Former President Donald Trump described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “perhaps the greatest salesman in politics.”
meanwhile Busy Speaking at Turning Point Action’s “People’s Conference” in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Trump criticized President Joe Biden for “squandering money at a level we’ve never seen before” and putting money into the Green New Deal.
The former president added that Zelensky may be the “greatest politician of all time,” noting that he brings home “$60 billion” each time he visits the United States.
US President Joe Biden (right) is received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) during a visit to Kyiv on February 20, 2023. – US President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, spotted by an AFP reporter, on February 20, 2023. Biden met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital on his first visit to Ukraine since the conflict began. (Photo by Dimitar Dyrkov/AFP) (Photo by Dimitar Dyrkov/AFP via Getty Images)
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I think Zelensky is probably the greatest political salesman of all time.
Every time he comes to our country he brings home $60 billion!
President Trump will end the Russia-Ukraine war! pic.twitter.com/h7qZ9XwVB4
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 15, 2024
“I oppose an end to Joe Biden’s inflation-inducing spending spree and an immediate end to Bad Joe’s hundreds of billions of dollars of waste,” Trump said. “He’s wasting money at levels we’ve never seen before. He’s putting all this money into the Green New Scam, which is a scam, one of the greatest scams of all time. I agree with Zelensky, but Zelensky is probably the greatest politician of all time. He brings home $60 billion every time he comes to our country.”
Trump’s comments came shortly after Biden and Zelensky signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and the United States. agreementThe United States and Ukraine will work together to build and improve Ukraine’s defense capabilities and support its economic recovery.
Biden and other world leaders also reportedly agreed to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan from frozen Russian assets. NBC News.
“And I like him. You know, on impeachment disinformation number one, he was very good. He said, ‘No, the president did not threaten me at all,'” Trump said. “He could have grandstanding and said, ‘I was threatened.’
“That’s why I like him,” Trump added. “But he’s the greatest salesman of all time.”
In April, the House of Commons voted to send $61 billion of a $95 billion foreign aid package to Ukraine. On top of the $61 billion from the US, British Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to provide Ukraine with an additional £500 million in foreign aid.
In early June, U.S. officials announced they would send about $225 million in military aid, including ammunition, to Ukraine.
According to a Pew Research Center poll, 31% of Americans believe the US is providing too much aid to Ukraine, 25% believe it is “about right,” and 24% believe it is “not enough.”
