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orangecrush

(19,430 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 05:38 PM Sep 2019

Please, Mr. Zelensky, Sit Next to the American President While He Loses His Sh*


"He spouted off about "corruption in the Ukraine," and how it was incumbent upon Zelensky to crack down on it, especially that phantom corruption involving the Bidens, whom he also accused, with no evidence whatsoever, of having been paid off by China. He went raving on about Hillary Clinton's "30,000 missing e-mails." He blamed Barack Obama for the annexation of Crimea by Russia. God alone knows what Zelensky thought of all of this. He is a former stand-up comedian, so maybe he thought he was sitting through some weird Andy Kaufman-esque bit. But the piece de la demence came toward the end, when the president* told Zelensky:

I really hope that you and President Putin can get together and solve your problem.
The look on Zelensky's face was priceless."


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/amp29233202/donald-trump-press-conference-ukraine-president-zelensky/
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Please, Mr. Zelensky, Sit Next to the American President While He Loses His Sh* (Original Post) orangecrush Sep 2019 OP
piece de la demence,,,oh dear.... asiliveandbreathe Sep 2019 #1
... orangecrush Sep 2019 #7
I'll bet Zelensky was wishing he was anywhere else in the world. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #2
... orangecrush Sep 2019 #6
Too funny njhoneybadger Sep 2019 #9
Hey, the "lightbulbs" don't make this guy look orange leftstreet Sep 2019 #13
Putin's problem w/ Ukraine is that it exists. maxsolomon Sep 2019 #3
A former stand up comic! OMG. Maybe THAT is why all his trumplike sounding replies pangaia Sep 2019 #4
... orangecrush Sep 2019 #8
Crazy Don struggle4progress Sep 2019 #5
Zelensky is 1 month younger than Jr. BumRushDaShow Sep 2019 #10
I think Zelensky tuned out when intrepidity Sep 2019 #11
The look on Zelensky's face was "WTF??????" Pachamama Sep 2019 #12
Absolutely. orangecrush Sep 2019 #14

maxsolomon

(33,252 posts)
3. Putin's problem w/ Ukraine is that it exists.
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 05:43 PM
Sep 2019

And has stuff he wants.

Is it not Putin's fault they lost Crimea?

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
4. A former stand up comic! OMG. Maybe THAT is why all his trumplike sounding replies
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 05:44 PM
Sep 2019

In the phone "summary"

intrepidity

(7,275 posts)
11. I think Zelensky tuned out when
Wed Sep 25, 2019, 05:59 PM
Sep 2019

Trump, responding to the topic of Crimea, basically shrugged his shoulders and said eh, its in the past.

I felt Zelensky harden up, right then.

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