US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250228230644/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-zelenskyy-shouting-match-oval-office
Full transcript: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-zelenskyy-meeting-transcript
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Honestly, I don’t even think this kind of sentiment/outcome is necessarily Trump’s fault, but rather the outcome of US overall goal for Ukraine - in another article I’ve seen Joe Biden acting disappointed towards Zelensky for not being “grateful”, but privately.
It seems they REALLY wanted those mineral rights and then a ceasefire so they could extract them and hold heavy political influence over the country, much like how foreign oil companies backed by the US hold heavy influence in democracy/austerity in the global south.
Protection by the mafia.