Trump sidestepped a direct question on whether he now supports Russia in the ongoing Ukraine war, instead doubling down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a fiery exchange, Trump slammed Zelensky’s leadership, accused him of exploiting U.S. aid, and reiterated his stance on peace negotiations. His remarks have reignited concerns over America’s shifting position on the war. Watch the full exchange and expert reactions here.
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00:00We have some weaknesses with Russia, you know, it takes two.
00:06Look, it was not going to happen, that war, and it happened.
00:10So now we're stuck with this mess.
00:12It was like taking candy from a baby, what he did.
00:15He's a smart guy.
00:17And he's a tough guy.
00:19And he took money out of this country under Biden, like candy from a baby.
00:28It was so easy.
00:29But are you expecting a recession this year?
00:35I hate to predict things like that.
00:37There is a period of transition, because what we're doing is very big.
00:42We're bringing wealth back to America.
00:45That's a big thing.
00:47And there are always periods of, it takes a little time, it takes a little time.
00:54Now we've got tariffs and the market has been going down.
00:58So not much, I mean, in all fairness.
01:00You said, look, we're going to have a disruption, but we're okay with that.
01:04Is that what you meant?
01:05The stock market going down was the disruption?
01:07What other disruption were you alluding to?
01:09Look, what I have to do is build a strong country.
01:12You can't really watch the stock market.
01:15If you look at China, they have a hundred year perspective.
01:18I'm not sure that everybody agrees with me, but we can make a deal that would be just
01:22as good as if you won militarily.
01:27But the time is happening now.
01:28The time is coming up.
01:30Something's going to happen one way or the other.
01:32I hope that Iran, and I've written them a letter saying, I hope you're going to negotiate,
01:38because if we have to go in militarily, it's going to be a terrible thing for them.
01:43You wrote a letter to the Khomeini.
01:46When did you send the letter?
01:48Yesterday.
01:49And you said you better negotiate or we want you to negotiate?
01:51No, I didn't say you better.
01:52I said, I hope you're going to negotiate because it's going to be a lot better for Iran.
01:57And I think they want to get that letter.
02:01The other alternative is we have to do something because you can't let them have a nuclear
02:04weapon.
02:05I call it a smackdown of Zelensky.
02:09It looked really rough.
02:11But then again, at the end of the day, you may have your deal back.
02:14So was that all the art of the deal?
02:16What specifically ticked you off?
02:19You know, he was able to, it was like taking candy from a baby, what he did.
02:26He's a smart guy and he's a tough guy.
02:30And he took money out of this country under Biden like candy from a baby.
02:39It was so easy.
02:41Are you comfortable with that?
02:43The fact that you walked away and Ukraine may not survive?
02:47Well, it may not survive anyway, but, you know, we have some weaknesses with Russia.
02:54You know, it takes two.
02:56Look, it was not going to happen, that war.
02:59And it happened.
03:00So now we're stuck with this mess.