Victor Davis Hanson: Zelenskyy Bites the Hand That Feeds Him Billions of Dollars

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy strolled into the White House using the same strategy he employed with President Joe Biden, which turned out to be his fatal flaw argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ I think Mr. Zelenskyy, in some ways, is a sympathetic character. He needs American weapons, but he kept arguing and arguing, and interrupting the president of the United States, who kept trying to remind him that without American weapons—and the number is disputed because it includes weaponry, economic assistance, and other types of U.S. aid. “ Without the United States, he would be nowhere. Europe talks a great game. All of Europe together, all 28, 29 nations of the EU, 32 nations of NATO have given less than the United States alone. And they will not come to his aid. “ He was flown in on a U.S. military jet. He met Democratic politicians. He met union workers in a munitions factory and basically said to them, "These jobs are essential to us." Subtext: "You wouldn't want to lose your jobs by voting for Donald Trump, who might cut off aid." That was a terrible mistake. Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	We saw one of the most extraordinary things I think we've ever seen in American diplomatic history.
0:35.0	Mr. Zelensky was in the White House for a photo op. The Vice President, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump, the President, Mr. Zelensky was in the White House for a photo op,
0:38.1	the vice president, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump, the president, Mr. Zelensky. And as they started
0:42.6	to talk, it became heated. It was kind of tragic. I think Mr. Zelensky in some ways as a
0:47.4	sympathetic character, he needs American weapons. The point is that Trump was kind of the good cop,
0:52.9	and Vance was kind of the bad cop. And Vance kept saying to him, you don't have the destiny in Ukraine.
0:59.0	And what he was trying to say is, Mr. Zelensky, we're not the Biden administration.
1:04.0	You essentially got a blank check from Mr. Biden, who didn't intervene.
1:09.0	That's not going to happen now. We don't want to keep funding this Stalin-grad war. We have to have a ceasefire.
1:15.6	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.
1:30.5	On Friday, recently, on the 28th of February, we saw one of the most extraordinary things I think we've ever seen in American diplomatic history.
1:38.9	Mr. Zelensky was in the White House, and they were there arranged in front of the White House fireplace for a
1:45.5	photo op, the vice president, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump, the president, Mr. Zelensky, and as they
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