In a resurfacing clip from April, Donald Trump casually rewrote the history of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He quite literally blamed Ukraine for being the aggressor, and sneered at President Zelenskyy for trying to defend his country. The talking points aren’t just wrong, they’re straight out of the Kremlin’s playbook.
The clip making the rounds on X again comes from an April press exchange in the White House. A reporter asked Trump about Ukraine’s request to buy more Patriot missile systems to combat the Russian offensive. Remember the keyword: “Buy.” The question was simple, but Trump’s answer was not. He scoffed and painted Ukraine as a freeloader trying to stir up a conflict while it was simply defending itself:
