A Fiasco in the Oval Office
Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump, and J.D. Vance meet in the Oval Office. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
The dressing-down of a besieged ally might be ‘great television.’ But it’s terrible for the United States.
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On Friday the world witnessed one of the most astonishing spectacles in White House history.
American presidents have surely dressed down besieged allies behind closed doors; never before has it happened on live television. This break with any prior presidential diplomacy must be seen to be believed.
What unfolded between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zel…
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