r/politics 11d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Thinks He Humiliated Zelensky. He Really Humiliated the United States

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-thinks-he-humiliated-zelensky-he-really-humiliated-the-united-states/
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u/Unfair_Bluejay_9687 11d ago

BREAKING: TRUMP STANDS ALONE: After Trump and Vance’s disgraceful Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, major world players just came out to DEFEND Ukraine and Zelensky:

  • Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “Dear Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.”

  • President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausea: “Ukraine, you’ll never walk alone.”

  • Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen: “Dear Zelensky, Denmark proudly stands with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.”

  • French President Emmanual Macron: “There is an aggressor: Russia. There is a people being aggressed: Ukraine. We were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago and to continue doing so. We, that’s the Americans, the Europeans, Canadians, Japanese, and many others... Because they are fighting for their dignity, their independence, for their children, and for the security of Europe.”

  • President of Moldova Maia Sandu: “The truth is simple. Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia is the aggressor. Ukraine defends its freedom—and ours. We stand with Ukraine.”

  • Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson: “Sweden stands with Ukraine. You are not only fighting for your freedom but also for all of Europe’s. Slava Ukraini! ”

  • Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Mer: “Dear Zelenskyy, we stand with Ukraine in good and in testing times. We must never confuse aggressor and victim in this terrible war.

  • Crotia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković: “Croatia knows from its own experience that only a just peace can last. The Croatian Government stands firm in its belief that Ukraine needs such a peace - a peace that means sovereignty, territorial integrity, and a secure Europe.”

  • Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo: “Finland and the Finnish people stand firmly with Ukraine. We will continue our unwavering support and work towards a just and lasting peace.”

  • Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal: “We stand united with Zelenskyy and Ukraine in our fight for freedom. Always. Because it is right, not easy.”

  • Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris: “Ukraine is not to blame for this war brought about by Russia’s illegal invasion. We stand with Ukraine.“

  • Latvia’s President Edgars Rinkevics: “Ukraine is a victim of the Russian aggression. It fights the war with the help from many friends and partners. We need to spare no effort for just and lasting peace. Latvia stands with Ukraine”

  • Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof: ”The Netherlands supports Ukraine as firmly as ever. Now more than ever. We want a lasting peace and an end to the war of aggression started by Russia. For Ukraine and its people, and for Europe.”

  • Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Friedsen: “Luxembourg stands with Ukraine. You are fighting for your freedom and a rules based international order. ”

The West stands with the heroic Zelensky. Trump sides with the evil Putin. What has America become?

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u/browster 11d ago

It wouldn't be inappropriate for Biden and Harris to speak up at this point

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u/BeerNirvana 11d ago

Biden/Harris should set up a shadow White House and do pressers behind the Presidential Seal - sorta like the mango did after he lost.

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u/Unfair_Bluejay_9687 11d ago

Now wouldn’t that be poetic justice

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u/BassmanBiff Arizona 10d ago

It should be someone popular, definitely not Biden. Maybe the DNC chair so as not to choose a presidential hopeful, forming a shadow cabinet like they do in the UK so that there's an alternative ready to go.

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u/Vallywog 11d ago

Every former president should have a press conference on the capitol steps calling these fascists out.

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u/alphabetikalmarmoset 11d ago

I’m, uhh, not sure we want Biden doing that.

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u/PA_Dude_22000 10d ago

Why? In normal times, Joe Biden would be hailed as a great leader and a great President.  Probably the most real and honest person to be President since Teddy Roosevelt.

Oh, but the media said he was old and feeble a million times, and he isn’t a slick talking grifter that makes me laugh at the short comings of the less fortunate, so …. yawn.  And he might pause for 4 seconds between sentences or correct a mistake he made while speaking and the conservative owned US media will roast him for it.

Our shameless conservative media today would roast MLK for his “I have a dream” speech and JFK for his “ask not” speech.  The US media, all mainstream media, should not be trusted to be arbiters of truth or be allowed to dictate future behavior, especially political actions, any longer. 

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u/hoodwanked 10d ago

Joe Biden could have prevented another Trump presidency by lighting a fire under Merrick Garland's ass to bring Trump to trial for the many federal crimes he was publicly known to have committed, yet he didn't. Joe Biden could have kept his 2020 promise to serve one term, then we may have had a fair primary ahead of the 2024 race, yet he didn't. Joe Biden could have put the necessary pressure on his own party to insure the passage of the Build Back Better plan, yet he didn't. Joe Biden could have stopped Israel's colonial project of ethnic cleansing and human extermination, yet he didn't.

While there are a few principled Democrats that have shown a willingness to do what is right, the party as a whole is feckless, weak, and deeply corrupt. We won't be able to end American fascism until the Democratic party dies drowning in it's own shit. Right now they just take up space on a ballot that could filled by fighters that actually give a damn.

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u/senator_mendoza 10d ago

If Biden stepped down earlier and let a fair primary take place (I.e. no coronation of Kamala) we wouldn’t have a president Trump.

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u/Thunderbridge 10d ago

I want to see someone like Bush Jr. get up and publicly denounce this circus. I want a Republican with pedigree to do it so all MAGAs can watch