Trump Promised He'd End War in Ukraine Before Taking Office. Now?: “The death and destruction has actually intensified since he won the election”

[Magats_Love_NHB]

Trump promised he'd end war in Ukraine before taking office. Now? He 'might.' | Opinion

Instead, death and destruction in Ukraine has actually intensified since Donald Trump won the election last month.

www.usatoday.com

President-elect Donald Trump made plenty of promises on the campaign trail this year. One stood out as his most audacious vow – he would swiftly end the war between Ukraine and Russia, even before being inaugurated.

Trump, now five weeks away from taking the oath of office again, was asked about that Monday. And it became immediately clear that the former and future president had moved on from audaciousness to a mix of ambiguity and ambivalence.

Consider Trump's response during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, when a reporter noted that he had promised to end the war before he took office and asked if he could still get that done.

"I'm going to try," Trump said.

Trump repeatedly pivoted to other subjects, including his now farcical claim that the 2020 presidential election he lost to Joe Biden was rigged. This is the predictable path for Trump – shrug off a pressing challenge by diverting the conversation with some raggedy rhetoric.

But while he is still talking about ending the war – and that's all it is, talk – the death and destruction has actually intensified since he won the election last month.

 

[Nordberg]

Trump lied a lot, a hell of a lot and you Trumps believed them all.

 

[BartenderElite]

There's gonna be all kinds of stuff Trump said he would do quickly & easily that doesn't pan out.

This will only surprise people who started paying attention to Trump & to politics in general in the last day or 2.

 

[Yakuda]

Trump promised he'd end war in Ukraine before taking office. Now? He 'might.' | Opinion

Instead, death and destruction in Ukraine has actually intensified since Donald Trump won the election last month.

www.usatoday.com

President-elect Donald Trump made plenty of promises on the campaign trail this year. One stood out as his most audacious vow – he would swiftly end the war between Ukraine and Russia, even before being inaugurated.

Trump, now five weeks away from taking the oath of office again, was asked about that Monday. And it became immediately clear that the former and future president had moved on from audaciousness to a mix of ambiguity and ambivalence.

Consider Trump's response during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, when a reporter noted that he had promised to end the war before he took office and asked if he could still get that done.

"I'm going to try," Trump said.

Trump repeatedly pivoted to other subjects, including his now farcical claim that the 2020 presidential election he lost to Joe Biden was rigged. This is the predictable path for Trump – shrug off a pressing challenge by diverting the conversation with some raggedy rhetoric.

But while he is still talking about ending the war – and that's all it is, talk – the death and destruction has actually intensified since he won the election last month.

I guess you cant control everyone can you?

 

[Jarod]

Trump promised he'd end war in Ukraine before taking office. Now? He 'might.' | Opinion

Instead, death and destruction in Ukraine has actually intensified since Donald Trump won the election last month.

www.usatoday.com

President-elect Donald Trump made plenty of promises on the campaign trail this year. One stood out as his most audacious vow – he would swiftly end the war between Ukraine and Russia, even before being inaugurated.

Trump, now five weeks away from taking the oath of office again, was asked about that Monday. And it became immediately clear that the former and future president had moved on from audaciousness to a mix of ambiguity and ambivalence.

Consider Trump's response during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, when a reporter noted that he had promised to end the war before he took office and asked if he could still get that done.

"I'm going to try," Trump said.

Trump repeatedly pivoted to other subjects, including his now farcical claim that the 2020 presidential election he lost to Joe Biden was rigged. This is the predictable path for Trump – shrug off a pressing challenge by diverting the conversation with some raggedy rhetoric.

But while he is still talking about ending the war – and that's all it is, talk – the death and destruction has actually intensified since he won the election last month.

No they will believe its over now.

 

[Diogenes]

No they will believe its over now.

Do I, Brad?

 

[Diogenes]

There's gonna be all kinds of stuff Trump said he would do quickly & easily that doesn't pan out. This will only surprise people who started paying attention to Trump & to politics in general in the last day or 2.

Very likely. Best laid plans and all...