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"Show Respect": Trump, US VP In Fiery Exchange With Zelenskyy Over Russian War (32642 Views)

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MERCHANDISER: 5:33am On Mar 01
TechBaron:
For a man who has been on the war fronts for the past three years, wearing a suit should be the least of his worries.

Who dey war front? grin Dey play...Do you know this clown is richer $500billion than Nigeria

He didn't even want the war to end for his selfish interest

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givedemwotowoto: 5:34am On Mar 01
justwise:
Zelensky has done today what no head of state has done in white house...refused to be bulled by those two buffoons.

JD vance and Trump are two shameless bullies

Zelensky stood in front of the oval office and threatened American taxpayers. He basically told them "You're not paying me to save myself, you're paying me to save yourselves". This was nothing short of entitlement, BS, and ingratitude.

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Nahunger(m): 5:43am On Mar 01
StoryHaven:


If you were afraid of a bully and you summon courage to stand up against him and fight starts and to your surprise, you still dey fight am since morning and you discover he is yet to floor you.
Abegi, your moral go double.


This is beyond bully fighting.
This is international politics, there is something Ukrainians have that USA wants and I think Zelensky knows it.

No be that type primary school bully we dey talk here.

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jelel6: 6:03am On Mar 01
werisetogether:

Thought this sort of meeting was supposed to be behind closed doors

Unless the media is also being used as a negotiating gambit to wear down Zelenskyy

Trump certainly knows how to play his cards...

The argument was unfortunate to have happened in tewthe media. They would have gone to a close door section to have the real negotiations.

The VP was the instigator of the row. He baited Zelensky into a fighting match.
kingthreat(m): 6:19am On Mar 01
justwise:

That will end the war?

He's being wearing that bullshit everywhere since the war started. Since you are for the war to end, then doesn't it make sense he stops wearing it and so people take him as a president no more the comedian?
casualobserver: 6:25am On Mar 01
TechBaron:
For a man who has been on the war fronts for the past three years, wearing a suit should be the least of his worries.

Last time I checked the Oval Office is not the battle front.

To you and all the other eeediots like oluwaseyi0 fxexperts jlow2 olofofocorner dustmalik etc who do not understand proper diplomatic decorum or likely no exposure or grounding in proper etiquette or exposure to high stakes environment, It turns out even before the meeting with Trump, journalists asked him why he isn’t wearing a suit and considered it disrespectful. In the end, the whole narrative about the meeting is about him being disrespectful. It all starts with the way you present yourself. The White House is not a battle front, you are coming to sign an international treaty! When you visit another country and are not dressed appropriately, you have already sown a seed of irritation in your hosts.

If you are having a formal event in your house or offic and someone appears dressed inappropriately, you are already quietly irritated but you may tolerate them but they are on thin ice and you will be less tolerant to any further misbehavior. At the slightest misbehavior you are inclined to kick them out. What happened today at the White House was less likely to occur if he had worn a suit. He had already planted the seed of disrespect in the minds of his hosts. At the slightest disagreement they kicked him out!

This is not a bolekaja engagement. Even nightclubs have dress codes….No trainers!

It is because we don’t respect ourselves or probably due to colo mentality inferiority complex that we allow nonsense. I cringe sometimes when I see foreigners visit Nigerian president and governors in casuals and shorts. How do you wear shorts to visit a governor? Zuckerberg that always wears a tshirt wears a suit whenever he appears before the US senate but he will come here and wear tshirt and we will be excited!

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Mirasteel: 6:39am On Mar 01
Guestmale:


How is he going to stop the war,is it not what you start that you will stop, this call should be directed to Putin not Zelensky.
He should do whatever Putin asked him to do, that should be the only solution. if America stop ing Ukraine it will be very bad for them because it's because of America that Ukraine is still standing and not blown to smithereens by Putin.
jelel6: 6:48am On Mar 01
BondRiv:
Zelensky was very disrespectful. I was angry with his attitude. I don't know what he smoked or who coached him, but he is messing with the wrong president. He must have taken a cue from Macron and Starmer's interruptions of Trump and went overboard with it. Like Trump said, the U.S. has made Zelensky a strongman in a war where ordinarily, without the U.S. he wouldn't last a day.

