A meltdown in the White House over Ukraine
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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An Oval Office meeting devolved into a televised shouting match Friday. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of “gambling with World War III” and being ungrateful for U.S. aid. What this unprecedented moment means for the Ukraine war and the world.
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| 0:39.3 | Quote, you're being disrespectful. |
| 0:42.1 | You don't have the cards. |
| 0:43.7 | Don't tell us how we'll feel. |
| 0:46.4 | Among the many declarations that President Donald Trump made to Ukrainian President |
| 0:50.9 | Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. There was also this. |
| 0:54.7 | You're playing with the lives of millions of people. |
| 0:58.6 | You're gambling with World War III. |
| 1:01.4 | You're gambling with World War III. |
| 1:04.6 | World War III. |
| 1:05.9 | Now, if that reference sounded familiar, it's because Trump has said it before. |
| 1:10.4 | For example, in a meeting |
| 1:12.0 | just last month with French President Emmanuel Macron. She's already there's such involvement |
| 1:16.6 | from other countries, and it could really lead to a very big war of World War III. |
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