Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in June phone call when Ukrainian leader asked for more aid
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/biden-lost-temper-zelenskyy-phone-call-ukraine-aid-rcna54592
By Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube & Dan De Luce
NBC News
October 31, 2022
It’s become routine since Russia invaded Ukraine: President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance for Kyiv.
But a phone call between the two leaders in June played out differently from previous ones, according to four people familiar with the call. Biden had barely finished telling Zelenskyy he’d just greenlighted another $1 billion in U.S. military assistance for Ukraine when Zelenskyy started listing all the additional help he needed and wasn’t getting. Biden lost his temper, the people familiar with the call said. The American people were being quite generous, and his administration and the U.S. military were working hard to help Ukraine, he said, raising his voice, and Zelenskyy could show a little more gratitude.
Administration officials said Biden and Zelenskyy’s relationship has only improved since the June phone call, after which Zelenskyy made a statement praising the U.S. for its generous assistance. ...
Sound familiar? Zelenskyy just wants more and more and more, and a frustrated POTUS pointedly tells him that he needs to show a little more gratitude for the BILLIONS of dollars the American people are already giving him. AND, after the fact, Zelenskyy makes a statement about his "gratitude" for the U.S. and its assistance. Wash, rinse, repeat ... wash, rinse, repeat.
Now, Democrats are throwing a hissy fit about President Trump supposedly ambushing and disrespecting the petulant Zelenskyy for wasting everyone's time with a previously agreed upon deal he never intended to actually sign. BUT, do you remember Democrats or the media getting even mildly upset with Biden about yelling at Zelenskyy and telling him to be more grateful??? DO YOU??? No ... I didn't think so.
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