Ex-U.S. Ambassador To Russia Names The 'Giant Winner' In Trump-Vance Clash With Zelenskyy
HuffPost
Michael McFaul said he's never seen such a "colossal failure of American diplomacy" after the contentious White House meeting.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul on Friday named the “one giant winner” in President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s fiery exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“This is Vladimir Putin,” said McFaul, who served as a U.S. ambassador under President Barack Obama, in an interview with MSNBC’s Katie Phang.
“And the real question now is, ‘Was that by design or was that a mistake?’ Because sometimes when I hear President Trump, I think he’s doing everything he can to appease Putin and that is not in America’s national interest.”
McFaul’s take reflected those shared by right-wing figures who predicted that the Russian dictator would benefit from the contentious White House meeting.
The clash in the Oval Office follows weeks of Trump being increasingly critical of Zelenskyy and echoing Putin’s talking points.
In the month since DOGE got up and running, federal workers have been thrown into various forms of turmoil. It’s having real-world effects.
The ex-GOP congressman said the U.S. isn't "the good guys in this" after Trump and JD Vance's "embarrassing" shouting match with the Ukrainian president.
Michael McFaul said he's never seen such a "colossal failure of American diplomacy" after the contentious White House meeting.
Kaitlan Collins turned to clips of the Ukrainian president's past D.C. visits after Donald Trump and JD Vance claimed he was "not acting at all thankful."
The Hollywood icon, his classical pianist wife and one of their three dogs were all found dead under mysterious circumstances in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.
Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments.
Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments.