Americans – and the rest of the world – had never seen anything like this.
What played out in the Oval Office was one of the most offensive displays to ever play out in public.
And J.D. Vance shut down President Zelensky with this sick truth bomb.
Zelensky disrespects President Trump and Vice President Vance
President Trump put together a rare earth minerals deal that would be the first step in ending the war in Ukraine.
The deal would see that Ukraine paid America back for the hundreds of billions of dollars Joe Biden and the Swamp lit on fire funding the failed war in Ukraine.
European leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the White House ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky coming to Washington, D.C. to put pen to paper in the rare earth mineral deal.
Starmer and Macron pledged to provide a security guarantee that would prevent Russia from reinvading Ukraine and allow the United States to avoid an entangling alliance that would put the United States on the hook for World War III.
But the meeting with Zelensky got off to a bad start when Zelensky showed up in his military cosplay outfit and refused to wear a suit.
President Trump needled Zelensky about his appearance when he met Zelensky outside the White House.
Zelensky then met the President, the Vice President, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other officials in the Oval Office for what was supposed to be a brief press meeting before inking the rare earth mineral deal.
The sit down was uneventful for the first 40 minutes, even though Zelensky slipped in jabs attacking Trump, which the President let slide.
And the petulant Zelensky began talking down to Trump and Vance, lecturing them about the war and acting ungrateful for the American taxpayer sacrifice by demanding an American security guarantee to sign any deal, which would commit the United States to a shooting war with Russia.
Vice President Vance had enough of Zelensky’s insolence and ingratitude and slammed Zelensky to his face as “disrespectful.”
“I think it’s disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. You guys are forcing conscripts to the frontlines because you have manpower problems. You should be THANKING the President,” Vance started.
Zelensky then challenged Vance about traveling to Ukraine.
“Have you ever been to Ukraine?” Zelensky asked.
Vance was wise to this game and told Zelensky he had no desire to act as a prop in Zelensky’s propaganda operation and scolded Zelensky for disrespecting President Trump to his face when President Trump was trying to broker a peace that would save Zelensky’s country.
“You bring people on a propaganda tour. Do you think it’s respectful to come to the U.S. Oval Office and attack the administration that’s trying to prevent the destruction of your country?” Vance shot back.
Zelensky then began to get all uppity and began to lecture Trump and Vance about how America should feel about the war.
“Everybody has problems, even you, but you have a nice ocean and don’t feel it now – but you will feel it in the future,” Zelensky stated.
President Trump didn’t take kindly to a foreign leader strutting into the Oval Office and talking down to him, especially when they were the beggars showing up hat in hand for American help.
“Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. We’re trying to solve a problem. Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. You’re in no position to dictate what we’re gonna feel. You’re right now, not in a very good position. You don’t have the cards right now – with us, you start having cards,” Trump remarked.
Zelensky sat there with his arms folded and rolled his eyes at Trump and Vance.
The level of disrespect was off the charts.
🚨 OH. MY. GOSH. J.D. Vance just absolutely excoriated Zelensky right to his face. This is MADNESS. Trump also chimed in for the smackdown.
VANCE: I think it’s disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. You guys… pic.twitter.com/2oUggV8cNi
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 28, 2025