Biden lost temper with Zelensky as Ukrainian leader pressed for more aid: Report
by Katherine Doyle, White House Reporter |
October 31, 2022 10:30 AM
On a phone call earlier this year, President Joe Biden “lost his temper” with President Volodymyr Zelensky, telling the Ukrainian leader that Americans had given generously to the war against Russia as Zelensky urged more support from Washington, according to a new report.
The incident occurred over the summer during a phone call between Biden and Zelensky, one of dozens that have taken place since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Biden “had barely finished telling” Zelensky that the White House would grant Ukraine another $1 billion in U.S. military assistance when Zelensky began asking for more assistance.
“Biden lost his temper,” four sources familiar with the June call told NBC News. “The American people were being quite generous, and his administration and the U.S. military were working hard to help Ukraine, [Biden] said, raising his voice, and Zelensky could show a little more gratitude.”
A spokesperson for the National Security Council declined to comment on the report.
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