(Michael Goodwin’s post from the NEW YORKPOST’s on 01 March 2025.)
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| Zelensky was there to sign the deal. |
Disaster in the Oval Office: Dems lead Zelensky,
Ukraine off a cliff with pressure to reject mineral deal. A common criticism of
Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous Friday performance in the Oval Office is that
he failed to read the room.
Actually, the Ukrainian president did read a room —
but it was the wrong room. Before meeting President Trump, Zelensky met with
anti-Trump Democrats who advised him to reject the terms of the mineral deal
that the president was offering, according to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
“Just finished a meeting with President Zelensky
here in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a
fake peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants and there are no
security arrangements for Ukraine,” Murphy’s office posted on X at 11:15 a.m.
Friday.
He attached a picture of Zelensky at a conference table, with Murphy seated on the opposite side. Forty minutes later, Zelensky arrived at the White House, where Trump met his car, smiled, shook his hand and walked him into the Oval Office.








