Democrats attack Trump and Vance for publicly humiliating Zelenskyy

Democratic members of the US Congress have defended Volodymyr Zelenskyy after President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance publicly berated the Ukrainian leader at a meeting in the Oval Office.

Source: European Pravda, citing The Guardian

Details: Democratic senators spoke out in Zelenskyy’s defence, condemning Trump and Vance’s "shameful" and "disgraceful" treatment of the Ukrainian leader.

Quote from Chris Coons, a Democratic senator from Delaware: "Every time I’ve met with President Zelenskyy, he’s thanked the American people for our strong support. We owe him our thanks for leading a nation fighting on the front lines of democracy – not the public berating he received at the White House."

Details: California senator Adam Schiff said a hero and a coward were meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, and when the meeting is over, "the hero will return home to Ukraine".

Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, called the skirmish in the White House a "sad scene" and a "disgrace" for America. Arizona senator Ruben Gallego added: "This is a disgrace."

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland also called the scenes in the Oval Office "beyond disgraceful". Illinois senator Dick Durbin added: "The people of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy deserve an apology."

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said after the meeting that Trump and Vance were "doing Putin’s dirty work", adding that his party would "never stop fighting for freedom and democracy".

Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar addressed JD Vance directly on social media, saying that Zelenskyy had thanked the United States "over and over again" both privately and publicly.

Quote from Amy Klobuchar: "Our country thanks HIM [Zelenskyy] and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own and stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you."

Details: Tina Smith, another Democratic senator from Minnesota, called on her fellow Republicans to "speak out" in the name of "patriotism". 

"Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee," Smith said.

Many Republican senators were quick to defend Trump, however, describing the president's dispute with Zelenskyy as proof that Trump "was putting America first".

Background:

• Zelenskyy said that the argument in the White House is not good for either side, but he explained why he had actively engaged in the argument.
• Trump said after the argument with Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian leader had overreacted and wants to continue the war, while Russian leader Vladimir Putin is supposedly ready for peace.
• Key European allies, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, have expressed their support for Ukraine and Zelenskyy.

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