Erin Burnett on David Urban Bringing up Zelenskyy’s Attire: ‘It Is Embarrassing that We’re Sitting Here Having this Conversation’

URBAN No no no ░░░░░░░░ s completely different If ░░░░░░░░ re going hat in ░░░░░░░░ right and this is ░░░░░░░░ President Zelenskyy was doing ░░░░░░░░ was coming hat in ░░░░░░░░ right to say thank ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ you watch the hour ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office meeting it ░░░░░░░░ what he did He ░░░░░░░░ out very nicely kind ░░░░░░░░ went along until the ░░░░░░░░ few minutes when it ░░░░░░░░ t go along right ░░░░░░░░ again I m saying ░░░░░░░░ American people others look ░░░░░░░░ this and say he ░░░░░░░░ not serious he s ░░░░░░░░ coming here he s ░░░░░░░░ looking serious Listen if ░░░░░░░░ don t if you ░░░░░░░░ t appear why do ░░░░░░░░ have dress codes at ░░░░░░░░ Why do people wear ░░░░░░░░ things BURNETT Okay can ░░░░░░░░ just does anybody in ░░░░░░░░ country thinks Zelenskyy wasn ░░░░░░░░ serious because of what ░░░░░░░░ was wearing PAWLENTY Here ░░░░░░░░ another observation Zelenskyy has ░░░░░░░░ wearing essentially the same ░░░░░░░░ for three years BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ PAWLENTY And so everybody ░░░░░░░░ on notice he s ░░░░░░░░ to come in the ░░░░░░░░ outfit Some stuff person ░░░░░░░░ could have called Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ team and said you ░░░░░░░░ URBAN If they would ░░░░░░░░ me I would ve ░░░░░░░░ him governor PAWLENTY David ░░░░░░░░ you have called him ░░░░░░░░ said We know you ░░░░░░░░ coming in the the ░░░░░░░░ or the uniform Wear ░░░░░░░░ suit We d appreciate ░░░░░░░░ He would have URBAN ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ he would have We ░░░░░░░░ t know if he ░░░░░░░░ have That s the ░░░░░░░░ PAWLENTY But it s ░░░░░░░░ like we re surprised ░░░░░░░░ showed up in a ░░░░░░░░ Nobody is surprised URBAN ░░░░░░░░ I m not I ░░░░░░░░ just saying BURNETT I ░░░░░░░░ you re making a ░░░░░░░░ point URBAN I m ░░░░░░░░ a practical point BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ think it is embarrassing ░░░░░░░░ we are all sitting ░░░░░░░░ having this conversation Why ░░░░░░░░ would such a thing ░░░░░░░░ Do you remember do ░░░░░░░░ remember how the end ░░░░░░░░ the Vietnam war was ░░░░░░░░ and they were the ░░░░░░░░ was whether it was ░░░░░░░░ round table or a ░░░░░░░░ table who sits where ░░░░░░░░ s how these things ░░░░░░░░ out This is just ░░░░░░░░ s part of the ░░░░░░░░ right Jones For the ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to suggest that a ░░░░░░░░ who is leading his ░░░░░░░░ in a life or ░░░░░░░░ war for their own ░░░░░░░░ and for liberal democracy ░░░░░░░░ there to put on ░░░░░░░░ suit when everyone knows ░░░░░░░░ he is in the ░░░░░░░░ of that effort I ░░░░░░░░ it makes it URBAN ░░░░░░░░ congressman congressman wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ if you said if ░░░░░░░░ said That s all ░░░░░░░░ gotta do is put ░░░░░░░░ suit on and it ░░░░░░░░ help advance the cause ░░░░░░░░ d put a suit ░░░░░░░░ Jones I think if ░░░░░░░░ felt that way if ░░░░░░░░ truly felt that way ░░░░░░░░ maybe But I don ░░░░░░░░ think that would have ░░░░░░░░ a difference BEDINGFIELD Why ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ I mean URBAN I ░░░░░░░░ not saying it s ░░░░░░░░ Trump I m saying ░░░░░░░░ s the American people ░░░░░░░░ expectation BEDINGFIELD I don ░░░░░░░░ think the American people ░░░░░░░░ what Zelenskyy BURNETT I ░░░░░░░░ t think there s ░░░░░░░░ in America who expect ░░░░░░░░ to show anything except ░░░░░░░░ what he wore by ░░░░░░░░ way which as the ░░░░░░░░ pointed out is his ░░░░░░░░ top Laughter BEDINGFIELD But ░░░░░░░░ also in terms of ░░░░░░░░ he s worn it ░░░░░░░░ the from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ he was filming URBAN ░░░░░░░░ BEDINGFIELD Whoa whoa whoa ░░░░░░░░ he was filming himself ░░░░░░░░ the basement of the ░░░░░░░░ palace URBAN I get ░░░░░░░░ BEDINGFIELD I mean so ░░░░░░░░ you want to talk ░░░░░░░░ optics there is an ░░░░░░░░ optical message being sent ░░░░░░░░ what he s wearing ░░░░░░░░ is what Mondaire was ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT For Ukrainian BEDINGFIELD ░░░░░░░░ to his people So ░░░░░░░░ s not like he ░░░░░░░░ up in a PAWLENTY ░░░░░░░░ d like to talk ░░░░░░░░ what concessions are the ░░░░░░░░ making I know we ░░░░░░░░ not going to know ░░░░░░░░ I hope we hear ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT Well they get ░░░░░░░░ go to Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ sit at a table ░░░░░░░░ no Ukrainians PAWLENTY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ concessions are the Russians ░░░░░░░░ make We haven t ░░░░░░░░ word one about that ░░░░░░░░ And I hope there ░░░░░░░░ a plan for that ░░░░░░░░ And maybe we ll ░░░░░░░░ about that tonight Jones ░░░░░░░░ wants Zelenskyy to give ░░░░░░░░ part of Ukraine which ░░░░░░░░ be unacceptable URBAN Well ░░░░░░░░ if anybody thinks I ░░░░░░░░ been to Crimea I ░░░░░░░░ been to Donbas I ░░░░░░░░ been to these regions ░░░░░░░░ ve been to Sevastopol ░░░░░░░░ Black Sea fleet It ░░░░░░░░ ethnically Russian It s ░░░░░░░░ ethnically Russian for hundreds ░░░░░░░░ years If anybody thought ░░░░░░░░ that was ever going ░░░░░░░░ it s just never ░░░░░░░░ back Practically it s ░░░░░░░░ going back Militarily it ░░░░░░░░ impossible.”