Trump cuts off Ukraine aid to compel Zelensky to grovel

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‘HE SHOULD BE MORE APPRECIATIVE’: President Donald Trump — still seething over what he views as an egregious show of disrespect by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Friday’s Oval Office meeting — has ordered an immediate halt to U.S. military aid to Ukraine until Zelensky apologizes and begs for forgiveness.

“Well, I just think he should be more appreciative because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin,” Trump said at an event announcing new investments in semiconductor manufacturing. 

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