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<\/a><\/p>\nAt one point, Rubio referenced a 2022 meeting where Joe Biden lost his temper with Zelensky and called it hypocrisy to criticize Trump.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think anything is possible but it has to go back to the point that President Trump is involved in this to bring about enduring, lasting peace.\u2019<\/p>\n
White House officials told DailyMail.com the stunning confrontation was not any kind of premeditated tag-team operation designed to humiliate Zelensky.<\/p>\n
Trump had been pleasant with Zelensky to start their interactions \u2013 although Trump\u2019s first comment, caught on a hot-mic, was a glib remark about his informal clothing. (Zelensky has underdressed as a statement since Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of his country.)<\/p>\n
\u2018Zelensky should not have gone after JD,\u2019 said a senior White House official in the minutes after the stunning confrontation played out on television.<\/p>\n
The official said Zelensky\u2019s digs prompted Trump, 78, to defend his 40-year-old Number Two \u2013 and the situation quickly escalated.<\/p>\n
The clash with the VP that kicked off the angry back-and-forth came in a meeting where Zelensky was on Trump\u2019s turf in an effort to try to gain security guarantees in a rare earth minerals deal that Trump says will provide a form of protection by putting U.S. business interests inside his country.<\/p>\n
The White House was looking for appreciation. Instead, some of Zelensky\u2019s gestures got interpreted as if he couldn\u2019t tolerate what he was hearing.<\/p>\n
\u2018This was not planned at all,\u2019 said one source familiar with the situation, denying it was any kind of premeditated ambush.<\/p>\n
As hot as things got inside the Oval Office, there were indications President Trump was relishing the blowup after it unfolded.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is going to be great television, I will say that,\u2019 Trump remarked at the end.<\/p>\n
Trump called on a U.S.-based Polish reporter who pressed him on the U.S. posture toward Russia. Trump called the question \u2018stupid\u2019. But then later on in an exchange that lasted 50 minutes, Trump called on the same reporter \u2013 whose queries prompted Vance to say Ukraine had been ungrateful for billions in U.S. support.<\/p>\n
Vance blamed previous Democratic U.S. administrations for failing to stop Russia, but Zelensky tried to shift the conversation back to Putin. \u2018He killed people,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about,\u2019 the Ukrainian asked, referring to Vance by his first name rather than his formal title.<\/p>\n
The remark set off Vance \u2013 who lectured Zelensky, and then got told off by the visitor for failing to visit Ukraine as a senator, even while many others made the pilgrimage.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m talking about the kind of diplomacy that\u2019s going to end the destruction of your country, Mr. President [Zelensky]. Mr. President, with respect. I think it\u2019s disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media,\u2019 said Vance.<\/p>\n
\u2018Have you ever been to Ukraine that you see the problems we have?\u2019 Zelensky asked Vance, who last April in the Senate voted against a package with $61 billion in aid for Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u2018I have been to \u2013 I\u2019ve actually, I\u2019ve actually watched and seen the stories, and I know what happens is you bring people. You bring them on a propaganda tour, Mr. President,\u2019 Vance shot back.<\/p>\n
Then Trump jumped in to defend his vice president. \u2018You\u2019ve allowed to be in a very bad position, and it happens to be right about that. YOu\u2019re not in a good position. You don\u2019t have the cards right now.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m not playing cards,\u2019 Zelensky responded, speaking over him.<\/p>\n
\u2018Have you said thank you once?\u2019 Vance blasted Zelensky at one point in the conflagration.<\/p>\n
\u2018Just say thank you,\u2019 Vance told him. \u2018I said it a lot of times,\u2019 Zelensky responded.<\/p>\n
Zelensky\u2019s first words had been: \u2018Thank you so much, Mr. President, thank you for the invitation\u2019 \u2013 although Vance appeared to be seeking gratitude for the massive infusion of military aid.<\/p>\n
Zelensky could have a beef with Zelensky over some of his past comments. \u2018I gotta be honest with you, I don\u2019t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another,\u2019 Vance said back in 2022, even as members of both parties were rallying around the country.<\/p>\n
And when Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference this month, he elevated free speech issues over the Russia threat.<\/p>\n
\u2018The threat that I worry the most about vis-\u00e0-vis Europe is not Russia. It\u2019s not China. It\u2019s not any other external actor,\u2019 Vance said at the time. \u2018What I worry about is the threat from within \u2014 the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United States of America.\u2019<\/p>\n
Zelensky refused to apologize and said he wants Donald Trump to be \u2018more on our side\u2019 during his first major interview since a disaster White House press conference with Trump and JD Vance.<\/p>\n
The tense war of words that played out inside the Oval Office Friday and quickly went off the rails when Trump took offense of how Zelensky treated his vice president JD Vance in front of the cameras.<\/p>\n
Zelensky, speaking to Fox News, was asked point blank if he owed Trump an apology and twice filibustered before refusing and instead attempting to be gracious and added \u2018I\u2019m not sure we did something bad.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019re thankful to Americans for all your support, you did a lot, I\u2019m thankful to President Trump and Congress\u2019 bipartisan support,\u2019 Zelensky said.<\/p>\n
\u2018You helped us a lot from the very beginning, you helped us to survive. We are strategic partners.\u2019<\/p>\n
When asked again, he refused again and tried to explain his own position.<\/p>\n
\u2018We have to be honest and we have to be direct with each other. Nobody wants to finish more than we because we are in this war, in this battle for freedom for our lives,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian leader said he needs Trump to be \u2018on the same side\u2019 and needs him to stop Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
\u2018I want President Trump to be more on our side,\u2019 he said when Baier asked if he felt it was okay for Trump to be \u2018in the middle\u2019 of negotiations.<\/p>\n
\u2018Trump said he will stop the war and I hope he will. We need to pressure him with Europe.\u2019<\/p>\n
Zelensky then attempted to quote former President Ronald Reagan in saying what he wanted in a deal.<\/p>\n
\u2018Peace is not just the absence of war. We are speaking of a just, lasting peace,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Zelensky also said that Trump was lying when the president said that he wants to go back into the White House and have a do-over right now.<\/p>\n
\u2018No. First of all, we want peace, that\u2019s why we are in the US. The deal on minerals is the first step to security guarantees, it\u2019s the first step closer to peace. We have a tough situation, to understand it is to be in Ukraine,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
He added: \u2018But I respect my soldiers and our people, our civilians who work and support our warriors. I can\u2019t just say stop because everyone is afraid that Putin will come back tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n
Zelensky added that he respects Trump and the American people but reiterated that he felt he was being honest.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think this kind of spat is not good for both sides. I can\u2019t change our Ukranian attitude to Russia. They are killers for us. This is very clear that Americans are the best friends, Europeans are the best friends. It doesn\u2019t mean that we don\u2019t want peace, we recognize the reality of the situation.\u2019<\/p>\n
He also said that his country wants peace and diplomacy and said they are willing to negotiate, going against what Trump said that he wants to \u2018fight fight fight.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Ukraine wants peace and we will have diplomacy, we will have negotiations. It\u2019s about just and lasting peace, we have to be very strong at the table of negotiations,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Baier asked him lastly if his relationship with Trump was repairable after this mess.<\/p>\n
\u2018Yes, of course, because it\u2019s relations more than two presidents. It\u2019s strong relations between our people and that\u2019s why I always thank your people from our people.\u2019<\/p>\n
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