During an interview with Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, Trump faced pointed questioning over his recent critical comments about Ukrainian President Zelensky amidst the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Kilmeade highlighted Trump's previous silence on Zelensky and suggested recent events prompted his shift in tone. Trump, expressing disdain for Zelensky's negotiating position, claimed he had been observing the war's toll on Ukraine for years and suggested the conflict would not have occurred had he won the election, attributing blame to Zelensky for not wisely negotiating with limited resources.
Mr. President, cover of every newspaper, just about, is your stance in Ukraine. It seems as though when he didn't take the mineral deal and was critical of you for having a delegation talk in Saudi Arabia with Russia. That was a turning point for you, correct?
I've been watching this man [Zelensky] for years now as his cities get demolished, as his people get killed, as his soldiers get decimated. It's a war that shouldn't have started. I know because I was there...if I won the election, which I did, it's a war that never, ever would have started.
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