Associated Press
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections,” lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation as he moves to end the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on terms that Kyiv says are too favorable to Moscow.
“Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle,” Trump said of Zelenskyy, who was popular television star in Ukraine before running for office.
Trump added in his social media post that Zelenskyy is “A Dictator without Elections”!!
Because of Russia’s invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has delayed elections that were scheduled for April 2024.
Zelenskyy accused Trump earlier Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space.”
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Republished with permission of the Associated Press.
4 comments
Victoria Olson
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 pm
Trump needs to look in the mirror before claiming others are Dicktators.
PeterH
February 19, 2025 at 4:01 pm
Americans need to come to the realization that today’s MAGA Republican Party lives in a magic world of a “disinformation bubble!” Fox and Trump’s fake “truth social” are both heavily influenced by Putin.
Michael K
February 19, 2025 at 5:51 pm
What a disgusting man. Nothing but lies, insults, and peurile insults from this pathological liar. Recall that he illegally withheld arms equipment from Ukraine and tried to extort Zelensky – resulting in his first impeachment. He’s nothing more that Putin’s pocket pussy.
JD
February 19, 2025 at 6:09 pm
ACtually this is just Trump using the entire force of the USA to get back at Zelensky. He’s such a classless individual but trying to shame Republicans with their own hypocrisy is moot. It’s time for different tactics. Boycotts (pull out that cancel culture). Marches in protest. Get the few remaining Democrats to use the filibuster to thwart congress from rubber stamping the stuff Trump wants – same for removing Musk’s government contracts (you know, like the Republicans threatened to squeeze everything). And dare I say it, let the country default if they don’t get their way with the debt ceiling. Even with the cuts, they still can use that “trump” card too.