By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
WASHINGTON/KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – In the longest presidential address to Congress in modern U.S. history, President Donald J. Trump kept the door open to signing a minerals deal with Ukraine despite his feud last week with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In his 100-minute speech, a record according to The American Presidency Project, Trump claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote him a letter “agreeing” to sign a minerals deal that the American leader believes is worth at least $500 billion.
He spoke about Ukraine some 90 minutes into the speech following last week’s blow-up in the Oval Office when he had a verbal fistfight with Zelenskyy over the war in Ukraine.
He said Zelenskyy wrote that he was ready to return to the negotiating table and was willing to sign the agreement to give the U.S. Ukraine’s rare materials. “Wouldn’t that be beautiful? Wouldn’t that be beautiful? It’s time to stop this madness,” Trump added.
Ahead of Trump’s first address to Congress since being inaugurated last month, Zelenskyy said he is ready to work under Trump’s “strong leadership” on peace talks with Russia. He stressed he also wanted a minerals and security agreement with the United States.
Democrats clapped when Trump said the U.S. had sent billions of dollars to support Ukraine’s defense. “Do you want to keep it going for another five years? Yeah, yeah, you would say Pocahontas says ‘yes,'” he added.
The reference was a callback to his 2018 taunt of Senator Elizabeth Warren as she ran for president. A camera then panned to Warren, who was wearing her signature blue suit. Warren clapped throughout Trump’s jab.
Trump earlier told reporters he hopes to work with Europe on ending the fighting in Ukraine that is believed to have killed and injured some 1 million people since Russia invaded the nation in February 2022z
Fighting was also one of his last messages for the room when he recalled his immediate response after being shot in Pennsylvania last year. “We will stand up, and we will fight, fight, fight for the country our citizens believe in and for the country our people deserve,” he said.
“Get ready for an incredible future because the golden age of America has only just begun. It will be like nothing ever seen before. Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America.”
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