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.

  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    5 hours ago

    Yeah, because we learned that if you don’t counter trolls some people will believe every goddamn word they say and then vote the trolls into office.

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      5 hours ago

      Counter argue with someone, sure. But pushing gruel into the troll never changes the troll, it just makes you more bitter.

      • Mac@mander.xyz
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        3 hours ago

        You’re not trying to change the troll—you’re showing the onlookers that the troll is an idiot.