CNN: Zelenskyy Leaves the White House Early after Oval Office Clash

ANNOUNCER This is CNN ░░░░░░░░ news KEILAR We re ░░░░░░░░ breaking news Ukrainian President ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy will soon be ░░░░░░░░ Washington after an explosive ░░░░░░░░ Office meeting with President ░░░░░░░░ and Vice President J ░░░░░░░░ Vance before the cameras ░░░░░░░░ reporters The president and ░░░░░░░░ president berating Zelenskyy who ░░░░░░░░ there to try to ░░░░░░░░ out a natural resources ░░░░░░░░ and have a joint ░░░░░░░░ conference as part of ░░░░░░░░ S efforts to end ░░░░░░░░ war with Russia SANCHEZ ░░░░░░░░ re learning that after ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary exchange in the ░░░░░░░░ Office Trump and Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ into separate rooms A ░░░░░░░░ House official telling CNN ░░░░░░░░ Trump huddled with his ░░░░░░░░ advisers and decided to ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy out with Trump ░░░░░░░░ posting on social media ░░░░░░░░ he can come back ░░░░░░░░ he is ready for ░░░░░░░░ Here is part of ░░░░░░░░ heated discussion Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ of alignment I have ░░░░░░░░ I m aligned with ░░░░░░░░ world I want to ░░░░░░░░ the thing set I ░░░░░░░░ aligned with Europe I ░░░░░░░░ to see if we ░░░░░░░░ get this thing done ░░░░░░░░ want me to be ░░░░░░░░ I could be tougher ░░░░░░░░ any human being you ░░░░░░░░ ever seen I d ░░░░░░░░ so tough but you ░░░░░░░░ never going to get ░░░░░░░░ deal that way So ░░░░░░░░ s the way it ░░░░░░░░ One more question Vance ░░░░░░░░ will respond to this ░░░░░░░░ look for four years ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ had a president who ░░░░░░░░ up at press conferences ░░░░░░░░ talked tough about Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ and then Putin invaded ░░░░░░░░ and destroyed a significant ░░░░░░░░ of the country The ░░░░░░░░ to peace and the ░░░░░░░░ to prosperity is maybe ░░░░░░░░ in diplomacy We tried ░░░░░░░░ pathway of Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ thumbing our chest and ░░░░░░░░ that the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States words mattered ░░░░░░░░ than the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States actions What ░░░░░░░░ America a good country ░░░░░░░░ America engaging in diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ s what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ doing Zelenskyy Can I ░░░░░░░░ you Vance Sure Yeah ░░░░░░░░ OK So he occupied ░░░░░░░░ parts big parts of ░░░░░░░░ part of East and ░░░░░░░░ So he occupied in ░░░░░░░░ So during a lot ░░░░░░░░ years I m speaking ░░░░░░░░ just Biden but those ░░░░░░░░ was Obama President Obama ░░░░░░░░ President Trump then President ░░░░░░░░ now President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ bless now President Trump ░░░░░░░░ stop him But during ░░░░░░░░ nobody stopped him He ░░░░░░░░ occupied and took He ░░░░░░░░ people Trump 2015 Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ Trump 2014 I was ░░░░░░░░ here Vance That s ░░░░░░░░ right Zelenskyy Yes But ░░░░░░░░ 2014 till 2022 the ░░░░░░░░ the same that people ░░░░░░░░ been dying on the ░░░░░░░░ line Nobody stopped him ░░░░░░░░ know that we had ░░░░░░░░ with him a lot ░░░░░░░░ conversation many bilateral conversation ░░░░░░░░ we signed with him ░░░░░░░░ like you president in ░░░░░░░░ I signed with him ░░░░░░░░ deal I signed with ░░░░░░░░ Macron and Merkel we ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire Ceasefire All of ░░░░░░░░ told me that he ░░░░░░░░ never go We signed ░░░░░░░░ gas contract Gas contract ░░░░░░░░ but after that he ░░░░░░░░ the ceasefire He killed ░░░░░░░░ people and he didn ░░░░░░░░ exchange prisoners We signed ░░░░░░░░ exchange of prisoners but ░░░░░░░░ didn t do it ░░░░░░░░ kind of diplomacy J ░░░░░░░░ you are speaking about ░░░░░░░░ do you mean Vance ░░░░░░░░ m talking about the ░░░░░░░░ of diplomacy that s ░░░░░░░░ to end the destruction ░░░░░░░░ your country Mr President ░░░░░░░░ President with respect I ░░░░░░░░ it s disrespectful for ░░░░░░░░ to come to the ░░░░░░░░ Office to try to ░░░░░░░░ this in front of ░░░░░░░░ American media Right now ░░░░░░░░ guys are going around ░░░░░░░░ forcing conscripts to the ░░░░░░░░ lines because you have ░░░░░░░░ problems you should be ░░░░░░░░ the president for trying ░░░░░░░░ bring it into this ░░░░░░░░ Have you ever been ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine that you say ░░░░░░░░ problems we have Vance ░░░░░░░░ have been to Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ once Vance I ve ░░░░░░░░ I ve actually watched ░░░░░░░░ seen the stories and ░░░░░░░░ know what happens is ░░░░░░░░ bring people you bring ░░░░░░░░ on a propaganda tour ░░░░░░░░ President Do you disagree ░░░░░░░░ you ve had problems ░░░░░░░░ people into your military ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ s respectful to come ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ attack the administration that ░░░░░░░░ trying to prevent the ░░░░░░░░ of your country Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ lot of questions Let ░░░░░░░░ start from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ Sure Zelenskyy First of ░░░░░░░░ during the war everybody ░░░░░░░░ problems even you but ░░░░░░░░ have a nice ocean ░░░░░░░░ but don t feel ░░░░░░░░ but you will feel ░░░░░░░░ in the future Trump ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ God bless you will ░░░░░░░░ have a war Trump ░░░░░░░░ t tell us what ░░░░░░░░ re going to feel ░░░░░░░░ re trying to solve ░░░░░░░░ problem Don t tell ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ feel Zelenskyy I m ░░░░░░░░ telling you Trump because ░░░░░░░░ re in no position ░░░░░░░░ dictate that Vance That ░░░░░░░░ exactly what you re ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy I am answering ░░░░░░░░ question Trump You re ░░░░░░░░ no position to dictate ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ very good Zelenskyy You ░░░░░░░░ feel influence Trump We ░░░░░░░░ going to feel very ░░░░░░░░ and very strong You ░░░░░░░░ right now not in ░░░░░░░░ very good position You ░░░░░░░░ allowed to be in ░░░░░░░░ very bad position and ░░░░░░░░ happens to be Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ the very beginning of ░░░░░░░░ war Trump You re ░░░░░░░░ in a good position ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ right now With us ░░░░░░░░ start having cards Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ m not playing cards ░░░░░░░░ You re playing cards ░░░░░░░░ re gambling with the ░░░░░░░░ of millions of people ░░░░░░░░ I am the president ░░░░░░░░ You re gambling with ░░░░░░░░ War III You re ░░░░░░░░ with World War III ░░░░░░░░ what you re doing ░░░░░░░░ very disrespectful to the ░░░░░░░░ this country that s ░░░░░░░░ you far more than ░░░░░░░░ lot of people say ░░░░░░░░ should Vance Have you ░░░░░░░░ thank you once Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ lot of times Vance ░░░░░░░░ in this entire meeting ░░░░░░░░ Even today Vance You ░░░░░░░░ to Pennsylvania and campaigned ░░░░░░░░ the opposition in October ░░░░░░░░ some words of appreciation ░░░░░░░░ the United States of ░░░░░░░░ and the president who ░░░░░░░░ trying to save your ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy Please you think ░░░░░░░░ if you will speak ░░░░░░░░ loudly about the war ░░░░░░░░ He is not speaking ░░░░░░░░ He s not speaking ░░░░░░░░ Your country is in ░░░░░░░░ trouble Zelenskyy Can I ░░░░░░░░ Trump No no you ░░░░░░░░ done a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Your country is in ░░░░░░░░ trouble Zelenskyy I know ░░░░░░░░ You re not winning ░░░░░░░░ re not winning this ░░░░░░░░ have a damn good ░░░░░░░░ of coming out okay ░░░░░░░░ of us Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Jeff Zeleny ░░░░░░░░ live for us now ░░░░░░░░ the White House Jeff ░░░░░░░░ us how this transpired ░░░░░░░░ ultimately led to Trump ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy out of the ░░░░░░░░ House and how it ░░░░░░░░ went down ZELENY Well ░░░░░░░░ after that extraordinary exchange ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office all ░░░░░░░░ went to their corners ░░░░░░░░ you will Lunch was ░░░░░░░░ to be served It ░░░░░░░░ literally sitting out on ░░░░░░░░ and counters in the ░░░░░░░░ Wing of the White ░░░░░░░░ A signing table was ░░░░░░░░ the East Room of ░░░░░░░░ White House waiting for ░░░░░░░░ and Zelenskyy to sign ░░░░░░░░ agreement this afternoon That ░░░░░░░░ course did not happen ░░░░░░░░ we are learning that ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainian delegation and ░░░░░░░░ American delegation separated and ░░░░░░░░ and Zelenskyy did not ░░░░░░░░ again which is not ░░░░░░░░ perhaps given how that ░░░░░░░░ exchange ended in the ░░░░░░░░ Office But for about ░░░░░░░░ minutes or so Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ in the West Wing ░░░░░░░░ a series of offices ░░░░░░░░ are provided for visitors ░░░░░░░░ him And then he ░░░░░░░░ He left the White ░░░░░░░░ in his black SUV ░░░░░░░░ saw it here live ░░░░░░░░ your show driving behind ░░░░░░░░ here and then went ░░░░░░░░ where he ll be ░░░░░░░░ a couple more hours ░░░░░░░░ Washington But we do ░░░░░░░░ that Zelenskyy has cancelled ░░░░░░░░ afternoon speech he was ░░░░░░░░ to give and he ░░░░░░░░ now set to fly ░░░░░░░░ London And we do ░░░░░░░░ know what will come ░░░░░░░░ this But we can ░░░░░░░░ the White House is ░░░░░░░░ very quickly to capitalize ░░░░░░░░ this as a sign ░░░░░░░░ strength dispatching allies like ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham out to ░░░░░░░░ the performance of the ░░░░░░░░ President and the president ░░░░░░░░ White House also releasing ░░░░░░░░ statement saying that Vice ░░░░░░░░ Vance and President Trump ░░░░░░░░ standing up for America ░░░░░░░░ interests But the bottom ░░░░░░░░ to all of this ░░░░░░░░ as we near the ░░░░░░░░ hours here in Washington ░░░░░░░░ Friday is what comes ░░░░░░░░ this deal Is there ░░░░░░░░ track to get it ░░░░░░░░ restarted we do not ░░░░░░░░ It does not appear ░░░░░░░░ way in the moment ░░░░░░░░ we shall see what ░░░░░░░░ coming hours and days ░░░░░░░░ But you know the ░░░░░░░░ is scheduled to leave ░░░░░░░░ White House in a ░░░░░░░░ hours to fly to ░░░░░░░░ a Lago his Florida ░░░░░░░░ As of now we ░░░░░░░░ told that is still ░░░░░░░░ schedule SANCHEZ Jeff Zeleny ░░░░░░░░ the White House for ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ recapping that for us.”