Please, point out the disrespectful actions of Zelensky today during the meeting.

The flashpoint started when the VP accused Zelensky of being unthankful for US thus far. Like, that's actually a ridiculous thing to say and care about for a US VP in that moment. There are so many evidences of Zelensky saying thank you on his official socials, even just before that meeting.

Zelensky was actually responding to the VP's assertions that it's Ukraine and not Russia who don't want peace and diplomacy. Zelensky explained the reasons Ukraine can't just trust the diplomacy and peace Putin agrees to. Putin has broken several other "peace" brokered through diplomacy since 2014.

Suddenly, VP was accusing him of being ungrateful.
sharpwriter(m): 6:48am On Mar 01
Goke7:


No matter how triggered, the White House is not a place for kindergartens, how can you be asking a president of a country if he has said thank you today?
Guy, e be like say e dey pepper these Americans for body concerning the money dem dey spend for Ukraine. E no easy at all. This reminds me of this thread where even Biden wey dey dem accuse this Zelensky of the same thing. 😅.

So Zelensky don zero am for mind say, na all of dem war be dix, so why the incessant THANK YOU, but America dey make am understand say no be dem war, dem only choose to help.

Anyway na dem call demsef big boy spender and father xmas.

See the thread where Biden accused Zelensky of ingratitude.

https://nairaland.macsoftware.info/7412573/biden-loses-temper-during-call
sharpwriter(m): 6:49am On Mar 01
Goke7:


No matter how triggered, the White House is not a place for kindergartens, how can you be asking a president of a country if he has said thank you today?
Na gbèsè and see finish cause am. No vex 😌
orisa37: 7:01am On Mar 01
SHOW RESPECT:

COMING TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE IS SUFFICIENT RESPECT FROM SELENSKY TO U.S.

THE U.S MUST RECEIVE SELENSKY FULLY SECURED, SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL.

THE U.S SEEMS TO FEAR RUSSIA AND HAVE DISDAIN FOR SELENSKY.

THIS IS VERY WRONG. THE U.S AND PUTIN ARE PLAYING GOLIATH HERE LEAVING SELENSKY TO PLAY DAVID. IN THE END, SELENSKY WILL WIN BECAUSE HE IS PRAYING AND HIS CATAPULT WILL SOON DESTROY THE RUSSIAN ASS.

IN ALL OF THESE, THE U.S IS TO HELP NETANYAHU TO WIPE OUT HAMAS FROM GAZA AND
STOP PUTIN FROM INVADING UKRAINE, LEAVE CRIMEA AND THE BLACK SEA, A FREE ZONE FOR INTERNATIONAL SEA FARERS.

ENCROACHING ON THE BLACK SEA BY RUSSIA IS WAR AGAINST THE U.S, UK AND EU CIVILIZATIONS AND AN INVITATION TO WORLD WAR 3..

KING CHARLES IS INVITING TRUMP TO SHARE HIS THOUGHTS ON THESE FACTS.
lexy2014: 7:10am On Mar 01
casualobserver:


it may play to the dumb audience back home in Ukraine and a few international dimwits but this is the thing...when you appear for a state visit and cant be bothered to dress appropriately, your host or those on the other side of the table do not take you seriously...its human nature.

and the way he has been treated it is clear he isnt being taken seriously!

1. what has wearing suit got to do with the situation?

2. is it wearing suit that will make his country secure from Russia?
Jamesoghie: 7:14am On Mar 01
The anger from Trump camp was because he campaigned for Democrat during the election. No wonder
lexy2014: 7:17am On Mar 01
BondRiv:
Zelensky was very disrespectful. I was angry with his attitude. I don't know what he smoked or who coached him, but he is messing with the wrong president. He must have taken a cue from Macron and Starmer's interruptions of Trump and went overboard with it. Like Trump said, the U.S. has made Zelensky a strongman in a war where ordinarily, without the U.S. he wouldn't last a day.

