He made his priority pretty clear in that regard:

> Shortly before the meeting ended, Trump offered, “This is going to be great television.”

https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-security-guarantees-tru...

If there was ever proof that Trump is just a troll, this is it. Annoy the room just so you can't be overlooked, no matter how much you deserve to be.

MMA-based diplomacy.

More like WWE

More like department of education.

Yeah, I watched as much of the video as I could, and I can totally see this playing well with all the conservatives I know. JD Vance and Trump come off as strong, and Zelensky comes off as weak.

The only one who looked strong was zelensky to me. But I’m sure the maga base will eat this up and oddly are pro Russia now.

It's funny, I mean I don't know the exact divide between MAGA and trad Republicans, but the trad Republicans I know have been the ones to turn pro-Russia. There definitely seems to be a split in /r/conservative.

No, they come off as weak little babies whining about someone not saying thank you.

Who are you telling, but they're not playing to us.

That's not what strength looks like, but the American right-wing probably will think it is.

Cue the super-cut of Zelensky thanking the U.S. since probably December 2022.