Social media influencer & YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Friday night fired his reaction to the viral Donald Trump vs Volodymyr Zelenskyy showdown in front of the media over the ongoing Russia- Ukraine war. Trump Zelenskyy verbal argument became the talking point around the world as it was one of the first times in history when heads of two countries were involved in a heated exchange, and that too in front of the media. Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House on Friday to meet US President Donald Trump to sign a so-called mineral deal. The Ukrainian president's visit to the White House took a dramatic turn when Trump lashed out at Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of the media.
Dharuv Rathee reaction to Volodymyr Zelenskyy-Donald Trump argument
After the viral press conference, Dhruv Rathee took to his X handle and wrote, "This will be the end of USA’s soft power. Trump and Elon Musk have single-handedly made the country look like a joke in the front of the whole world."
What went wrong between Trump & Zelenskyy?
Trump & Zelenskyy meeting started with normal handshakes and smiles. However, it soon turned into the Trump- Zelenskyy fight when US Vice President JD Vance stressed the need for diplomacy to resolve the Russia- Ukraine war that has been ongoing since 2022. Below is how Trump vs Zelenskyy fight erupted-
Talking a dig at former US President Biden, JD Vance said, "For four years, the United States of America had a president who stood up at press conferences and talked tough about Vladimir Putin, and then Putin invaded Ukraine and destroyed a significant chunk of the country. The path to peace and the path to prosperity is, maybe, engaging in diplomacy..We tried the pathway of Joe Biden, of thumping our chest and pretending that the president of the United States' words mattered more than the president of the United States' actions. What makes America a good country is America engaging in diplomacy. That's what President Trump is doing."
Irked by this, Zelenskyy asked whether he can ask Vance a question to which the US Vice President accepted.
Zelenskyy asked, "Okay. So he (Vladimir Putin) occupied it, our parts, big parts of Ukraine, parts of east and Crimea. So, he occupied it in 2014. During a lot of years - I'm not speaking about just Biden, but those times was (Barack) Obama, then President Trump, then President Biden, now President Trump and God bless, now, President Trump will stop him. But during 2014, nobody stopped him. He just occupied and took. He killed people," the Ukraine president said, referring to the annexation of Crimea..Yes, but from 2014 till 2022, the situation was the same. People have been dying on the contact line."
While a heated argument erupted at the Oval Office, JD Vance then said, "Do you disagree that you've had problems with bringing people in your military, and do you think that it's respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?"
In response, Zelenskyy said that ever country faces problems during war times and said, "You have nice solutions and don't feel (it) now, but you will feel it in the future." This remark irked Donald Trump.
"You don't know that. 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," Trump responded.
"I am not telling you, I am answering...," Zelenskyy said.
Trump then raised his voice and said, "You're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. We're going to feel very good and very strong."
"You right now are not in a very good position. You've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position," Trump added as Zelenskyy tried to interrupt him.
"You're gambling with the lives of millions of people, you're gambling with World War III, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to this country," the 78-year-old US President said.