Trump-Zelensky Meeting Explodes, Pope Suffers Setback | Afternoon Update | 2.28.25
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Trump calls Zelensky disrespectful in the Oval Office and sends him packing. And Mexico hands over top drug cartel operatives. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, February 28th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. President Trump met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky at the White House today for a high-stakes meeting that rapidly turned heated. Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olihan has the details.
What triggered the heated exchange between Trump and Zelensky?
Zelensky made the visit to the White House today to finalize a deal giving the U.S. rights to rare minerals. But during a meeting with Trump in the Oval Office, Zelensky suggested he was not ready for a ceasefire with Russia. The meeting quickly devolved into a heated and combative exchange between Zelensky, Trump and Vice President Vance. Here's some of that exchange.
I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media. Right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems.
What were the key points of contention in the Trump-Zelensky meeting?
You're gambling with World War III. And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country, that's backed you far more than a lot of people said they should have. Have you said thank you once? A lot of times. No, in this entire meeting, you said thank you. You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the United States of America and the president who's trying to save your country. Your country is in big trouble. I know. You're not winning. You're not winning this. You have a damn good chance of coming out okay because of us.
Mr. President, we are staying in our country, staying strong from the very beginning of the war. We've been alone, and we are thankful. I said thanks in this cabinet.
We gave you, through this stupid president, $350 billion. We gave you military equipment, and you met a brave, but they had to use our military equipment. If you didn't have our military equipment, If you didn't have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks. I think it's good for the American people to see what's going on. I think it's very important. That's why I kept this going so long. If you could get a ceasefire right now, I'd tell you you'd take it so the bullets stop flying and your men stop getting killed.
Of course we want to stop the war. But you're saying you don't want a ceasefire. I want a ceasefire.
The problem is I've empowered you to be a tough guy at war. I don't think you'd be a tough guy without the United States. And your people are very brave. But you're either going to make a deal or we're out. And if we're out, you'll fight it out. I don't think it's going to be pretty, but you'll fight it out. But you don't have the cards. But once we sign that deal, you're in a much better position. But you're not acting at all thankful. And that's not a nice thing. I'll be honest. That's not a nice thing. All right. I think we've seen enough. What do you think? Yeah. This is going to be great television. I will say that.
After the meeting, a White House official told me that Trump had asked Zelensky to leave and Trump issued the following statement. I've determined that President Zelensky is not ready for peace if America is involved because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don't want advantage. I want peace.
Why did Trump ask Zelensky to leave the Oval Office?
He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he's ready for peace.
Pope Francis has experienced another setback in his ongoing serious health struggles. The Vatican announced today that the Pope suffered a respiratory crisis that has required him to be placed on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, which appears to have helped. He has been in critical but generally stable condition with pneumonia and other ailments for several days now.
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