President Donald Trump ripped Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday evening following the disastrous meeting that unfolded in the Oval Office earlier in the day.
“And we had a meeting today, as you know, with President Zelensky, and I would say it didn’t work out exactly great,” Trump said on the White House lawn before boarding Marine One. “From his standpoint, he very much overplayed his hand. We’re looking for peace.”
Trump said that he felt like Zelensky was trying to sign the United States up to get more involved in the war and that he would feel “emboldened” to keep fighting if that happened.
“I’m looking for peace,” he said. “We’re not looking to go into a 10-year war and play games. We want peace. And it was just my impression that if we do that, if we sign up, he’s looking for something that I’m not looking for. He’s looking to go on and…
