Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance
Facing a wave of criticism from his former Senate colleagues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the complaints lobbed by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukraine’s leader.
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Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky. Why?
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JD Vance, Positioning Himself as Trump’s Attack Dog, Berates Zelensky at Oval Office
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Rubio praises Trump after explosive Zelensky meeting
Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised President Trump after he and Vice President Vance got into a public spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday “Thank ...The Hill - 2d -
Rubio on Trump's Ukraine rhetoric: 'Joe Biden had frustrations with Zelensky'
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Swalwell tells Rubio to ‘grow a pair’ after Trump-Zelensky squabble
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) told Secretary of State Marco Rubio to “grow a pair” after the former senator defended President Trump after his heated meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...The Hill - 2d -
Rubio: Zelensky should apologize to Trump over Oval Office showdown
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should apologize to President Trump over Friday’s heated Oval Office showdown, expressing doubt over whether the ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump, Vance go off on Zelensky in contentious Oval Office spat
President Trump went off on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an extraordinary Oval Office meeting in front of cameras on Friday in which he raised his voice and called the foreign ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats assail Trump, Vance over Zelensky meeting: ‘Russia’s best negotiators’
Democrats on Friday swiftly attacked President Trump and Vice President Vance over their hostile handling of an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky that devolved into a ...The Hill - 2d -
5 takeaways from Trump-Vance-Zelensky Oval Office blowup
An astonishing scene played out in the Oval Office on Friday as President Trump and Vice President Vance got into a shouting match with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Amid angry crosstalk, ...The Hill - 2d
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