Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy might have to step down after the heated meeting in the Oval Office.
Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy might have to step down after the heated meeting in the Oval Office. Johnson said Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or to do that, someone else needs to lead the country.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Sunday that for Ukraine to keep working on a peace deal that the U.S. helped to arrange, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country.”
His words come just two days after President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Zelenskyy got into a public fight in the Oval Office while the president of Ukraine was in Washington to finish talks on a deal for Ukraine’s mineral wealth.
Johnson said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that “President Trump is trying to get these two parties to a point of peace.” He also said, “What President Zelenskyy did in the White House was basically signal to us that he’s not ready for that yet, and I think that’s a great disappointment.”
Trump “has been very clear about this,” Johnson said. “If [Zelenskyy] is ready for peace, then we can negotiate a deal.”
Zelenskyy has said many times that he wants security pledges, which are promises that the U.S. will help Ukraine if Russia breaks a ceasefire, to be part of the mineral rights agreement.
During the fight in the Oval Office, Trump told Zelenskyy that he “doesn’t have the cards” to deal. He also asked Vance to ask the Ukrainian president to be more thankful for the U.S.’s support for his country.
Johnson agreed with the president and vice president on Sunday. He told Kristen Welker, the moderator of “Meet the Press,” that Zelenskyy “bad-mouthed and interrupted his host instead of thanking the U.S. for its extraordinary help to his country.”
Johnson emphasized the benefits of the mineral rights deal, including security promises and potential economic partnership with Ukraine. He emphasized the importance of protecting investments and interests, a message known to Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
After the tense argument in the Oval Office, Johnson was asked if Putin was the “winner.” Putin said, “No, he wasn’t.”
During an interview on “Meet the Press,” Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said, “I’m not interested in calling on the resignation of other world leaders.” This was in response to calls from GOP officials for Zelenskyy to step down.
Lankford also said, “To be honest, I think that would throw Ukraine into chaos right now as they try to figure out who is the negotiator” for a peace deal.
Johnson also talked about the huge budget reconciliation bill that Republicans in the House passed last week. The bill is now going to a group of GOP leaders in the House and Senate, who will try to fix the problems that exist between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Some people who are against the bill say that the $2 trillion in cuts to spending could affect Medicaid funds, which would mean that millions of low-income and disabled people would lose their health insurance and health care.
Johnson told Welker on Sunday, “Don’t take my word for it, Kristen. Go do a word search of the budget resolution that we passed on Tuesday.” Johnson said that House Republicans did not plan to change the budget bill’s Medicaid spending. Not a single word is used to describe Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Johnson said, “The American people want us to look at the country’s spending and get our finances in order, and that’s what we must do.” He also said that House Republicans want to extend Trump’s tax cut plan from 2017 until it runs out this year.
Jones said, “We can do both of those things at the same time and not affect benefits for anyone who depends on them and is eligible to get them.”
Elon Musk, a Trump assistant and tech mogul, has hinted at cutting benefits to Social Security in the future. The Department of Government Efficiency is working with Musk to address fraud, waste, and abuse in the system. Johnson believes they have a moral responsibility to ensure the programs are run ethically and without such issues.
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