{"id":2404314,"date":"2025-02-19T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-goes-off-on-dictator-zelenskyy-in-response-to-disinformation-jab\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:21:05","slug":"trump-goes-off-on-dictator-zelenskyy-in-response-to-disinformation-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-goes-off-on-dictator-zelenskyy-in-response-to-disinformation-jab\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Goes Off on &#8216;Dictator&#8217; Zelenskyy in Response to &#8216;Disinformation&#8217; Jab"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-goes-off-on-dictator-zelenskyy-in-response-to-disinformation-jab%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200b article\u200c discusses escalating tensions between former\u200b President Donald \u200bTrump adn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Following comments from Zelenskyy \u2063criticizing \u200dTrump for spreading Russian propaganda, Trump labeled Zelenskyy as a &#8220;dictator&#8221;\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-obstruct-plan-to-increase-funding-to-vaccinate-teachers\/\" title=\"Democrats Obstruct Plan To Increase Funding To Vaccinate Teachers\">expressed frustration<\/a>\u200b over the handling of \u200cthe war in ukraine.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-considers-key-gop-player-who-trump-criticized-for-disloyalty-as-running-mate\/\" title=\"DeSantis ponders GOP figure, previously criticized by ..., as running mate.\">trump\u200b criticized<\/a> U.S.\u2062 financial assistance to Ukraine, asserting that the United\u2062 States\u200c has invested significantly\u2063 more than European \u200bcountries without receiving adequate returns. He accused Zelenskyy of being a poor leader and claimed\u2063 that much of the funding sent\u2063 to Ukraine is unaccounted for. \u2063Trump emphasized \u2062his \u2063belief that only he can\u2062 negotiate a\u2062 resolution to the conflict,\u2064 while also expressing his \u200ccontinued\u2062 support for\u2064 Ukraine but condemning \u2063Zelenskyy&#8217;s leadership. The exchange\u2063 highlights the ongoing debate over U.S. involvement in \u2064Ukraine\u200c and differing \u2064perspectives\u200d on the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s simmering frustration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy boiled over Wednesday as Trump denounced Zelenskyy as a &ldquo;dictator&rdquo; a day after Zelenskyy hurled barbs at Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is currently on a mission to bring the war between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-details-lengthy-highly-productive-talk-putin-hints-successful-conclusion-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> and Ukraine to a close.<\/p>\n<p>He and Zelenskyy have been sparring over the terms of what a peace agreement might look like and how much of Ukraine Russia may be able to keep, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/19\/world\/europe\/ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia-war.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1892171240938349001?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1892171240938349001%7Ctwgr%5Efdeea81d83844a4adf65d3f8383bb992b5522429%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fzelenskyy-takes-vicious-shot-trump-claims-lives-disinformation-space%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>, Zelenskyy took his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-takes-vicious-shot-trump-claims-lives-disinformation-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grievances<\/a> public, saying Trump is repeating Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We understand that this information is coming from Russia,&rdquo; Zelenskyy said. &ldquo;We understand that, and we have total evidence for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Donald Trump &lsquo;lives in a place of disinformation&rsquo;.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I2ge3iUDfI\">https:\/\/t.co\/I2ge3iUDfI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#128250; Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0WkkFSDmJ\">pic.twitter.com\/I0WkkFSDmJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1892171240938349001?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is the leader of the American people, whom we respect a lot,&rdquo; he also said. &ldquo;Unfortunately, he lives in a disinformation space.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump counterpunched on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114031332924234939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn&rsquo;t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and &lsquo;TRUMP,&rsquo; will never be able to settle,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe&rsquo;s money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn&rsquo;t Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us &mdash; We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation,&rdquo; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump has officially called to end the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He believes we need to stop sending billions of dollars of taxpayer money to Dictator Zelenskyy to continue a war that is lost and has taken millions of lives.<\/p>\n<p>Please show your support for President Trump&rsquo;s plan! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dCiAPFvufR\">pic.twitter.com\/dCiAPFvufR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt &#127482;&#127480; White House Press Commentary (@WHPressLeavitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHPressLeavitt\/status\/1892253941930377241?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bringing-receipts-watch-trump-silence-reporters-list-insane-government-waste-even-dont-try-defend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> then indicted Zelenskyy as a failure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is &lsquo;MISSING.&rsquo; He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden &lsquo;like a fiddle.&rsquo; A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said talks are making progress while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gave-zelenskyy-friendly-reality-check-ukraine-war-talk-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> pouts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When it comes to blame for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I blame Putin above all others.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re looking for American politicians to blame, Biden and Obama are at the top of my list. They were pathetically weak in handling Putin and failed to protect Ukraine from invasion.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1892248716142403981?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only &lsquo;TRUMP,&rsquo; and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sharpens-criticism-of-zelensky-as-us-envoy-heads-to-kyiv\/\" title=\"... sharpens criticism of Zelensky as US envoy heads to Kyiv\">gravy train&#038;rsquo<\/a>; going,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then offered his conclusion: &ldquo;I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">unnecessarily died &#038;mdash<\/a>; And so it continues&hellip;..&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Trump is actively seeking to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and both leaders have been clashing over potential peace agreement terms and territorial concessions. In a video shared on X, Zelenskyy accused Trump of echoing Russian propaganda, stating they have substantial evidence of this influence. He acknowledged Trump&#8217;s leadership but criticized him for existing in a &#8220;disinformation space.&#8221; In response, Trump criticized Zelenskyy&#8217;s handling of U.S. financial support for Ukraine and suggested that without U.S. involvement, the war would not be resolved. He also pointed out that significant funds sent to Ukraine are unaccounted for and questioned Zelenskyy&#8217;s refusal to hold elections amid low approval ratings in Ukraine. Despite these tensions, Trump claimed progress was being made toward negotiations to end the war while attributing blame for the invasion primarily to Putin and criticizing Biden&#8217;s previous administrations for their weak responses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zelenskyy-and-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50410,50577,5894,3634,10724],"class_list":["post-2404314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy-2","tag-disinformation-2","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-zelenskyy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Zelenskyy-and-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404318,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404314\/revisions\/2404318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}