There's a scandal from within the walls of the White House, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky trying to hold his own against the USA's President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and one MAGA reporter asking why he wasn't wearing a suit to see the POTUS.
Zelensky attended the White House to try and broker a deal on minerals, although the Ukrainian President said all depended on the outcome of the meeting. It wasn't long before things descended into chaos, and the visit was cut short.
Vance and Zelensky exchanged some heated words, with the former saying that Ukraine should be more thankful for America's help during its ongoing war with Russia. Trump also expertly dodged shouts from the press asking what Russia's Vladimir Putin would think about Zelensky visiting the Oval Office. It all got a bit embarrassing, but in the aftermath, it seems things are only getting dicier.
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The situation has already been mocked by Saturday Night Live, with Elon Musk being less than impressed by Mike Myers' impression of him. Even though Musk wasn't there, he's spoken out and suggested that the USA should withdraw from NATO. When Musk said "I agree" to a post calling for the USA to pull out of both NATO and the United Nations, Finnish parliament member Martin Paasi wrote, "I don’t think anyone will trust the US government for the next few decades."
Elsewhere, Musk has lashed out at Velensky and branded him as 'evil'.
It comes after the POTUS ranted about Zelensky on his Truth Social platform and shared an article saying that Ukraine thinks an end of the war is 'very, very far away'. Saying it was the 'worst' statement that Zelensky could've made, Trump added: "America will not put up with it for much longer!"
Resharing Trump's thoughts on X, Musk chimed in by saying: "Zelensky wants a forever war, a never-ending graft meat grinder. This is evil."
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He also responded to another post that said, “Zelensky knows if the war ends, his power ends,” with it also branding him a ‘dictator’.
Musk concluded: "True. As distasteful as it is, Zelensky should be offered some kind of amnesty in a neutral country in exchange for a peaceful transition back to democracy in Ukraine."
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Musk's musings follow the Commander in Chief pausing all of the USA's military aid to Ukraine.
Trump has piled the pressure on Ukraine and suggested that Zelensky might not survive much longer when speaking in a White House press conference: "It should not be that hard a deal to make. It could be made very fast.
"Now, maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal, and if somebody doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person won't be around very long. That person will not be listened to very long."
The Kremlin has since spoken out about the USA's pause of aid, describing it as the "best contribution to the cause of peace." Still, with the latest news suggesting that Ukraine is still trying to sign the minerals deal with Trump, it remains to be seen whether the POTUS is willing to bury the hatchet.