J.D. Vance (quoted)

He doesn't try to micromanage you so long as he actually trusts you to do the right thing. And that's certainly been you saw publicly with that particular exchange. But I've seen it privately a lot, too. And, you know, I just try to do the best job I can. I try to remind myself that it's a blessing to be here.

He doesn't try to micromanage you so long as he actually trusts you to do the right thing. And that's certainly been you saw publicly with that particular exchange. But I've seen it privately a lot, too. And, you know, I just try to do the best job I can. I try to remind myself that it's a blessing to be here.

And if the president gives me something to do, I'm going to try to accomplish it as best as I can.

And if the president gives me something to do, I'm going to try to accomplish it as best as I can.

And if the president gives me something to do, I'm going to try to accomplish it as best as I can.

Well, so let me just say this. So I don't call it a diplomatic issue here, Vince. We've had some good conversations with Zelensky since then, and I think that we're all sort of aligned on trying to bring this conflict to a close.

Well, so let me just say this. So I don't call it a diplomatic issue here, Vince. We've had some good conversations with Zelensky since then, and I think that we're all sort of aligned on trying to bring this conflict to a close.

Well, so let me just say this. So I don't call it a diplomatic issue here, Vince. We've had some good conversations with Zelensky since then, and I think that we're all sort of aligned on trying to bring this conflict to a close.

But in the moment, I think there was some frustration, and I frankly think some of it was probably a language barrier issue, where he seemed to be disagreeing with some of the president's substantive answers, you know, shaking his head or or making some statements that I think he just didn't quite understand what the president was trying to do.

But in the moment, I think there was some frustration, and I frankly think some of it was probably a language barrier issue, where he seemed to be disagreeing with some of the president's substantive answers, you know, shaking his head or or making some statements that I think he just didn't quite understand what the president was trying to do.

But in the moment, I think there was some frustration, and I frankly think some of it was probably a language barrier issue, where he seemed to be disagreeing with some of the president's substantive answers, you know, shaking his head or or making some statements that I think he just didn't quite understand what the president was trying to do.

And I understand, frankly, Biden did whatever Zelensky told him to do. In some ways, over the last four years, Zelensky was more president of the United States than Joe Biden was. And so he comes in and he has this president who's a strong personality, a strong leader. And so I get that it took a little bit of time for him to sort of understand where we were coming from.

And I understand, frankly, Biden did whatever Zelensky told him to do. In some ways, over the last four years, Zelensky was more president of the United States than Joe Biden was. And so he comes in and he has this president who's a strong personality, a strong leader. And so I get that it took a little bit of time for him to sort of understand where we were coming from.

And I understand, frankly, Biden did whatever Zelensky told him to do. In some ways, over the last four years, Zelensky was more president of the United States than Joe Biden was. And so he comes in and he has this president who's a strong personality, a strong leader. And so I get that it took a little bit of time for him to sort of understand where we were coming from.

But fundamentally, look, the president has said the war has to stop. It's stupid. The killing is off the charts. It's destroying these two countries. It's not good for them. It's not good for America. I think finally we're at a stage where Zelensky seems to want to follow that direction.

But fundamentally, look, the president has said the war has to stop. It's stupid. The killing is off the charts. It's destroying these two countries. It's not good for them. It's not good for America. I think finally we're at a stage where Zelensky seems to want to follow that direction.

But fundamentally, look, the president has said the war has to stop. It's stupid. The killing is off the charts. It's destroying these two countries. It's not good for them. It's not good for America. I think finally we're at a stage where Zelensky seems to want to follow that direction.

And that's a good thing because I think the president has an opportunity that, frankly, we haven't had for the past four years to actually bring this conflict to a close.

And that's a good thing because I think the president has an opportunity that, frankly, we haven't had for the past four years to actually bring this conflict to a close.

And that's a good thing because I think the president has an opportunity that, frankly, we haven't had for the past four years to actually bring this conflict to a close.