House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended President Trump on Friday following a dust-up earlier in the day with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance got into a heated exchange in front of reporters at the White House. Vance accused Zelenskyy of being disrespectful for debating Trump in the Oval Office in front of the U.S. media. Trump also said Zelenskyy was disrespectful.

Zelenskyy stirred the pot by insisting promises of peace from Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted, but Trump countered that Putin hasn’t broken agreements with him.

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