Friday’s meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and President Donald Trump of the United States shocked many members of the public. In a matter of only a few minutes, it went from cordial to edgy to contentious to combative.

Friday’s televised spat in the Oval Office—the first in history— was between two presidents who owe their political success and place on the world stage to their time as hokey stars of the small screen.

Jen Psaki breaks down the dire consequences of Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and which aspects of the clash appeared to go all according to Trump and Vance's plan.

Ukrainians have rallied around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a defender of their country’s interests in the hours after he left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with Preside