US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it

Summary

Trump just presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history, with flared tempers, raised voices, and shredded protocol.

Never before has a U.S. president bullied and berated an adversary, never mind an ally, in such a public way.

During a tense Oval Office meeting, Trump and JD Vance attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanding he accept a peace deal with Russia or lose U.S. support.

The conversation devolved into shouting, with Trump accusing Zelenskyy of being ungrateful and “gambling with World War III.”

The meeting ended in chaos, with no agreement reached.

  • WorkshopBubby@lemmy.caEnglish
    91·
    6 hours ago

    True, but I don’t think it matters any more what they think. They are a cult, and we cannot salvage this situation by swaying them. We have to act accordingly. They just need to be mowed down if they get in the way.

    • torrentialgrain@lemm.eeEnglish
      41·
      4 hours ago

      I‘m trying to think of ways other than a civil war to salvage this situation but I’m coming up blank. Maybe someone more optimistic than me can chime in.

        • torrentialgrain@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          19 minutes ago

          Maybe. I’m not sure. The Republican Party as a whole has turned fascist, it’s not just Trump and Vance.

      • WorkshopBubby@lemmy.caEnglish
        81·
        4 hours ago

        There is no reason to brainstorm optimistic outcomes. We can see what they are doing. It’s an authoritarian takeover, they are allies with Russia, and they are parroting all of the same things about Canada, that Putin was saying about Ukraine. Like there is no reason not to believe them. They are telling us exactly what the plan is. There has to be a civil war, or we are fucked. Canada should be helping the real Americans win their civil war. It’s in our interest to go down there and burn down the white house again.

        • torrentialgrain@lemm.eeEnglish
          61·
          4 hours ago

          I agree and it probably truly is the only option going forward. Let’s hope the left is sufficiently armed or you guys will live in a real life enactment of Handmaids Tale soon.

      • Godric@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        4 hours ago

        Well, don’t be a bitch about it, pull a Fort Sumter or shut it lmfao