How was he disrespectful?

What is his attitude that you were angry about?

How is zelensky messing with the wrong president?

How did Zelensky go overboard with his interruptions that Macron didn't?

How did US make zelensky a strong man?

Did US make Netanyahu a strong man?

If the US says has a right to defend itself, why does the US feel different about Ukraine?
lexy2014: 7:18am On Mar 01
pansophist:


If Zelensky is for peace, why did he sign a decree refusing talks with Russia? why didn't he implemented the Minsk agreement? why was he killing the Russians in Donbass?

Is Zelensky the aggressor in this war?
Stayingalive: 7:26am On Mar 01
casualobserver:
this Zelensky is not serious. somebody who embarks on state vists and cant even wear a suit....show some respect. I blame Biden and Europe for leading him on in a war he could never win.
Are you being serious now?
Suit for what exactly?
Joker
Stayingalive: 7:35am On Mar 01
casualobserver:


Last time I checked the Oval Office is not the battle front.

To you and all the other eeediots like oluwaseyi0 fxexperts jlow2 olofofocorner dustmalik etc who do not understand proper diplomatic decorum or likely no exposure or grounding in proper etiquette or exposure to high stakes environment, It turns out even before the meeting with Trump, journalists asked him why he isn’t wearing a suit and considered it disrespectful. In the end, the whole narrative about the meeting is about him being disrespectful. It all starts with the way you present yourself. The White House is not a battle front, you are coming to sign an international treaty! When you visit another country and are not dressed appropriately, you have already sown a seed of irritation in your hosts.

If you are having a formal event in your house or offic and someone appears dressed inappropriately, you are already quietly irritated but you may tolerate them but they are on thin ice and you will be less tolerant to any further misbehavior. At the slightest misbehavior you are inclined to kick them out. What happened today at the White House was less likely to occur if he had worn a suit. He had already planted the seed of disrespect in the minds of his hosts. At the slightest disagreement they kicked him out!

This is not a bolekaja engagement. Even nightclubs have dress codes….No trainers!

It is because we don’t respect ourselves or probably due to colo mentality inferiority complex that we allow nonsense. I cringe sometimes when I see foreigners visit Nigerian president and governors in casuals and shorts. How do you wear shorts to visit a governor? Zuckerberg that always wears a tshirt wears a suit whenever he appears before the US senate but he will come here and wear tshirt and we will be excited!
He is a president in his own right. I hope you understand that? He is not just anyone. He is no business man or an entertainer. Some rules does not apply to everybody.

At minimum to ensure cooperation, everyone must be fair, his dressing isn’t all that bad. Suit is formal but na man made concept. Tell this rubbish to leaders wey no send your papa.

His dressing to a large extent is fair.
Na why I like people like Putin and North Korea president. They don’t give a damn to no one.

Zelenskyy started all this trouble and now he will bow more to them.

He campaigned for opposition 😂😂😂

Get some political insight

It has nothing to do with suit

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fxexperts: 7:40am On Mar 01
favor914:
If it was Ukraine’s own, why is it not in their possession today?

That is what i have been saying they were deceived into giving it up. Russia definitely claimed ownership of it all based on they claim they own the sovient Union. Ukraine has been acting cowardly all their life and now they have woken up to the bully Russia, we should encourage them for now. You are acting like you don't know how the war started, first Russia annexed Crimea, a land rich in high crude reserves from Ukraine in 2014 and the Ukrainians did nothing about it, then in 2022 he moved in and annexed the Donesk and another region still Ukraine did nothing until he started marching at Kiev to size the whole of Ukraine that was when all hell broke loose, there is one thing with cowards you can bully them all the time but when they see that they have nothing to lose anymore they will fight you till death, that is what Ukraine is doing right now.
Stayingalive: 7:42am On Mar 01
Stayingalive:

He is a president in his own right. I hope you understand that? He is not just anyone. He is no business man or an entertainer. Some rules does not apply to everybody.

