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Media Says Trump Blamed Zelenskyy for Starting War, But Are They Ignoring More Obvious Target for His Anger?

By C. Douglas Golden February 24, 2025 at 8:30am

If you paid attention to any kind of mainstream media outlet over the past week or so, you’ll have heard that President Donald Trump insinuated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started the Russo-Ukraine war.

“I think I have the power to end this war. And I think it’s going very well,” Trump said at Mar-a-Lago in Florida before he departed to Saudi Arabia to meet with Russia without Ukrainian and — here’s the important part — other parties at the table.

“But today I heard, ‘Oh, well, we weren’t invited.’ Well, you’ve been there for three years,” he continued.

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Donald Trump, European Union, Fact check, Liberal media, Media bias, NATO, Russia, Trump administration, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

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English, Spanish

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American Politics, World Politics, Culture