There was no trap. Trump was acting in good faith to get the deal done. Zelensky decided to blow it all up because he is still under the delusion that he can force his way into NATO, and may have already signed away the mineral rights like you mentioned in another comment.
Trump didn't stop the funding on day one because he wanted to have a stick to beat Zelensky with in the event of this exact situation. By cutting it now, Zelensky is to blame for losing it, where he could have pled innocence otherwise.
If you are done with this admin, then you are just unpleasable. He is easily the best President we have had in a century or more.
There are serious rumors Zelensky met with top Democrat politicians before the meeting and those Democrats incited him to go off the rails and try to renegociate the deal in front of the media.
There was no trap. Trump was acting in good faith to get the deal done. Zelensky decided to blow it all up because he is still under the delusion that he can force his way into NATO, and may have already signed away the mineral rights like you mentioned in another comment.
Trump didn't stop the funding on day one because he wanted to have a stick to beat Zelensky with in the event of this exact situation. By cutting it now, Zelensky is to blame for losing it, where he could have pled innocence otherwise.
If you are done with this admin, then you are just unpleasable. He is easily the best President we have had in a century or more.
There are serious rumors Zelensky met with top Democrat politicians before the meeting and those Democrats incited him to go off the rails and try to renegociate the deal in front of the media.