At minimum to ensure cooperation, everyone must be fair, his dressing isn’t all that bad. Suit is formal but na man made concept. Tell this rubbish to leaders wey no send your papa.

His dressing to a large extent is fair.
Na why I like people like Putin and North Korea president. They don’t give a damn to no one.

Zelenskyy started all this trouble and now he will bow more to them.

He was campaigning for opposition lol 😂. You lot lack political insight

Suit kor agbada ni
OlofofoCorner: 7:44am On Mar 01
casualobserver:


Last time I checked the Oval Office is not the battle front.

To you and all the other eeediots like oluwaseyi0 fxexperts jlow2 olofofocorner dustmalik etc who do not understand proper diplomatic decorum or likely no exposure or grounding in proper etiquette or exposure to high stakes environment, It turns out even before the meeting with Trump, journalists asked him why he isn’t wearing a suit and considered it disrespectful. In the end, the whole narrative about the meeting is about him being disrespectful. It all starts with the way you present yourself. The White House is not a battle front, you are coming to sign an international treaty! When you visit another country and are not dressed appropriately, you have already sown a seed of irritation in your hosts.

If you are having a formal event in your house or offic and someone appears dressed inappropriately, you are already quietly irritated but you may tolerate them but they are on thin ice and you will be less tolerant to any further misbehavior. At the slightest misbehavior you are inclined to kick them out. What happened today at the White House was less likely to occur if he had worn a suit. He had already planted the seed of disrespect in the minds of his hosts. At the slightest disagreement they kicked him out!

This is not a bolekaja engagement. Even nightclubs have dress codes….No trainers!

It is because we don’t respect ourselves or probably due to colo mentality inferiority complex that we allow nonsense. I cringe sometimes when I see foreigners visit Nigerian president and governors in casuals and shorts. How do you wear shorts to visit a governor? Zuckerberg that always wears a tshirt wears a suit whenever he appears before the US senate but he will come here and wear tshirt and we will be excited!


They should be crying na ......he doesn't wear a suit and so bloody what? Why was he allowed in, ? Since wearing of suit is their problem........They should have sent him back na......bloody bullies
casualobserver: 8:01am On Mar 01
OlofofoCorner:



They should be crying na ......he doesn't wear a suit and so bloody what? Why was he allowed in, ? Since wearing of suit is their problem........They should have sent him back na......bloody bullies

In the end he was kicked out, wasn’t he? This is not liberal anything goes Biden. These are conservative republicans. The issue of zelensky not wearing a suit and disrespect has been an issue for the American people even under Biden.

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casualobserver: 8:03am On Mar 01
Stayingalive:

He is a president in his own right. I hope you understand that? He is not just anyone. He is no business man or an entertainer. Some rules does not apply to everybody.

At minimum to ensure cooperation, everyone must be fair, his dressing isn’t all that bad. Suit is formal but na man made concept. Tell this rubbish to leaders wey no send your papa.

His dressing to a large extent is fair.
Na why I like people like Putin and North Korea president. They don’t give a damn to no one.

Zelenskyy started all this trouble and now he will bow more to them.

He campaigned for opposition 😂😂😂

Get some political insight

It has nothing to do with suit

You are daft ignorant, uncultured and unexposed!

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infogeneral: 8:09am On Mar 01
“You went to Pennsylvania to campaign for the opposition.”

I think this is what Trump really holds against Zelenskyy.

He should not have meddled in the American politics.
fxexperts: 8:17am On Mar 01
Kobicove:


Considering how old you are you are very ignorant and lacking in common sense which is proof that stupid people also grow old!

In Igboland we have a saying that goes thus - Sometimes we stand in the compound of the coward to point at the ruins of a brave man's compound.

