{"id":65281,"date":"2025-02-20T14:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=65281"},"modified":"2025-02-20T18:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T02:16:54","slug":"fox-news-stumps-trumps-national-security-adviser-about-who-is-responsible-for-the-war-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=65281","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Stumps Trump’s National Security Adviser About Who is Responsible for the War in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late last year, in the midst of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump made one of his notoriously preposterous proclamations that no rational person would ever take seriously. So naturally, his MAGA cult followers, and virtually every Republican politician, bought it hook, line, and stinker.<\/p>\n

Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/p>\n

This particular proclamation concerned the war in Ukraine and Trump’s assertion that he alone held the key to resolving the conflict and ending the war. What’s more, he insisted that he could do it within 24 hours of his inauguration with a single phone call. And it wouldn’t even impede his other critical work on behalf of the American people.<\/p>\n

SEE THIS: Trump is Busy Doing the People\u2019s Work: Pushing for Plastic Straws and Firing Journalists?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Needless to say, Trump’s deadline is long past and the war in Ukraine is raging on with no end in sight. Trump did dispatch his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz, to Saudi Arabia to initiate negotiations. However, he didn’t bother to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. So it’s ridiculous to presume that any progress toward peace could result.<\/p>\n

What makes progress even less likely is that Trump and his team refuse to recognize the most basic realities concerning the matter. An example of their obtuse perspective was seen in the remarks by Waltz to Fox News Thursday morning. Waltz was asked by Fox’s White House correspondent Peter Doocy…<\/p>\n

Doocy:<\/strong> Who does Trump think is more responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Putin or Zelenskyy?
\nWaltz:<\/strong> Well look, his goal Peter is to bring this war to an end. Period. And there has been ongoing fighting on both sides. It is World War I-style trench warfare. His frustration with President Zelensky is, that you’ve heard, is multifold.<\/p>\n

One, there needs to be a deep appreciation for what the American people, what the American taxpayer, what President Trump did in his first term, and what we’ve done since. So some of the rhetoric coming out of Kiev, frankly, and insults to President Trump were unacceptable, number one. Number two, our own Secretary of Treasury personally made the trip to offer the Ukrainians what is \u2013 can only be described as a historic opportunity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n

DOOCY: Who does Trump think is more responsible for Ukraine? Putin or Zelenskyy?WALTZ: Well look, his goal Peter is to bring this war to an end. Period.<\/p>\n

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> 2025-02-20T18:41:30.458Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n