JD Vance accuses Zelensky of being 'disrespectful' in White House

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 March 2, 2025

By now, you had to have seen or at least heard about the fire meeting that happened when Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky strolled into America's White House expecting more handouts to carry on his war against Vladimir Putin. Zelensky did not get what he wanted, and video of the tense exchange has spread like wildfire across the world.

Perhaps the biggest moment of the meeting was when JD Vance accused Zelensky of being disrespectful to him, President Trump, and the rest of the American people.

Zelensky had just dismissed the effectiveness of American diplomacy, and JD Vance wasn't about to let Zelensky control the narrative in America's White House.

Vance gets heated

Americans, and the world, are divided on whether or not JD Vance getting aggressive toward Zelensky in the White House was the right thing to do. On the one hand, Zelensky has no right to barge into America's White House and tell our leaders how to run this country.

The counterargument is that JD Vance and Donald Trump made themselves look as though they were on Vladimir Putin's side, which is something that makes America look bad to the rest of the world.

Many conservatives feel as though we've been giving Ukraine money and resources for far too long and not getting anything in return. America is not Ukraine's piggy bank. Sure, it is terrible what Putin is doing to Ukraine, but this is between Putin and Ukraine. If this was America's problem, then our military and the rest of NATO would already be involved.

There's no doubt that there are terrible atrocities being committed by Russia against the Ukrainian people, but we have our own problems here in America. Every dollar that goes to Ukraine to fight its war against Putin is a dollar not being spent here in America fighting against drugs, illegal immigration, homelessness, and inflation.

Could Vance have handled himself better?

While many MAGA enthusiasts are ecstatic at the way Vance stood up to Zelensky and didn't fall for his propaganda act, many others wish the vice president would have stayed a little more cool, calm, and collected. For example, JD Vance accused Zelensky of not saying thank you during the meeting.

A quick review of the meeting footage shows that "thank you" were literally the first words out of Zelensky's mouth:

"Thank you Mr. President, thank you for the invitation."

Even though JD Vance could have chosen his words a little bit better, it's important to understand what he was trying to say.

Despite this not being America's war, Ukraine would have already lost it without our support. Despite America being on the opposite side of the world, this single country has given Ukraine about as much as the rest of the world COMBINED.

One country across the world from Ukraine should NOT be paying more than the multiple countries located right next to Ukraine. It doesn't make any sense, and America should be thankful that JD Vance pointed that out to the rest of the world.

" A free people [claim] their rights, as derived from the laws of nature."
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