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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Covered I ░░░░░░░░ valeria leone in Mexico ░░░░░░░░ and this is CNN ░░░░░░░░ is CNN breaking news ░░░░░░░░ re following breaking news ░░░░░░░░ president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will ░░░░░░░░ be leaving Washington after ░░░░░░░░ explosive Oval Office meeting ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and vice ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance Before ░░░░░░░░ cameras before Reporters the ░░░░░░░░ and vice president berating ░░░░░░░░ who was there to ░░░░░░░░ to hammer out a ░░░░░░░░ resources deal and have ░░░░░░░░ joint press conference as ░░░░░░░░ of U S efforts ░░░░░░░░ end the war with ░░░░░░░░ We re learning that ░░░░░░░░ this extraordinary exchange in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office Trump and ░░░░░░░░ went into separate rooms ░░░░░░░░ White House official telling ░░░░░░░░ that Trump huddled with ░░░░░░░░ key advisers and decided ░░░░░░░░ kick Zelenskyy out With ░░░░░░░░ then posting on social ░░░░░░░░ that he can come ░░░░░░░░ when he is ready ░░░░░░░░ peace Here is part ░░░░░░░░ the heated discussion 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 On ░░░░░░░░ I want to respond ░░░░░░░░ this So look for ░░░░░░░░ years the United States ░░░░░░░░ America we had a ░░░░░░░░ who stood up at ░░░░░░░░ conferences and talked tough ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin And then ░░░░░░░░ invaded Ukraine and destroyed ░░░░░░░░ significant chunk of the ░░░░░░░░ The path to peace ░░░░░░░░ the path to prosperity ░░░░░░░░ maybe engaging in diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ tried the pathway of ░░░░░░░░ Biden of thumping our ░░░░░░░░ and pretending that the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ mattered more than the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ actions What makes America ░░░░░░░░ good country Is America ░░░░░░░░ in diplomacy That s ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is doing ░░░░░░░░ I ask you Sure ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Okay so he ░░░░░░░░ it Uh our parts ░░░░░░░░ parts of Ukraine part ░░░░░░░░ east and crimea So ░░░░░░░░ occupied it on 2014 ░░░░░░░░ During a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I m not speaking ░░░░░░░░ just Biden but those ░░░░░░░░ was Obama then President ░░░░░░░░ then President Trump then ░░░░░░░░ Biden now the President ░░░░░░░░ And God bless Now ░░░░░░░░ Trump will stop him ░░░░░░░░ during 2014 nobody stopped ░░░░░░░░ He just occupied and ░░░░░░░░ He killed people You ░░░░░░░░ what The contact 2015 ░░░░░░░░ 2014 2014 Yeah So ░░░░░░░░ was not here Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Exactly right Yes But ░░░░░░░░ 2014 until 2022 You ░░░░░░░░ what the situation the ░░░░░░░░ that people have been ░░░░░░░░ on the contact line ░░░░░░░░ stopped him You know ░░░░░░░░ we had conversations with ░░░░░░░░ A lot of conversations ░░░░░░░░ conversation And we signed ░░░░░░░░ him Me like a ░░░░░░░░ president In 2019 I ░░░░░░░░ with him the deal ░░░░░░░░ signed with him Macron ░░░░░░░░ merkel We signed ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ All of them told ░░░░░░░░ that he will never ░░░░░░░░ We signed him gas ░░░░░░░░ Gas contract Yes But ░░░░░░░░ that he broken the ░░░░░░░░ He killed our people ░░░░░░░░ he didn t exchange ░░░░░░░░ We signed the exchange ░░░░░░░░ prisoners but he didn ░░░░░░░░ do it What kind ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy Jd you are ░░░░░░░░ about What what what ░░░░░░░░ do you mean I ░░░░░░░░ talking about the kind ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy that s going ░░░░░░░░ end the destruction of ░░░░░░░░ country Yes Mr President ░░░░░░░░ President with respect I ░░░░░░░░ it s disrespectful for ░░░░░░░░ to come into the ░░░░░░░░ Office and 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 an end to ░░░░░░░░ conflict To Ukraine that ░░░░░░░░ say what problems we ░░░░░░░░ I have been to ░░░░░░░░ once I have actually ░░░░░░░░ ve actually watched and ░░░░░░░░ the stories and I ░░░░░░░░ what happens is you ░░░░░░░░ people you bring them ░░░░░░░░ a propaganda tour Mr ░░░░░░░░ or 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 