It’s not just President Donald Trump who’s soured on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — it’s reportedly the ENTIRE White House.
According to an anonymous White House source who spoke with the New York Post, the anti-Zelenskyy animus in the White House is widespread.
“[The] real question is, has anyone told [Trump] they really, really like him?” the source asked rhetorically about the Ukrainian president.
A second source added that “the best case for [Zelenskyy] and the world is that he [abdicates the presidentship and] leaves to France immediately.”
Zelenskyy made the wrong choice. Why? Because he has always been corrupt. He can’t stop being corrupt. That’s who he is. Time to go!
— Silvester Hernandez (@Herna2Silvester) February 19, 2025
An unnamed White House official meanwhile admitted that they personally despise Zelenskyy.
“Like the Pope, I’m no fan of someone who bans churches,” the official said, referencing a law the Ukrainian leader signed in August that outlawed Christian groups linked to the Russian Orthodox Church.
But the official did admit that the GOP “is a big tent on Ukraine” and that there are a few “people in the White House [who] have a traditional GOP view on Zelensky.”
One of those was National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who since has soured some on the Ukrainian leader.
“President Trump is obviously very frustrated right now with President Zelensky,” he said at a White House briefing this Thursday.
Even the Ukrainians see it.
“Trump’s administration obviously doesn’t like Zelensky and does everything to let everyone know that,” a Ukrainian political analyst told the Post. “Recent remarks by the US president show that he wants Ukrainian elections ASAP and Zelensky replaced by someone more negotiable. This can be someone who Trump and his allies trust: Military leader or businessman.”
All this comes amid a growing tiff between Trump and Zelenskyy that started after the Ukrainian leader balked at the Trump administration pursuing a peace deal with Russia without his input.
“Decisions on how to end the war in Ukraine cannot be made without Ukraine, nor can any conditions be imposed,” he said.
This upset Trump, who called him a bad negotiator, in addition to a grifter and dictator, and who seemingly blamed him for the Ukraine-Russia war:
“Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and ‘TRUMP,’ will never be able to settle,” the president wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.
“The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe’s money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn’t Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation. On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is ‘MISSING.’ He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden ‘like a fiddle,'” Trump added.
“A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left. In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only ‘TRUMP,’ and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…..,” he concluded.
Vice President JD Vance also got in on it, telling the Daily Mail that Zelenskyy should pipe down.
“‘The idea that Zelensky is going to change the president’s mind by badmouthing him in public media … everyone who knows the president will tell you that is an atrocious way to deal with this administration,” he said.
He added that Zelenskyy has clearly been receiving “bad advice” on how to deal with the Trump administration.
“We obviously love the Ukrainian people, we admire the bravery of the soldiers, but we obviously think that this war needs to come to a rapid close,” he continued. “That is the policy of the President of the United States. It is not based on Russian disinformation. It’s based on the fact that Donald Trump, I think, knows a lot about geopolitics and has a very strong view, and has had a strong view for a very long time.”
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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