The Zelensky Debacle: Why Character Matters

Last night President Trump made his triumphant return to speak to a joint session of Congress. The speech  was combative, visionary, moving, and the longest ever by a sitting president (one hour and forty minutes).

After the dust-up in the Oval Office four days before with the president of Ukraine, President Trump told the nation he “appreciated” a letter he’d received from President Zelensky indicating he was ready to work under Trump’s “strong leadership” to achieve a lasting peace.

That’s a good first step. Zelensky’s behavior last week was “absolute idiocy” to quote a Ukrainian MP.

My thoughts on the debacle and why character matters.

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