I think that Trump intended to humiliate Zelensky live, that’s really the only explanation for this. Zelensky losing it on camera gives Trump the excuse he needs to dump project Ukraine. He can now point how Zelensky refuses to make a deal, that he’s belligerent, and it’s impossible to work with him. From Trump’s perspective this couldn’t have gone better.
I think that Trump intended to humiliate Zelensky live, that’s really the only explanation for this. Zelensky losing it on camera gives Trump the excuse he needs to dump project Ukraine. He can now point how Zelensky refuses to make a deal, that he’s belligerent, and it’s impossible to work with him. From Trump’s perspective this couldn’t have gone better.
Yeah I can only interpret it as a trap set for a public character assassination of last month’s comprador.
Requisite two year old meme:
that meme aged quite well