Trump and Vance instigated a humiliating verbal attack on Zelensky, an equal world leader and ally. What we witnessed was not an argument, but rather bullying and abusive treatment of Zelensky. If you rewatch the whole thing, you’ll notice that Zelensky never raises his voice. He simply tries, in his limited English, to defend himself against absurd and insulting allegations, like “not saying thank you.” (when, in fact, Zelensky never fails to express gratitude in every speech). We saw Trump and Vance literally berating a fellow world leader as if he were a child. It was painful to watch.

And as our leaders acted like thugs, Zelensky implores them to listen to the truth … that Putin is not to be trusted; that Putin is responsible for the death and destruction in Ukraine; and that Americans have an ocean for protection, but one day we will “feel it too.” At this Trump exploded.

So here is the truth. We saw what we saw, and now we know who our leaders are. Trump has twisted every fact regarding Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Republican leadership has become Putin’s lap-dog, and in this Oval Office meeting we saw them expressing disdain for those who are literally fighting and dying for democracy.

Faye Kennedy

Whittier