Vance lit the fuse, and Trump exploded. Inside a historic Oval Office meltdown
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The meeting began politely enough with Zelensky emphasizing the urgency of his visit, and Trump delivering his usual analysis of a war “that would never have happened if I was president.” But as Trump opined further on the causes of the war in response to questions from the press, distributing blame equally between the invaded and the invader, Zelensky’s face began to drop. open image in gallery Donald Trump accused Zelensky of being ‘ungrateful’ during the heated row “We have tremendous death taking place as we speak. And do you think that it’s respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?” open image in gallery Trump argues with Zelensky in the Oval Office Trump, who had been watching silently, finally joined the fray to respond to Zelensky’s innocuous claim that the US would feel the influence of the war if it continued. “If you didn’t have our military equipment this war would have been over in two weeks,” Trump shouted, as Zelensky tried to interject.
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