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In addition to Trump/Vance's humiliation of American global statesmanship, the public facing meeting we saw was a clear and classic lesson in how our fragile, adolescent leader uses word. We know well his words are never aligned with explaining the "truth" or even an attempt to tell the truth. His words a usually lies when held up to reality. Trump only uses words to further his political agenda. In the case if Ukraine, his agenda is:

1. Publicly belittle Zelensky for Putin's entertainment.

2. Act like he's trying to be a fair and neutral negotiator for the purpose of saving Ukrainian lives. (This is particularly crazy considering the facts)

3. Look to the American public like he's just using "common sense" to settle a spat between two neighbors in a little local fight.

Why does the US need to carry this water?

4. Shift responsibility for giving up Ukraine to Putin by blaming Biden for the war.

5. Demonize Zelensky for not thankfully kowtowing to his eminence HRH Trump for all the support His Royalness has given him (this one is directed at his MAGA base)

Any reasonable person, living in the reality of Ukraine's current situation, know that everything Trump/Vance spewed at Zelensky was lies and propaganda. His purpose is to abandon Ukraine for Russia.

IMO, the reason is simple, Trump can grift much richer personal deals out of Putin than Zelensky.

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