We saw from the nominal President and Vice President of the United States, a display of bullying, gaslighting, and provocation with the intent to draw a reaction unlike anything I’ve seen since 8th grade gym class, or GamerGate 8chan chat boards."

~ Jim Stewartson

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/2

mind-war.com/p/psychological-h…

Psychological Head-On Collision: The Existential Stakes of Zelenskyy’s Gambit

Will the world see what he sacrificed to show us?

^{Jim Stewartson (MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy)}

"While I am sickened and ashamed for America, at least we know there are still leaders with backbone in the world. As I wrote in my letter to Europe, my hope is that they will take this as a sign that they cannot rely on America anymore, and further, should consider us leader of a new Axis Powers."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/3

“This is the video that the Kremlin needed and will celebrate.”

~ Tom Nichols, quoted by David Badash

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/4

thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/…

Kremlin Will 'Celebrate': Trump Berates Zelenskyy in Televised Oval Office 'Ambush'

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance ganged up on and attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an Oval Office meeting that aired on national television in near-real-time.

^{David Badash (The New Civil Rights Movement)}

"In a stunning display of cowardice and Russian propaganda, Donald Trump and JD Vance humiliated themselves in front of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—and the world. …

Today, in what will go down as one of the most shameful moments in American history…."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/5

meidasplus.com/p/trump-screams…

Trump Screams at Zelenskyy in Oval Office Meltdown

^{Ben Meiselas (Meidas+)}

Note: Rick Wilson resorts to salty language here:

"If you believe for one moment that the theatrical horseshit that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance just engaged in in the Oval Office with President Vladimir Zelenskyy of Ukraine was anything but a big wet kiss on on Vladimir Putin's puckered ass, you're mistaken. These men have sold out they world. They've sold out NATO."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
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youtube.com/watch?v=i6_mZbrbm9…

"They've sold out Ukraine, and most importantly, they've sold out America's interests in the world. That was an absolutely outrageous moment in the history of diplomacy….

An American president and an American vice-president decided to stand with a dictatorial autocratic war criminal by the name of Vladimir Putin and to beat up the president of a country that has fought for its life tooth and nail for the last three years…."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/7

"A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting."

~ Donald Judd and Liam Reilly

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/8

cnn.com/2025/02/28/media/tass-…

"It is shameful and it makes me feel deep, deep shame to be in America because we own this. It doesn't matter how much we disagree with it or how, you know, how angry it makes us. We own this and it's horrible."

~ Jonathan V. Last

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/9

thebulwark.com/p/breaking-trum…

Breaking: Trump & Vance Pick Nauseating Fight With Zelenskyy

A shameful day.

^{Sam Stein (The Bulwark)}

"Trump has shamed us all."

~ Gene Weingarten

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/10

geneweingarten.substack.com/p/…

Trump Has Shamed Us All

Rachel and I are leaving to have dinner at Ruta, D.C.’s only Ukrainian-owned, Ukrainian run, Ukrainian cuisine restaurant.

^{Gene Weingarten (The Gene Pool)}

"Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted Friday morning. 'President Trump, the deal maker and peace maker, is on display.'

Less than two hours later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was kicked out of the White House, no deal was signed, and the White House pushed out social media clips boasting about it all.

Has there ever been an Oval Office meeting between a US president and a visiting foreign leader like the one today?"

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin
/11

zeteo.com/p/be-thankful-trump-…

'Be Thankful!' Trump Berates Zelensky in Insane Oval Office Meltdown

The US president and his vice-president tag-teamed to attack, rebuke, and mock Ukraine's president, on live television, before asking him to leave the White House and threatening to cut off aid.

^{Prem Thakker (Zeteo)}

"Never before have we witnessed such a grotesque display of bullying in the Oval Office by a president and vice president of the United States. Berating a democratic ally for the temerity not to sacrifice his own country to Donald Trump’s idol, Vladimir Putin."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/12

contrarian.substack.com/p/aler…

ALERT: Trump and Vance berate Zelensky, kick him out of White House

*Special Alert from The Contrarian*

^{Ilan Goldenberg (The Contrarian)}

"The sight of an American president so out of control, so lacking in either grace or gravitas, and so dismissive of our own security needs marked a low point in the annals of U.S. foreign policy."

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/13

"Shortly after the blowup, Trump ran to his Truth Social account to bloviate."

~ Walter Einenkel

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy #PutinsPoodle
/14

dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/28…

Zelenskyy shows true leadership as Trump implodes in Oval Office meltdown

Donald Trump and JD Vance teamed up to embarrass the United States on Friday and derail any meaningful efforts toward a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine War when they decided to publicly berate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during what was.

^{Daily Kos}

"The Oval Office blowup, in which Trump and Vance berated Zelensky as ungrateful while dismissing the prospect that Russian President Vladimir Putin might renege on a potential ceasefire agreement, is a culmination in a weeks-long campaign to choreograph an end to U.S. support for Ukraine."

~ Josh Kovensky

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
/15

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/tru…

Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a key U.S. ally that has lost hundreds of thousands of people in fending off a Russian…

^{Josh Kovensky (TPM - Talking Points Memo)}

"The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments."

~ Stephanie Kirchgaessner

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy #PutinsPoodle
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theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

^{Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)}