Ukrainians have praised “undercover agent” Melania Trump for convincing her husband to turn against Putin following his apparent change of heart on Russia.
Following a series of failed peace talks between the U.S. and Russia, Trump admitted during a press conference on Monday that it was his wife who played a key role in pointing out the duplicity of the Russian president, who has repeatedly embarrassed the White House by saying one thing and doing another.
“I go home, I tell the first lady: I spoke with Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “She said: Really? Another city was just hit.”
He added: “We thought we had a deal numerous times. I get home, I’d say, ‘First Lady, I had the most wonderful talk with Vladimir. I think we’re finished.’ And then I’d turn on the television or she’ll say to me one time, ‘Well that’s strange because they just bombed a nursing home.’”
The revelation sent ripples throughout certain sections of pro-Ukrainian social media, and shortly after the announcement an X user posted a picture of “Agent Melania Trumpenko” wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a jacket emblazoned with the logo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Similar pictures soon emerged of the first lady wearing Ukrainian combat fatigues and draped in its blue and yellow flag.
Although the Slovenian-born first lady tends to keep her political views out of the public eye, the interjection is not the first time she has spoken in support of Ukraine. During Russia’s initial invasion in 2022 she implored her followers to donate to the Red Cross, claiming the suffering of innocent people was “heartbreaking and horrific” and that her “thoughts and prayers are with the Ukrainian people.”
Trump reportedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if his country’s military was able to hit Moscow and St. Petersburg with missiles in order to make Russia “feel the pain.”
The president also threatened Russia with “severe tariffs” if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire within 50 days.
Does Russia have something on Donald Trump ? Seems like he always sides with Russia against Ukraine. Trump being blackmailed ?
I’d be wary about reports on progress of the Ukraine/Russia war– there is too much propaganda. Finding objective news sources is hard to do. All of us are vulnerable to war propaganda and it’s undeniable that “mainstream” media is sympathetic to Zelensky, covering up his human rights abuses, ignoring the history of the conflict which dates back to 2014 when an infamous neocon, Victoria Nuland, encouraged the “Maiden” revolution and coup against duly elected, pro-Russian leader Poroshenko. Zelensky shut down opposition parties and newspapers and shelled and killed thousands of Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. His term of office has expired; he’s said to be so unpopular he can’t be re-elected, yet those profiting off this war still egg him on and want ever more money and resources/munitions, to flow to Ukraine (Trump says we’ve spent $350 BILLION on Ukraine)! America has no national security interests at stake in this conflict. Yet we lose 200 Americans a day (100,000 Americans a year) from Chinese fentanyl and other deadly narcotics, largely trafficked through Mexico. Rather than sending missiles to Ukraine, why aren’t we bombing cartel heads’ haciendas in Mexico and Chinese fentanyl factories there?– i.e. the vicious men and facilities poisoning our populace?
I love Trump, but the way he speaks about certain people is so damn naive and pointless.