Discussion Thread: Press Conference with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

News and Analysis:

• BBC: Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal

• BBC: What we know about US-Ukraine minerals deal

Live Updates:

Relevant text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP, NBC, The Guardian, CNN (soft paywall), and The Washington Post (soft paywall).

Where to Watch:

• C-SPAN: President Trump & Ukrainian President Zelensky Hold Joint Press Conference (scheduled to start at 1 p.m.) (Second link, first appears to be non-functional)

• C-SPAN: Ukrainian President Zelensky at Hudson Institute (scheduled to start at 4 p.m.) (Update: Per Reuters, the Hudson Institute event has been canceled).

[u/the-poett]

Anyone else remembering Zlenskys freekin Thank You -TOUR- he did in the US during the Biden administration? He was literally traveling around saying THANK YOU.

Trump forgot about it, obviously. Or even worse… he wanted Zelensky to thank HIM… To look him in the eyes l, and say thank you to Trump. In front of the cameras…

[u/OkSecretary1231 → u/the-poett]

Yep. The supposed "campaign event for Harris" was actually a thank you. But he said it with Democrats present and not personally to Donny's orange asscheeks, so it doesn't count and is actually negative thanks. #TrumpMath

[u/RedditsFullofShit → u/OkSecretary1231]

I mean why would he thank Trump at that time? Biden/harris were the party in power. Trump was only a candidate

[u/Lumpy-Succotash-9236 → u/RedditsFullofShit]

nevermind that - remember Trump tried to blackmail Zelenskyy the first time around - Trump has history of trying to grift victims.

[u/OkSecretary1231 → u/RedditsFullofShit]

Right! He was thanking the US. But Trump thinks he should get special thanks just for being himself.

[u/Tronkadonk → u/the-poett]

That whole meeting was all about Trump. "Sign this ceasefire, it won't get broken since I'm here". Dude - Ukraine can't have it's security based on your continued presence in the Oval Office. Countries negotiate with countries, the leaders of the countries are not negotiating for themselves.  Trump has no ability to understand this.

[u/Lumpy-Succotash-9236 → u/Tronkadonk]

The whole world knows what he's doing. It's so painfully obvious.

'well i have to remain president or the whole world goes into war!'

[u/FlamingMuffi → u/the-poett]

Yup

Trump.wants the love his parents never gave him

[u/starcom_magnate → u/the-poett]

Of course that's what he wants. Remember when he wanted to make sure that his name appeared on the first round of COVID stimulus checks? It wasn't about anything else, other than he wanted to be lauded and thanked. This press conference has got me all sorts of charged up.

[u/aardvarkjedi → u/the-poett]

Why would he thank Trump? Trump hasn’t done a fucking thing for him.