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[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

When I met with President Zelenskyy this morning, I made sure to remind him that the American people stand against Russia and with Ukraine.

[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

It would’ve been a show of strength for the President of the United States to bring the elected leader of Ukraine to the Oval Office and engage with him in a dignified way.

But you would never know that after President Trump’s shameful display. Putin must be overjoyed with today’s theatrics.

Following the U.S. vote in alignment with Russia at the United Nations this week, a disturbing pattern has emerged that is contrary to America’s longstanding support of democracy around the world.

[John Bolton @AmbJohnBolton]

Trump and Vance have declared themselves to be on Russia's side in the Russo-Ukraine war.  This is a catastrophic mistake for America's national security.  And let's be clear:  Trump and Vance now personally own that policy.  It is not the view of a majority of Americans of either or no political party.

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.

Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

Bro, did you write this? We all saw you. You tried to shrink in your chair. You looked at Trump like he was some crazy ass pops who was embarrassing you on your first date. Don’t bullshit us. Grow a pair.

[Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke]

JD/Trump are thugs. And this ambush of Zelensky at the White House will do deep damage to Ukraine, to our allies and to the U.S.

Openly ridiculing and demeaning a man who has kept his country alive for three years against all the odds is a national embarrassment and runs counter to our own security interests. But they could care less that Ukraine was invaded by Russia — the second biggest military power on the planet — led by a ruthless dictator willing to sacrifice soldiers and civilians by the hundreds of thousands. Trump and JD trying to look tough in front of the cameras even though it’s Zelensky who is the strongest one in the room. The guy who was supposed to lose to Russia in a matter of hours or days is still there, fighting. As are the brave Ukrainian soldiers on the front line.

We help Ukraine because it’s the right thing to do for a fellow democracy that is suffering a brutal invasion AND because if Ukraine were to fall, the next fight would be on the front lines of our NATO allies and our military would be treaty-bound to join the war. In other words, Ukraine is shouldering the total cost in terms of the fighting, the lives forever damaged and the lives lost so that we and our European allies don’t have to.

Trump and Vance are not only abandoning Ukraine. They are abandoning the security of our country. Today they made it much more likely that our service members will be fighting again in Europe, 80 years after countless brave Americans helped liberate the continent and make it safe for democracy.

Shameful.

[Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman]

Yet again, Trump is trying to whitewash history by supporting Putin instead of defending our allies, our national security and our democracy.

Trump isn't pursuing peace. This is total surrender to a fascist dictator and a betrayal of our democratic ally and friend.

Disgusting.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

There is an aggressor: Russia.

There is a victim: Ukraine.

We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago—and to keep doing so.

By “we,” I mean the Americans, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese, and many others.

Thank you to all who have helped and continue to do so. And respect to those who have been fighting since the beginning—because they are fighting for their dignity, their independence, their children, and the security of Europe.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

What just happened in the oval office was a planned ambush, designed to help a brutal Russian dictator and hurt America's security.

Trump has become Putin's lapdog, and America's global power is hemorrhaging as America sides with dictators over democracy. What an embarrassment.

[Rep. Emanuel Cleaver @repcleaver]

This is the most embarrassing and shameful moment I’ve ever witnessed from the Oval Office.

American leadership publicly siding with a Dictator in Vladimir Putin and berating a democratic friend in Ukraine will not be forgotten by any nation around the world.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people.
Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.

[Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman]

Trump’s disgusting, baseless attack on women and minorities is another ploy to distract from his own guilt from gutting the FAA last week.

There’s Air Traffic Controller shortages BECAUSE the qualification process is onerous.

His reckless defunding is making us all less safe.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

I have been embarrassed by my senator many times, but now, and especially as the mom of a kid with attention deficit, I'm revolted.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

I represent LaGuardia Airport as well as workers for JFK.

Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week.

Air traffic controllers - already understaffed - got Trump’s “buyout” this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide.

It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

About the presidency, Harry Truman famously said “the buck stops here.” Trump is trying to pass the buck and blame everybody but his administration for the DC plane crash. This is a time for consoling the families and investigating the cause of this tragedy, not shameful finger pointing.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

CNN's @petemuntean reacting to Trump blaming DEI for the mid-air collision: "What he has said is not only unprofessional, unpresidential, inconsiderate of the status of this investigation, but frankly… unhinged" https://t.co/Mq0MejI8Sl

[Senator Angela Alsobrooks @Sen_Alsobrooks]

"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr.

So what vaccine schedule should I have received?

His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

Bodies are still being pulled from the Potomac.

The President and extreme MAGA Republicans are blaming women and people of color for the deadly plane crash.

At the same time, they are dismantling the Federal Aviation Administration as we know it.

Disgusting.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch.
President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.