Vice President JD Vance reveals where things 'broke apart' during Trump-Zelenskyy blowup at the White House
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy was kicked out of the White House and no rare earth minerals deal was signed
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Published March 3, 2025 10:59pm EST



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Vice President JD Vance opens up about the heated meeting involving President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 'Hannity.'

Vice President JD Vance gave his perspective on the widely-seen spat last week at the White House between Presidents , saying it all started when his answer to a journalist’s question set the Ukrainian leader "off."

"I do think that there was just a certain sense of — there was a lack of respect. There was a certain sense of entitlement," Vance said Monday in an interview on "Hannity," his first since the dustup.

During the meeting in the Oval Office, the former Ohio senator explained the importance of  to end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war when Zelenskyy asked if he could follow up.





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The rare earth minerals deal that the two world leaders were supposed to sign fell through after Zelenskyy was asked to leave the White House.







President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a briefing with press on July 8, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Mykola Tys/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Vance told Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday that he attempted to defuse the situation, claiming he tried to have the conversation in private.

"The president was like, nope, actually, I don't want to have it in private anymore. I want to have  in public for the American people to see," the vice president said.

Trump and Zelenskyy engaged in a tense and unprecedented back and forth where the president claimed the Ukrainian leader was "gambling with World War III."



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The rare earth minerals deal that the two world leaders were supposed to sign fell through after Zelenskyy was asked to leave the White House.





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A senior Trump administration official told Fox News Monday afternoon that it was temporarily suspending all U.S. military aid to Ukraine following the spat until the president determines the Ukrainians show a commitment to good-faith peace negotiations.

Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

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