The Big Meeting

It was insufferable but at least JD Vance kept his trap shut this time and they didn’t demand that Zelensky express his undying fealty to Donald Trump. It was mostly just Trump blathering about himself, as usual, lying and talking nonsense about DC restaurants and mail -in voting. And dumb questions:

Doocy asks Zelenskyy an insanely loaded question: "Are you prepared to keep sending Ukrainian troops to their deaths for another couple years, or are you going to agree to redraw the maps?" pic.twitter.com/jXauvTc5kS
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This was a typical moment of the joint meeting with the European leaders and Zelensky:

TRUMP: President Stubb of Finland. He's uh, somebody that, where are we here? Huh?

STUBB: I'm right here

TRUMP: Oh. pic.twitter.com/LNnLOva4e4
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VON DER LEYEN: Every single child has to go back to its family. This should be one of our main priorities in these negotiations.

TRUMP: I was just thinking we're here for a different reason but we just a couple weeks ago made the largest trade deal in history. Congratulations. pic.twitter.com/Nq1bbFqyPs
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2025

Trump on a hot mic on Putin: "I think he wants to make a deal for me. Do you understand? As crazy as it sounds." pic.twitter.com/lshkxtJ3Qm
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Trump: "In the six wars that I've settled, we haven't had a ceasefire." pic.twitter.com/vYoHUSx0H5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2025

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