Trump Says Zelenskyy ‘Pissed Away’ Ukraine AidMelanie Wilcox
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May 17, 2025 12:05 PM ET
President Donald Trump unloaded on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a fiery interview Friday night, accusing the wartime leader of mismanaging the billions in U.S. aid sent to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia.
Speaking with Fox News’ Bret Baier on Special Report, Trump said he was less concerned with the sheer size of Washington’s support for Ukraine than how the funds were handled. “The money is the money,” Trump said. “What bothered me — I hated to see the way it was, you know, excuse me, pissed away.”
President Trump accused his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky of having “pissed away” billions of dollars in US aid for the war-torn country.
Trump, in a Friday interview with Fox News’ “Special Report” host Bret Baier, insisted that Kyiv’s management of US-provided… pic.twitter.com/KzJcmfINDo
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Trump took direct aim at Zelensky, suggesting the Ukrainian president has become a master manipulator when it comes to securing American dollars. “I think he’s the greatest salesman in the world. Far better than me,” Trump quipped, expressing frustration that enormous aid packages seemed to coincide with each of Zelensky’s trips to the U.S.
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