Philip Wegmann: “Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has said after the war that he wants NATO membership or nuclear weapons. We heard Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say that NATO membership was unrealistic. What’s the President’s view on the other option, on a nuclear Ukraine?”
Leavitt: “I have not talked to President Trump about Ukraine’s NATO membership or their nuclear capabilities. I would leave it to him to discuss, but I will tell you, again, that secretary Rubio and also the Vice President J.D. Vance will be meeting directly with President Zelenskyy in Munich on Friday and I am sure they will provide a readout of that conversation and that discussion.”
Philip Wegmann: “Given that this administration has called on Europe to take, you know, more responsibility for their own defense, I am wondering, will the EU or any other European nation other then Ukraine be involved in these peace talks?”
Leavitt: “I don’t have any European nations currently involved to readout for you. Certainly, the President has employed a very strong team — or deployed a very strong team to continue these negotiations, and the fact that he was on the phone with both President Putin and President Zelenskyy today shows that he is very much involved in this effort, as well.”
Q: Federal judge refuses to pause injunction barring DOGE access.
Leavitt: Comply, acknowledged that while courts have the power to issue nationwide injunctions, “these judges have no basis in the law and have no grounds,” adding that Trump’s actions are constitutional and that the White House would be vindicated on appeal.
Jacobs: “are all of those things you mentioned fraud or are they waste or are they just contrary to the President’s policies?”
Leavitt: “I would argue that all of these things are fraudulent, they are wasteful, and they are an abuse of the American taxpayers dollar. This is not what the American government should be spending money on. It’s contrary to the president’s priorities and agenda. And again, I can continue to provide you the receipts for all of the fraud, waste, and abuse. And if anybody in here wants to argue that the federal government is not fraudulent in some capacity, be my guest, because I think the American people watching at home would beg to differ.”
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Q: Zelenskyy wants NATO membership, Def Sec Pete Hegseth unrealistic; peace talks EU or other nation?