DeLauro Issues Statement on President Trump’s Pro-Putin Meltdown

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s shameful treatment of Ukrainian President Zelensky in the Oval Office:

“Today, President Trump and Vice President Vance used the Oval Office as a stage to humiliate an American ally who is fighting for its very survival. He has delivered a propaganda gift directly to Vladimir Putin. By demanding that Ukrainian President Zelensky be ‘more thankful’ and spewing a torrent of Kremlin-driven lies and misinformation about the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump has eroded our global standing. We must be clear – our support for Ukraine is not driven by the need for gratitude but because Ukrainian victory is in the interest of the United States and the free world. Russia invaded Ukraine, a sovereign democratic nation. The Ukrainian people are courageously fighting for their future as a democracy.

“This was an embarrassment for our country – once the leader of the free world. The behavior of our President and Vice President will reverberate around the globe and corrode American diplomatic relationships around the world. President Trump’s repetitions of Russian propaganda is already playing through the halls of Moscow and Beijing. President Trump and Vice President Vance have emboldened our adversaries, abandoned US global leadership, and weakened our national security.”