US may end support for Ukraine war effort, says Donald Trump Jr
Eldest son of Donald Trump makes speculative comments during tirade against Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU
Donald Trump may walk away from the Ukrainian war, the US president’s oldest son has said in comments to a Middle East conference.
In a lengthy tirade against the purpose of continued fighting in Ukraine, Donald Trump Jr also said Ukraine’s “corrupt” rich had fled their country leaving “what they believed to be the peasant class” to fight the war.
Trump Jr has no formal role inside his father’s administration, but is a key figure in the MAGA movement. His intervention reflects the antipathy among some inside the Trump team towards the Ukrainian government, and comes as Trump’s negotiating team is putting pressure on Kyiv to give up territory.
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Can someone please tell me what his official government position that warrants his comment or the validity of it?
I think he is the official drug sniffer.
He multi-classed drug sniffer and nepo baby.
he needs do a line in each nostril to function everyday.
Vance’s future running mate, probably. The ick ticket.
Oooooof those are gonna be some stinky conventions
vance;s first lady is going to be erika.
His dad's boss told him
hes does more cocaine than trump.
So, no mineral deal?
They are probably planning on deals with their new ally Russia instead.
New ally? 😂
New ally of the formerly western oriented democratic United States.
You mean formerly western-oriented, formerly democratic, formerly united, states.
Yup, perfect characterization.
And meanwhile China is doing its best to have Russia submit to them. So in the end Xi is using Putin as a hand puppet to get Trump to do what Xi wants. That's a weird influence game.
china is halfway there, buying up siberias natural resouces, and russia utterly dependant on china for trade. russia is nothing more than a vassal state, much like NK is. china likes to have its buffer states against its perceived enemies. pakistan against india(friends with benefits since they helped pakistan developed thier nukes), russia against the west, Nk AGAINST its asian neighbors.
only a putin deal.
What the fuck would Don Jr know about the peasant class or anything about war fighting? He would not have shit if he were not a nepo hire.
He should stick to sniffing cocaine.
If this was true (it isn't) he is saying that the US should stop supporting the less we'll off because the corrupt people left. He is saying we should only support a country while the corrupt wealthy people are still there.
It actually is true.
Rich people never fight in wars.
It is false because the stated cause, "corrupt rich people leaving", is not true so it would not lead to the "peasant class" being left behind to do the fighting.
Yes, the "peasant class" always fights the wars, but not because of something that didn't happen.
Rich people are leaving, though. They could literally bribe recruiters to avoid serving in the war.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/15/bribes-and-hiding-at-home-the-ukrainian-men-trying-to-avoid-conscription
The only people who are stuck are the ones who can't afford to leave.
Thank you. It's so dumb when you think about it for even a second or two. "The corrupt people left, so we shouldn't support the honest ones there?"
It's sad that the President of the United States of America's cocaine addicted son is given the opportunity to make opinion statements to the public.
my neighbors are refugees from ukraine. while personally they are douchebags whose love of small engines and car repair means the alley between our house (my bedroom) and their apartment contains a tire machine, air compressor, and eight snow blowers… two motorcycles on the porch and four cars in a 2 car driveway… I worry they’ll get booted back to ukraine and war if trumps nonsense pulls the rug from under them.
I had a Ukrainian colleague who enrolled in the national guard specifically because they give you citizenship after your training and he couldn't get kicked back like that. Now he might have to participate in the ridiculous operations this oppressive regime is now using them for :/
the US pretending to give citizenship or safety for “help” is a tale as old as time.
EU: Okay so we’ll stop buying US munitions to send to Ukraine.
US: “No wait no like that…”
Fuck you Donald. Just stay there. Someone might rare game hunt your ass someday.
This will be known in history as the Great Betrayal. What a disgrace Trump is to the USA.
America was such a beacon of light before trump
I wouldn't say that, I know very well how brutal they could be and were in Asia and South America, but it's also true that they have proven to be reliable allies for Europe on several occasions. In my country, Portugal, we probably wouldn't have had a democracy without their support. Not everyone in the various governments was good, of course; Kissinger, for example, wanted to invade the Azores, cut aid to Portuguese socialist (PS) and social democratic (PSD) parties and leave behind a failed communist dictatorship in Portugal as an example to discourage the Western European left. But overall, I would say that, for a relatively long period, American influence and partnership were positive in Europe.
Looks like you forgot a "/s" and the commentors are confused
lol
Punchable face.
That's disrespectful to Butthead
💯
And the extortion continues...
Why would anyone care what this dipshit has to say?
Because he's been on Russia's payroll for a while (and likely his dad too), so like a stopped clock being right twice a day, when Don Jr. suggests that the US is thinking about not supporting an enemy of Russia, it might be worth thinking there's some truth to it.
How bout ending funding to Israel
Nah, have to keep pumping munitions into the holy motherland.
his brother in law is a zionist
Funny, to see a member of the corrupt US oligarchy talk about corruption in other countries.
“May” end?
the son that trump doesnt ACKNOWLEDGE TOO.
... this week
taco
Of course he is named Donald, too.
Yup, forever just an extension of his father.
Uh-huh, I sure will trust the word of Captain Bonespurs and his spawn about the "corrupt" rich of a country in a war with Russia. 🙄