To the extent that the White House said that Ukraine started the war, I disagree.

I think Vladimir Putin started the war.

I also believe, through bitter experience, that Vladimir Putin is a gangster.

He's a gangster with a black heart.

He makes Jeffrey Dahmer look like Mother Teresa.

He has Stalin's taste for blood.

And as I've said in another context, I wouldn't, I trust this guy like I trust gas stations, sushi.

They always colorful Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana pushing back there on

Donald Trump blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion.

The question is, will Republican lawmakers continue to support Ukraine financially?

Plus, Delta is offering a lump sum for the passengers who were on the plane that crash landed and flipped in Toronto.

The question is, was that offer reasonable?

And President Trump declared himself the King of New York after his administration terminated the federal approval for congestion pricing.

The question is, will the courts reinstate that controversial tax on drivers?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that never trusts gas station sushi.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Thursday, February 20th, and we'll start with the news.

President Trump escalated his rhetoric on the Ukraine war yesterday, falsely claiming that President

Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is a dictator. It came in a long post on truth social yesterday

morning that included a number of inaccuracies. And then last night, Trump essentially repeated

the post while speaking publicly at an event in Miami. A dictator without elections,

Zelensky better move fast or he's not going to have a country left. Got to move, got to move fast.

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