{"id":2404619,"date":"2025-02-20T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/york-sees-trumps-zelensky-criticisms-as-part-of-his-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:44:26","slug":"york-sees-trumps-zelensky-criticisms-as-part-of-his-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/york-sees-trumps-zelensky-criticisms-as-part-of-his-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"York sees Trump&#8217;s Zelensky criticisms as &#8216;part of his plan&#8217;"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fyork-sees-trumps-zelensky-criticisms-as-part-of-his-plan%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=2404619&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>Byron York,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-examiners-byron-york-says-house-republicans-voting-no-for-jordan-is-almost-a-statement\/\" title=\"... of the Washington Examiner suggests that House Republicans voting against Jordan&#039;s appointment is a significant expression.\">chief political \u2063correspondent<\/a> for teh Washington\u200c Examiner,suggested that President Donald TrumpS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alito-rebuffs-dem-claims-that-supreme-court-abuses-emergency-appeals\/\" title=\"Alito Rebuffs Dem Claims That Supreme Court Abuses Emergency Appeals\">recent criticisms<\/a> of ukrainian President volodymyr Zelensky are strategically \u2064aimed at &#8220;irritating&#8221; certain audiences. As Ukraine nears the \u2063third\u200b anniversary of\u2064 the Russian\u2062 invasion, Trump\u200d has placed blame on Zelensky for the conflict, claiming \u2063he &#8220;could have made a deal&#8221; and suggesting the war should never have started. \u2063York\u2062 expressed confusion over Trump&#8217;s remarks, emphasizing that\u200b the undeniable fact \u200cis that Russia invaded Ukraine. He speculated that \u200dthese criticisms are part of a larger plan by Trump, \u2062which \u2062could involve appealing to\u200c different factions within \u2063the political landscape. The article also highlighted the ongoing\u200d conflict&#8217;s toll, wiht reports of significant casualties on both sides.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Byron York sees Trump&rsquo;s criticisms of Zelensky as &lsquo;part of his plan&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1997457\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">chief political correspondent&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Byron&nbsp;York<\/a>&nbsp;speculated that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3323438\/trump-sharpens-criticism-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recent jabs\">recent jabs<\/a> at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meant to &ldquo;irritate.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ukraine is approaching its third-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. While Zelensky has maintained control of its capital Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson regions in the south and east of Ukraine since September 2022. York reacted to Trump&rsquo;s recent criticisms of Zelensky, which included blaming the Ukrainian president for the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, the fact is: Russia invaded Ukraine. That&rsquo;s just the fact here. Why is the president saying otherwise? My feeling is it is part of his plan. I don&rsquo;t know what he intends to do,&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Special Report With Bret Baier<\/em>. &ldquo;This is the kind of thing that Trump does to irritate some parties while he is appealing to others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2808092&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=23a0d4dedc9c1aae97e8bbe92ff4090f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3322605\/trump-knocks-zelensky-over-russian-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According\">According<\/a> to Trump, Zelensky &ldquo;could have made a deal&rdquo; during these last three years. Trump went on to suggest that Zelensky &ldquo;should have never started&rdquo; the conflict. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3321542\/cruz-meets-denmark-us-purchase-of-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CRUZ MEETS WITH DENMARK ABOUT US PURCHASE OF GREENLAND\">CRUZ MEETS WITH DENMARK ABOUT US PURCHASE OF GREENLAND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This comes after then-President Joe Biden assured&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3191656\/biden-425-million-aid-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$425 million in aid<\/a> in October, bringing the total given by the U.S. to $59 billion. Since then, the Department of Government Efficiency revealed that some of this aid, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, was spent by sending Ukrainians to Paris&nbsp;Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<p>Russian casualties approach 1 million dead, while Trump has suggested 700,000 Ukrainian troops are also dead. However, Zelensky claims the Ukrainian death toll is 43,000.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1997457\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1997457\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York views Trump&#8217;s remarks on Zelensky as intentional provocation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2404620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-press-conference-bibi.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13709,4158,3634,3859,8630],"class_list":["post-2404619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criticisms","tag-strategy","tag-trump","tag-york","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-press-conference-bibi.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404619","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404619"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404623,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404619\/revisions\/2404623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}