Sec. Rubio Says Zelenskyy Accepted the Mineral Rights Deal During the Meeting and Then Went Out and Said that He Rejected It

HERRIDGE When President Trump ░░░░░░░░ that President Zelenskyy is ░░░░░░░░ dictator without elections what ░░░░░░░░ you thinking Rubio I ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is very ░░░░░░░░ at President Zelenskyy and ░░░░░░░░ some case and rightfully ░░░░░░░░ Look number one Joe ░░░░░░░░ had frustrations with Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t forget it ░░░░░░░░ are newspaper articles out ░░░░░░░░ about how he cursed ░░░░░░░░ him in a phone ░░░░░░░░ because Zelenskyy instead of ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for all ░░░░░░░░ help is immediately out ░░░░░░░░ messaging what we re ░░░░░░░░ doing or what he ░░░░░░░░ not getting I think ░░░░░░░░ second thing is frankly ░░░░░░░░ was personally very upset ░░░░░░░░ we had a conversation ░░░░░░░░ President Zelenskyy the vice ░░░░░░░░ and I the three ░░░░░░░░ us and we discussed ░░░░░░░░ issue about the mineral ░░░░░░░░ and we explained to ░░░░░░░░ Look we want to ░░░░░░░░ a joint venture with ░░░░░░░░ not because we re ░░░░░░░░ to steal from your ░░░░░░░░ but because we think ░░░░░░░░ s actually a security ░░░░░░░░ and we re your ░░░░░░░░ in an important economic ░░░░░░░░ We get to get ░░░░░░░░ back some of the ░░░░░░░░ the taxpayers have given ░░░░░░░░ to 200 billion and ░░░░░░░░ now we have a ░░░░░░░░ interest in the security ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine And he said ░░░░░░░░ we want to do ░░░░░░░░ deal It makes all ░░░░░░░░ sense in the world ░░░░░░░░ only thing is I ░░░░░░░░ to run it through ░░░░░░░░ legislative process They have ░░░░░░░░ approve it I read ░░░░░░░░ days later that Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ out there saying I ░░░░░░░░ the deal I told ░░░░░░░░ no way that we ░░░░░░░░ not doing that Well ░░░░░░░░ s not what happened ░░░░░░░░ that meeting So you ░░░░░░░░ to get upset by ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ these guys One of ░░░░░░░░ points that president made ░░░░░░░░ his messaging is not ░░░░░░░░ we don t care ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine but Ukraine is ░░░░░░░░ another continent you know ░░░░░░░░ doesn t directly impact ░░░░░░░░ daily lives of Americans ░░░░░░░░ care about it because ░░░░░░░░ has implications for our ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately for the ░░░░░░░░ There should be some ░░░░░░░░ of gratitude here about ░░░░░░░░ And when you don ░░░░░░░░ see it and you ░░░░░░░░ him out there accusing ░░░░░░░░ president of living in ░░░░░░░░ world of disinformation that ░░░░░░░░ highly very counterproductive And ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ to you or anybody ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s not ░░░░░░░░ Trump s not the ░░░░░░░░ of person that s ░░░░░░░░ sit there and take ░░░░░░░░ He s very transparent ░░░░░░░░ s gonna tell you ░░░░░░░░ how he feels And ░░░░░░░░ sent a message that ░░░░░░░░ s not gonna get ░░░░░░░░ here He s willing ░░░░░░░░ work on peace because ░░░░░░░░ cares about Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ hopes Zelenskyy will be ░░░░░░░░ partner in that and ░░░░░░░░ someone who s out ░░░░░░░░ putting the sort of ░░░░░░░░ messaging to try to ░░░░░░░░ us in that regard ░░░░░░░░ s not gonna be ░░░░░░░░ here.”