Go and read about the war and understand what gave rise to it before you come here to open your ignorant mouth to disgrace your entire generation!

This just confirmed that this dude does not have sense at all. No sane human being will ever blame the oppressed and glorify the oppressor, but for a fact, you use your anus to reason. Ode. useless joker. you know nothing about the history of Putin. he is known worldwide from time immemorial as a land grabber.No one has ever invaded Russia, rather Russia invaded Georgia, invaded Finland and annexed a part of it, invaded Ukraine, all the neighboring countries to Russia are scared he is going to invade only a foolish ignoramus in a far away shit hole country, where they pool excreter on their brain is saying otherwise. you must be sick.
fxexperts: 8:29am On Mar 01
EnterpriseMan:

Your generation has been useless and worthless since the beginning of time.
Every last one of the Ukrainian soldiers will die like pigs in the trenches. You can pick up your gun and go and fight and die in the trenches too, it won't change the fate of your meaningless life.
You picked the wrong person to insult donkey
This guy is truly stupid and worthless, i only blame adoph Hitler who filled to wipe your ancestors off and use your skin to make scandals. you are just as sick fellow. go and worship your god Russia and Putin. Ode, your think with your anus.
Lovelyflower(f): 8:36am On Mar 01
[quote Oko88 post=134341601]
Mumu. Did u even have enough data to watch the video. Trump was diplomatic enough in schooling zelensky that if not for US weapons Russia would have destroyed Ukraine that he shud at least thank USA for that. He said he shud sign a cease fire deal cos Ukraine has very low numbers of soilders rt now that for how long will people keep dying on needless war. Watch d video and get sense for once[/equote] get help
Ekaka14: 8:42am On Mar 01
Ilekokonit:
I pray Trump doesn't organise to Kpai Zelensky on his flight back to Ukraine.

From now on, if he makes it back to Ukraine alive, Zelensky should stay away from meeting or talking on the phone to Trump from now on as Trump will sell him out and tell Putin everything he is told by Zelensky.

This is when we really need God to exist and fight for the "poor in heart" Ukrainians.
its the outer disrespect for Zelensky that even appalled me the most. Look how that cricket looking JD Vance was conveniently insulting Zelensky....

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Ekaka14: 8:43am On Mar 01
infogeneral:
“You went to Pennsylvania to campaign for the opposition.”

I think this is what Trump really holds against Zelenskyy.

He should not have meddled in the American politics.
Imagine the pettiness....and that's why they want Zelensky removed from Ukraine at all cost!!
Lovelyflower(f): 8:45am On Mar 01
OriOko88:

Mumu. Did u even have enough data to watch the video. Trump was diplomatic enough in schooling zelensky that if not for US weapons Russia would have destroyed Ukraine that he shud at least thank USA for that. He said he shud sign a cease fire deal cos Ukraine has very low numbers of soilders rt now that for how long will people keep dying on needless war. Watch d video and get sense for once
you sound like a deranged little man. Pls keep your insults to yourself dear
Stayingalive: 8:54am On Mar 01
casualobserver:


In the end he was kicked out, wasn’t he? This is not liberal anything goes Biden. This are conservative republicans. The issue of zelensky not wearing a suit and disrespect has been an issue for the American people even under Biden.
low life who thinks he know what is going on. Read between the line boy
justwise(m): 8:58am On Mar 01
kingthreat:


He's being wearing that bullshit everywhere since the war started. Since you are for the war to end, then doesn't it make sense he stops wearing it and so people take him as a president no more the comedian?

If he stops wearing it and starts wearing suits the war will end? Misplaced priorities is the problem here.

Look at Trump and his vp on suits and still act and look stupid
BabaO2: 9:06am On Mar 01
yarimo:
NATO should withdraw from Ukraine, so that the comedian president will understand the language better from Russia
Trump is overrated, he's not as intelligent as I thought. Zelensky is a bold and more courageous than both Trump and JD vance

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