Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy may have to resign after fiery Oval Office meeting

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Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy may have to resign after fiery Oval Office meeting

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb. 28, 2025. 

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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday said that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country to do that,” in order for Ukraine to continue pursuing a peace deal negotiated by the U.S.

His comments come just two days after President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy 

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 while the Ukrainian president visited Washington to finish negotiations on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.

“President Trump is trying to get these two parties to a point of peace,” Johnson said during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” adding, “What President Zelensky did in the White House was effectively signal to us that he’s not ready for that yet and I think that’s a great disappointment.”

Johnson emphasized that Trump “has been very clear about this — that if [Zelenskyy] is ready for peace, then we can negotiate a deal.”

Zelenskyy has often said that he was seeking to include security guarantees — or assurances that the U.S. would come to Ukraine’s aid if Russia violated a ceasefire deal — in the mineral rights agreement.

In the Oval Office spat, Trump told Zelenskyy that he “doesn’t have the cards” to negotiate and joined Vance in asking the Ukrainian president to be more grateful for U.S. support for Ukraine.

Johnson on Sunday echoed the president and vice president, telling “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that Zelenskyy, “berated and interrupted his host, instead of expressing gratitude for the extraordinary help that the U.S. has provided his country.” 

Johnson also argued that security guarantees were inherent in the mineral rights deal, telling Welker, “This mineral rights deal is a win, a win for everyone. It will give us access to rare earth minerals that we need, and it will provide a level of security for Ukraine.”

“They will effectively be in an economic partnership with us after that point, and we will definitely always defend our interests and our investments,” Johnson added. “Russia knows that. China knows that. Iran, North Korea know that and that’s a very important message for us.”

Johnson also spoke about the massive budget reconciliation bill that House Republicans 

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, which now heads to a group of House and Senate GOP leaders as they seek to 

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 between the House and Senate versions on the bill.

House Republicans’ bill includes $2 trillion in spending cuts, which some opponents of the measure say 

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, affecting healthcare and insurance for millions of low-income and disabled people.

Johnson on Sunday said that House Republicans did not intend to touch Medicaid funding in the budget bill, telling Welker, “Don’t take my word for it, Kristen, go do a word search of the budget resolution that we passed on Tuesday. There is not one mention of Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.”

“The American people want us to review the expenditures of the country and get our fiscal house in order, and that’s what we must do,” Johnson said, adding that House Republicans also want to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts measure, which expires this year.

“We can do both of those things simultaneously and not affect benefits for anyone who relies upon those and is eligible to receive them,” Johnson said.

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