President Donald Trump On Thursday, several times were asked about comments he made last week, when he called the Ukrainian President Volodyymyr Zenskyy a “dictator,” although he often ignored the question or could not remember that he made the explanation.
On Thursday, Trump met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the White House, when the two leaders speeches between Ukraine and Russia.
The president told reporters that he had back-to-back “very successful” calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as with Zenskyy, hoping to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.
“I think we have made a lot of progress, and I think it will continue quite quickly,” Trump said. (Friday), The progress to peace will continue when President Zenskyy visits the White House. He will be here tomorrow at the start of the day, and we will sign a historical agreement that will make the United States an important partner in the development of the minerals of Ukraine and rare earths, oils and gases. “
The then Republican presidential nominated Donald Trump meets New York City on 27 September 2024 with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy in Trump Tower in Trump Tower. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The president and Zenskyy will meet in the White House on Friday at 11 am, and Trump said that the rare Earth Minerals Agreement will form the basis for a sustainable future between the two countries.
Now that Zenskyy’s visit was approaching quickly, Reporters Trump asked on Thursday if he had plans to apologize with the Ukrainian president because he called him a dictator.
Earlier this month, Trump destroyed Zenskyy as a “dictator without elections” after the US had left Ukraine from his first peace Talk to Russia.
Ukrainian President Zenskyy, Left, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
“A dictator without elections, Zenskyy is better off moving quickly or he will not have a country left,” Trump wrote about Truth Social at the time. “In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating the war with Russia, something that can all do only ‘Trump’ and the Trump administration can do. Biden has never tried it, Europe has not brought peace and Zenskyy probably wants to maintain the ‘Gravy Train’.”
When Trump greeted Starmer in the White House on Thursday, a reporter asked the two leaders about having common ground, in which Trump described Zenskyy as a dictator and starmer who described Putin as a dictator.
After having avoided the question, another reporter asked Trump if he still believed that Zenskyy was a dictator.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the White House on Thursday. (Carl Court/Pool via AP)
“Did I say that?” Asked Trump. “I can’t believe I said that. The next question.”
After the two leaders met in the Oval Office, they again stood against reporters and a reporter asked Trump if he would take the opportunity to apologize at Zenskyy because he called him a dictator while he praised Putin, who is a dictator.
Instead of tackling that Zenskyy called a dictator, Trump spoke about the upcoming meeting with the Ukrainian president and said: “I think we will have a very good meeting tomorrow. … We’re going very well.”
While Ukraine and Russia were a big subject during the meeting of Trump and Starmer, the rates were too. A reporter asked Trump or starmer to have persuaded him not to impose rates at the UK
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is greeted by President Donald Trump when he arrives on Thursday at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Trump said that starmer tried hard to convince him not to impose the rates.
“I think there is a very good chance that, in the case of these two large friendly countries, I think we can end up very well with a real trade agreement where the rates would not be necessary,” Trump said. “We’ll see.”
While the US and the UK started with a rocky relationship in colonial days, it is a flourishing of one that both leaders agree that is special and will remain strong.
Trump even received a letter from King Charles through starmer, who invited the president and the first lady to a state visit.
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“It was my privilege and honor today to bring a letter from his Majesty the King, not only to send his best wishes, but also invite the president and the First Lady to pay a state visit to the United KingdomAn unprecedented visit to the second state, “Starmer said and noted that this has never happened before.” It’s so incredible. It will be historical, and I am happy that I can go back to his Majesty the King and tell him that President Trump has accepted the invitation. “
Immediately after the announcement of starmer, Trump thanked the prime minister and offered a compliment.
“What a wonderful accent,” said the president. “I would have been president 20 years ago if I had that accent.”
Danielle Wallace from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
