Well, Michael Goodwin, the best columnist in America, and every Sunday and every Wednesday in the New York Post.

All his columns are up on the New York Post website. Michael Goodwin. How you doing?

Good morning, Mark. Thank you.

So, Zelensky, what a column you had. Why would he go meet with the Democrats first before that Oval Office meeting?

Well, because he was getting everything he wanted from the Democrats, or at least close to it,

and he became part of the resistance to Trump. I think there's no other way to read the echoing

of what he says and what the Democrats are saying,

Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a leader among them, that this is a false deal.

It's not for peace, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

And it's clear that Zelensky went to that meeting under false pretenses. The entire purpose of

his visit was supposed to be to sign that deal, the minerals deal, which Trump has called

the first step to a ceasefire and a permanent peace. Now, for Zelensky to say, no, I'm not going to sign this deal

this way. It's just what the Democrats told him to say. Chris Murphy put it in his own words that

after meeting with Zelensky before the Trump meeting, Zelensky confirmed that he would not

accept this deal, which they called a

fake piece and everything else that was zolensky came full of full of the

democrats's assurances that they would help him fight it

it was stupid i mean they're stupid but he's doub doubly stupid for trusting them that they could deliver.

I mean, has he not had any briefings on Donald Trump?

Does he not know who he's dealing with?

Trump has made it clear for years, Mark.

I've talked to him about this back in 22 that he thought you had to have a deal,

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