Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed Wednesday that he wanted to stay out of the roiling American political controversy over President Donald Trump’s pressure on him to supply dirt on Joe Biden.
I don’t know…The guy is either a wet noodle or this is what witness tampering looks like in plain sight. You be the judge.
Sitting next to a man who could and perhaps already has given Russia the green light to annex a third of your country, I imagine anyone would be shitting bricks like Zelensky was.
Circling the wagons.
Zelensky is tip-toeing around this to make sure he is not found dead of Polonium poisoning some day.
He knows who the REAL person behind this is; Vladimir Putin
I am POSITIVE Trump reminded him of that fact in the actual phone call, and THAT is what the Intelligence Officers (plural) found so concerning a Whistle Blower report was filed, and APPROVED by the DNI IG.
This is this guy’s first foray into politics so I can appreciate his unwillingness to get involved.
Ukraine needs American arms and financial aid to fend off The Chosen One’s butt buddy. Zelensky is walking a tightrope here.
I vote for both. What he said sounded like he’d been schooled by tRump probably 10 minutes before and he probably has no idea what will happen here. Guess none of us do and we live here.
He looks very comfortable and at home in that picture. Not nervous at all.
Nor should he be, I mean the mob boss is just sitting right next to him.
“Did I do good, boss?” he asked of his host as they closed the interview.
I think this guy is so far in over his head he doesn’t know which way to turn. He’s got no political experience and now he’s caught in the middle of two warring bands of enraged elephants and he’s just trying not to get trampled.
Exactly.
Zelensky knows Putin is Trump’s BFF. Throw in that Trump, like a bully who swiped a toy from another kid on the playground, was holding a few hundred million dollars in military aid behind his back before he got caught and had to hand it over, and I’m sure Zelensky is well aware he has to tread very carefully with this goon.
“Donald Trump is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.”
(Blinks: “H-E-L-P M-E!”)
"In other words ,no pressure because there WAS no pressure."
In more accurate words, “I didn’t do what I did and Nancy Pelosi is no longer Speaker of the House.”
He had no good options. He’s like a hostage. If you look at journo’s twitter threads Trump was doing the whole greatest hits of crazy medley. He puts the lotion on his skin, Zelensky.
and give me a break, he is still President you know and can fuck me over badly if he wants.
Always be nice to crazy is our motto
“I think you read everything,” he said. “I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be involved to democratic, open elections,” he said, adding: “No, you heard that we had a good, I think, phone call. It was normal, we spoke about many things. So I think — and you read it — that nobody pushed me.”
Trump butted in: “In other words, no pressure, because there was no pressure.” He then turned to Zelensky and said “I appreciate the answer.”
It would be all too perfect if the comedian outlasted the evil dictators. It is within the realm of possibilities in this crazy world of course.
Zelensky’s face when Trump suggested Zelensky and Putin should get together. I can only imagine what he is thinking. Could be on the lines of Get me outta here now.
I guess this is what happens when you get two Reality TV stars together who both managed to, G-d-knows-how, become the putative leaders of their respective countries…The whole thing almost becomes like some episode of a gameshow, like “What’s my Line” with Kitty Carlisle asking the questions of the contestants, or “Let’s Make a Deal” starring Monty Hall while offering Door #1, Door #2 or what’s behind Door #3 to some excited participant.
The whole concept of holding the office of President has become too surreal.
“Concerning the investigation, I want to underscore that Ukraine is an independent country,” the translator read back. “We have a new prosecutor general in Ukraine, a highly professional man with a western education and history, to investigate any case he considers and deems appropriate.”
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