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Scott Jennings: Why Would Zelenskyy Pick a Fight? Why Can’t He Just Say ‘Thank You, Let’s Discuss it over Lunch’ (clip)
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CNN

Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Name: CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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John Avlon
, Abby Phillip
, Scott Jennings
, Bruce Blakeman

Name: John Avlon
Employment: CNN, Newsweek
Position: Columnist, Anchor

Name: Abby Phillip
Employment: CNN
Position: Reporter

Name: Scott Jennings
Employment: Peritus
Position: Senior Strategist

Name: Bruce Blakeman
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03/04/2025 07:01 am
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BLAKEMAN Very generous PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ should he say thank ░░░░░░░░ for I mean Vance ░░░░░░░░ hold on BLAKENAN Bilions ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ United States yes has ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine a lot of ░░░░░░░░ He has thanked the ░░░░░░░░ States on numerous occasions ░░░░░░░░ has come to this ░░░░░░░░ to thank the United ░░░░░░░░ JD Vance has not ░░░░░░░░ voted for that aid ░░░░░░░░ who is he thanking ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump also not ░░░░░░░░ BLAKEMAN How about you ░░░░░░░░ me It s our ░░░░░░░░ dollars JENNINGS That s ░░░░░░░░ entirely true actually Donald ░░░░░░░░ gave Ukraine Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine javelins PHILLIP Donald ░░░░░░░░ gave Ukraine javelins and ░░░░░░░░ gave them blankets I ░░░░░░░░ it I get it ░░░░░░░░ get the talking point ░░░░░░░░ You can denigrate PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ get the talking point ░░░░░░░░ what I m talking ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS No the missiles ░░░░░░░░ a real thing It ░░░░░░░░ not a talking point ░░░░░░░░ is support for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ this conflict JD Vance ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump have both ░░░░░░░░ I would say Trump ░░░░░░░░ been skeptical Vance has ░░░░░░░░ outright opposed So would ░░░░░░░░ I mean do you ░░░░░░░░ that Zelenskyy has thanked ░░░░░░░░ United States JENNINGS He ░░░░░░░░ on occasion PHILLIP Dozens ░░░░░░░░ occasions JENNINGS But I ░░░░░░░░ also point out PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ of occasions JENNINGS But ░░░░░░░░ also will point out ░░░░░░░░ in 2022 in a ░░░░░░░░ call with Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Biden had to scream ░░░░░░░░ him on the phone ░░░░░░░░ to NBC News and ░░░░░░░░ Hey you know you ░░░░░░░░ be a little more ░░░░░░░░ for what we re ░░░░░░░░ for you in the ░░░░░░░░ States He s a ░░░░░░░░ guy to deal with ░░░░░░░░ that we have bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ consensus PHILLIP I get ░░░░░░░░ I get that As ░░░░░░░░ Rove said diplomacy is ░░░░░░░░ privately And these things ░░░░░░░░ in every single conflict ░░░░░░░░ United States has been ░░░░░░░░ part of with our ░░░░░░░░ We have disagreements privately ░░░░░░░░ happened during World War ░░░░░░░░ It s happened it ░░░░░░░░ with Biden The difference ░░░░░░░░ that this played out ░░░░░░░░ on purpose JENNINGS Right ░░░░░░░░ why go to the ░░░░░░░░ Office in a language ░░░░░░░░ don t really speak ░░░░░░░░ well without an interpreter ░░░░░░░░ pick a fight with ░░░░░░░░ president and vice president ░░░░░░░░ the United States regardless ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ they had to say ░░░░░░░░ there some reason he ░░░░░░░░ t just sit there ░░░░░░░░ say Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Where s the papers ░░░░░░░░ s the salmon That ░░░░░░░░ all he had to ░░░░░░░░ And he literally couldn ░░░░░░░░ do it AVLON Scott ░░░░░░░░ I mean I we ░░░░░░░░ all saw the clip ░░░░░░░░ ve all seen the ░░░░░░░░ This was not Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ you know insulting This ░░░░░░░░ Vance inserting himself and ░░░░░░░░ back JENNINGS Okay Why ░░░░░░░░ t he just say ░░░░░░░░ you Mr Vice President ░░░░░░░░ s discuss it over ░░░░░░░░ AVLON But let s ░░░░░░░░ a bigger step back ░░░░░░░░ accuses him of propaganda ░░░░░░░░ Propaganda tours He s ░░░░░░░░ about you know you ░░░░░░░░ conscripting people to go ░░░░░░░░ the front Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ been doing that you ░░░░░░░░ for years in the ░░░░░░░░ too The point is ░░░░░░░░ you know JD Vance ░░░░░░░░ always said he doesn ░░░░░░░░ give a damn about ░░░░░░░░ He s never supported ░░░░░░░░ But the problem in ░░░░░░░░ context is this isn ░░░░░░░░ even you know sort ░░░░░░░░ non interventionist stuff This ░░░░░░░░ siding with Russia the ░░░░░░░░ in a war something ░░░░░░░░ have never done JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ re not siding with ░░░░░░░░ We re siding with ░░░░░░░░ peace deal.”
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