trying to ░░░░░░░░ the destruction of your ░░░░░░░░ A lot of a ░░░░░░░░ of questions Let s ░░░░░░░░ from the beginning Sure ░░░░░░░░ of all during the ░░░░░░░░ everybody has problems even ░░░░░░░░ But you have nice ░░░░░░░░ and don t feel ░░░░░░░░ but you will feel ░░░░░░░░ in the future God ░░░░░░░░ you God bless you ░░░░░░░░ bless you Will not ░░░░░░░░ Don t tell us ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ a problem Don t ░░░░░░░░ us what we re ░░░░░░░░ to feel I m ░░░░░░░░ telling you Because you ░░░░░░░░ in no position to ░░░░░░░░ that That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ You re doing You ░░░░░░░░ in no position to ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ feel We re going ░░░░░░░░ feel very Good And ░░░░░░░░ re going to feel ░░░░░░░░ good and very strong ░░░░░░░░ You re right now ░░░░░░░░ in a very good ░░░░░░░░ You ve allowed yourself ░░░░░░░░ be in a very ░░░░░░░░ position and he happens ░░░░░░░░ be right About the ░░░░░░░░ beginning of the war ░░░░░░░░ re not in a ░░░░░░░░ position You don t ░░░░░░░░ the cards right now ░░░░░░░░ us You start having ░░░░░░░░ Cards Right now you ░░░░░░░░ t play Cards You ░░░░░░░░ playing cards You re ░░░░░░░░ with the lives of ░░░░░░░░ of people You re ░░░░░░░░ with world war iii ░░░░░░░░ re gambling with world ░░░░░░░░ iii And what you ░░░░░░░░ doing is very disrespectful ░░░░░░░░ the country this country ░░░░░░░░ s backing You Far ░░░░░░░░ than a lot of ░░░░░░░░ said they should have ░░░░░░░░ you said thank you ░░░░░░░░ this entire meeting No ░░░░░░░░ this entire meeting you ░░░░░░░░ thank you You went ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania and campaigned for ░░░░░░░░ opposition in October offer ░░░░░░░░ words of appreciation for ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ the president who is ░░░░░░░░ to save your country ░░░░░░░░ You think that if ░░░░░░░░ will speak very loudly ░░░░░░░░ the war you Are ░░░░░░░░ speaking loudly He s ░░░░░░░░ speaking loudly Your country ░░░░░░░░ in big trouble Can ░░░░░░░░ wait a minute No ░░░░░░░░ you ve done a ░░░░░░░░ of talking Your country ░░░░░░░░ in big trouble I ░░░░░░░░ You re not winning ░░░░░░░░ you re not winning ░░░░░░░░ You have a good ░░░░░░░░ of coming out okay ░░░░░░░░ of U S president ░░░░░░░░ s Jeff Zeleny is ░░░░░░░░ for us now at ░░░░░░░░ White House Jeff tell ░░░░░░░░ how this transpired What ░░░░░░░░ led to Trump kicking ░░░░░░░░ out of the White ░░░░░░░░ and how it all ░░░░░░░░ down Well look after ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary exchange in the ░░░░░░░░ Office all sides went ░░░░░░░░ their corners if you ░░░░░░░░ Lunch was expected to ░░░░░░░░ served It was literally ░░░░░░░░ out on trays and ░░░░░░░░ in the west wing ░░░░░░░░ the White House A ░░░░░░░░ table was in the ░░░░░░░░ room of the White ░░░░░░░░ waiting for Trump and ░░░░░░░░ to sign an agreement ░░░░░░░░ afternoon That of course ░░░░░░░░ not happen but we ░░░░░░░░ learning that both the ░░░░░░░░ delegation and the American ░░░░░░░░ separated and Trump and ░░░░░░░░ did not speak again ░░░░░░░░ is not surprising perhaps ░░░░░░░░ how that tense exchange ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ for about 25 minutes ░░░░░░░░ so Zelenskyy stayed in ░░░░░░░░ west wing and a ░░░░░░░░ of offices that are ░░░░░░░░ for visitors like him ░░░░░░░░ then he left He ░░░░░░░░ the White House in ░░░░░░░░ black suv We saw ░░░░░░░░ here live on your ░░░░░░░░ driving behind us here ░░░░░░░░ then went out where ░░░░░░░░ ll be spending a ░░░░░░░░ more hours in Washington ░░░░░░░░ we do know that ░░░░░░░░ has canceled an afternoon ░░░░░░░░ He was scheduled to ░░░░░░░░ us and he s ░░░░░░░░ set to fly to ░░░░░░░░ and we do not ░░░░░░░░ what will come from ░░░░░░░░ but we can say ░░░░░░░░ White House is moving ░░░░░░░░ quickly to capitalize on ░░░░░░░░ as a sign of ░░░░░░░░ dispatching allies like senator ░░░░░░░░ Graham out to praise ░░░░░░░░ performance of the vice ░░░░░░░░ and the president the ░░░░░░░░ House also releasing a ░░░░░░░░ saying that the 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 ░░░░░░░░ We do know the ░░░░░░░░ is scheduled to leave ░░░░░░░░ White House in a ░░░░░░░░ of hours To fly ░░░░░░░░ Mar a Lago his ░░░░░░░░ resort As of now ░░░░░░░░ re told