Michael McFaul on Trump-Putin Meeting: ‘The Memes About This Summit Are Vicious Towards the President’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT People And ░░░░░░░░ can t think of ░░░░░░░░ single thing that we ░░░░░░░░ out of this meeting ░░░░░░░░ know and ambassador Richard ░░░░░░░░ NBC s correspondent there ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine pointed out that ░░░░░░░░ after this summit and ░░░░░░░░ that whatever it was ░░░░░░░░ t even a press ░░░░░░░░ Air sirens went off ░░░░░░░░ in kharkiv And you ░░░░░░░░ I m wondering about ░░░░░░░░ re talking about how ░░░░░░░░ framing was all basically ░░░░░░░░ by president Putin And ░░░░░░░░ wonder if that is ░░░░░░░░ reason why president Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ his statement that he ░░░░░░░░ out this morning I ░░░░░░░░ notice how he is ░░░░░░░░ restating in his statement ░░░░░░░░ s position Right Not ░░░░░░░░ that the killing should ░░░░░░░░ but he needs to ░░░░░░░░ And he says at ░░░░░░░░ very beginning today after ░░░░░░░░ conversation with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ further coordinated our positions ░░░░░░░░ European with European leaders ░░░░░░░░ my conversation with President ░░░░░░░░ I said that sanctions ░░░░░░░░ be strengthened if there ░░░░░░░░ no trilateral meeting or ░░░░░░░░ Russia evades an honest ░░░░░░░░ to the war and ░░░░░░░░ to go through as ░░░░░░░░ can see on the ░░░░░░░░ there what Ukraine wants ░░░░░░░░ if Putin is going ░░░░░░░░ set the framing there ░░░░░░░░ Alaska Zelenskyy wants to ░░░░░░░░ it clear to the ░░░░░░░░ and the world no ░░░░░░░░ no no no Here ░░░░░░░░ what our framing is ░░░░░░░░ s what the facts ░░░░░░░░ the ground are That ░░░░░░░░ exactly right And I ░░░░░░░░ in a panic he ░░░░░░░░ that he had to ░░░░░░░░ into this framing game ░░░░░░░░ needed that meeting I ░░░░░░░░ it s very smart ░░░░░░░░ the way that he ░░░░░░░░ European leaders on these ░░░░░░░░ Right So it s ░░░░░░░░ just him versus Trump ░░░░░░░░ s him our allies ░░░░░░░░ Trump And I m ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ in Washington on Monday ░░░░░░░░ get his shot at ░░░░░░░░ I m I know ░░░░░░░░ the reactions of Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ over the last 24 ░░░░░░░░ they re all in ░░░░░░░░ The memes about this ░░░░░░░░ are vicious towards the ░░░░░░░░ But Zelenskyy has no ░░░░░░░░ he can t just ░░░░░░░░ memes and make fun ░░░░░░░░ the president He s ░░░░░░░░ desperate leader that needs ░░░░░░░░ president still to be ░░░░░░░░ Is there a danger ░░░░░░░░ there will be another ░░░░░░░░ Office smackdown on Monday ░░░░░░░░ For Zelenskyy Well I ░░░░░░░░ not I hope The ░░░░░░░░ president s not there ░░░░░░░░ know he or that ░░░░░░░░ can be a little ░░░░░░░░ disciplined this time around ░░░░░░░░ no that that contrast ░░░░░░░░ I mean just think ░░░░░░░░ the images of that ░░░░░░░░ versus the visit we ░░░░░░░░ saw with this imperial ░░░░░░░░ from Russia. I hope it