[–] [email protected] 113 points 8 months ago

Trump is such a clown. Zelensky did a great job being polite. He did wince and react a few times, but man he did good. Respect.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

It sure did

[–] [email protected] 67 points 8 months ago

I don't think he cared for Trump's mob talk.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

they should never have met in the first place. orange fuckwad is a waste of anyones time, especially the enemy of his daddy

[–] [email protected] 65 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Zelensky has to hedge his bets and play nice with Republicans.

Even if the Orange fuckwad looses you don’t want to appear to snub his base or give other Republicans a reason to oppose further aid legislation.

I mean they will oppose it because a third of the Republican Party are Putin’s shills, but don’t give them reasons to oppose it.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the dude is fighting for his nation's survival and he's been pretty successful at it. It sucks he has to do it, but I understand exactly why he did.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hope zelenski gets to write a tell all auto-biography at some point looking back on this period.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

This would be unbelievably frustrating to read. I mean, he really does his job well. But the things he has to put up with and the way the whole war has been handled? Hard to not bite the book out of frustration.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 8 months ago

Zel is a true leader. tRump is a traitor, pathetic, liar and a narcissist

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago

Zelensky's body language was immaculate. True country leader. Were lies stated by Trump? Truths? Possibilities? Impossibilities? 😶️ Zelensky plans for the future and desires no necessary enemies.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Reading his quotes is so baffling to me, he speaks like a teenager.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago (2 children)

His reading and speaking level is that of a fourth grader. That’s not hyperbole.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

If you listen to him talk about any subject, not just politics, it's very clear his idea of the world hasn't changed a single nanometer since he was prepubescent.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’m not from the states so I’m not sure how old fourth graders typically are, but I’m assuming then that’s not even a teenager level 😅

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

Fourth graders are generally around 9-10 years old.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

“So I said, ‘Let me ask you a question, and [the guy who makes boats in South Carolina] said, ‘Nobody ever asked this question,’ and it must be because of MIT, my relationship to MIT —very smart. He goes, I say, ‘What would happen if the boat sank from its weight? And you’re in the boat and you have this tremendously powerful battery and the battery is now underwater and there’s a shark that’s approximately 10 yards over there?’”

At this point, Trump apparently decided to pursue this tangent in earnest. “By the way, a lot of shark attacks lately, do you notice that, a lot of sharks?" he asked. "I watched some guys justifying it today. ‘Well, they weren’t really that angry. They bit off the young lady’s leg because of the fact that they were, they were not hungry, but they misunderstood what who she was.’ These people are crazy. He said there’s no problem with sharks. ‘They just didn’t really understand a young woman swimming now.’ It really got decimated and other people do a lot of shark attacks.”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Sir, this is a Wendy's

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How’s this guy a presidential candidate lol. That’s Biden levels of fried brain right here.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Biden may have his bouts of old man, but he's never dropped to this level of senility. He just goes quiet because he knows he should shut up now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I have this theory that people who become obscenely rich stop growing up the moment they get that money. Donnie never stood a chance

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago

I cant even watch it.

The pouting of the quivering lips on Trump is unbearable.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What a gigantic orange piece of crap...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

but maybe not on the phone this time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Would he have had diplomatic immunity?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

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