‘Never in the history’: World famous journalist staggered by Trump and Zelensky meltdown
A world famous international journalist was left agape Friday as she watched President Donald Trump berate Ukraine’s leader in an unprecedented Oval Office meltdown.
“Never in the history of modern diplomacy, war, peace, whatever, have I ever, ever, ever seen anything like it,” a gobsmacked Christiane Amanpour said on CNN as she held her head, mouth wide open.
The network’s chief international anchor is famed for her extensive coverage of major international events and conflicts, earning her a reputation as one of the most respected foreign correspondents.
“We just have to hope that for the safety of the free world and for the American people, for the European people, for the Ukrainian people, that these two presidents run out of breath and try to iron out their differences.
“This was an entirely personal go-to with so many mistruths and mis-facts.”
The press conference between Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky came after the two met with the intention of ironing out a peace deal for the Eastern European country, which has been at war after being invaded by Russia three years ago.
Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance each took turns publicly shouting at Zelenskyy with Trump accusing him of hating Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vance calling him ungrateful for America’s assistance.
After the meeting, Trump wrote on Truth Social, "I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.
"I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace."
Trump ‘really angered’ during his speech by act that left him vowing ‘revenge’: journalist
A journalist pointed out that Trump's speech revealed what angered him much more than election meddling.
During an episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, executive editor Hugh Dougherty looked back at Trump's Thursday night speech on election security. Trump had touted it as a "primetime" speech earlier in the week, and what left him fuming more than election meddling was how it was snubbed by major television networks like ABC and NBC.
"That's the thing that really angered him," Dougherty said. "He wanted this speech to be on prime time. There's nothing he loves more than being on prime time. There's nothing he loves more than ratings, and he was boycotted. Effectively, he was switched off."
Trump showed that he was enraged by the snub more than anything because "the rest of the speech was, if I'm honest, a bit low T," Dougherty said.
"He was raspy," Dougherty said. "He was not quite slumped, but he was not standing energetically, and he went through a whole lot of grievances."
Dougherty noted that Trump did seem "very sore" about losing a presidential election. "He's very sore about what happened six years ago," Dougherty said. "And he became president again, but he can't get over that. He lost."
By contrast, "the most alive bit of this speech on Thursday night was when he demanded that they face revenge for not showing their speech," Dougherty said, referring to how Trump complained that networks such as ABC and NBC were "part of a plot."
Trump suggested that ABC and NBC should lose their broadcast licenses for not airing his remarks, reporting by The Daily Beast noted, adding that the White House Rapid Response Team even went after members of the press for their coverage afterwards.
