President Donald Trump didn’t hold back Tuesday, blasting Russian President Vladimir Putin for spewing “bulls—” while continuing his brutal war in Ukraine.
“A lot of people are dying, and it should end,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting. “We get a lot of bulls— thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
Despite a charm offensive that includes flattering gestures — like commissioning a painted portrait of Trump by a “leading Russian artist”— Putin’s actions on the battlefield speak louder.
Putin, 72, has also told Trump envoy Steve Witkoff he rushed to church to pray for the president following last year’s assassination attempt. But Trump made clear on Tuesday — he’s not buying it!
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President Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless." pic.twitter.com/VMnXSTuCiK
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 8, 2025
On July 4, President Trump had a “good call” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and on Tuesday praised Kyiv for its fight against Russia.
“The Ukrainians were brave but I will say we gave them the best equipment ever made,” said the president, reiterating his intention to give Kyiv more weapons and other materiel.
“The Ukrainians, whether you think it’s unfair we gave all that money or not, they were very brave.”
The 47th president has made ending the Ukraine war a top foreign policy objective of his second term. While Ukraine has repeatedly agreed to terms for a ceasefire, Russia has rejected any halt to the fighting.
“They had the benefit of unbelievable equipment,” Trump emphasized. “We gave them far more because Biden shouldn’t have done that … We should’ve given less than Europe.”
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.@POTUS on Ukraine: "They had the benefit of unbelievable equipment… We gave them far more because Biden shouldn't have done that… We should've given less than Europe… The Ukrainians, whether you think it's unfair we gave all that money or not, they were very brave." pic.twitter.com/aNwgZ5Y8yy
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2025
