🧵 Thread #195
Trump's criticism of Ukraine
This thread tracks Donald Trump's various criticisms of Ukraine and Zelenskyy regarding military actions and negotiations.
Oct 10, 2 PM ET to Nov 14, 6 PM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now
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🧩 3 stories so far 📰 27 outlets carried one ⚖️ 🫏12 · 6 · 8🐘 left · center · right ⏱️ 35.2 days running so far 📺 63 min of TV captions 📻 3 radio newscasts
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Oct 11 Oct 13 Oct 15 Oct 17 Oct 19 Oct 21 Oct 23 Oct 25 Oct 27 Oct 29 Oct 31 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 8 17 Trump criticizes Ukraine after attack on Russian diesel hub Trump criticizes Zelenskyy over Ukraine negotiations Ukraine says US proposed trading Donbas for NATO membership Front pages carrying each story at each hourly run, Oct 10, 2 PM to Nov 14, 6 PM ET (peak 17), stacked by story:
Oct 11 Oct 13 Oct 15 Oct 17 Oct 19 Oct 21 Oct 23 Oct 25 Oct 27 Oct 29 Oct 31 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 11 PM 1. Trump criticizes Ukraine after at…Trump criticizes Ukraine after attack on Russian diesel hub Trump criticizes Ukraine after attack on Russian diesel hub: Oct 10, 2 PM to Oct 10, 2 PM ET, 2 outlets 2. Trump criticizes Zelenskyy over U…Trump criticizes Zelenskyy over Ukraine negotiations Trump criticizes Zelenskyy over Ukraine negotiations: Oct 19, 5 AM to Oct 20, 9 PM ET, 20 outlets 3. Ukraine says US proposed trading …Ukraine says US proposed trading Donbas for NATO membership Ukraine says US proposed trading Donbas for NATO membership: Nov 14, 9 AM to Nov 14, 6 PM ET, 11 outlets 📺 TV CNN, Oct 19, 5:41 AM ET: ZELENSKY: U.S. SIDING WITH RUSSIA WOULD BE "HISTORIC MISTAKE" BBC News, Oct 19, 7:48 AM ET: Trump: Zelensky 'doesn't want to end war' BBC News, Oct 19, 7:49 AM ET: Trump: Zelensky 'doesn't want to end war' CNN, Oct 19, 12:08 PM ET: TRUMP CLAIMS ZELENSKY "DOESN'T WANT TO END THIS WAR" CNN, Oct 19, 12:09 PM ET: TRUMP CLAIMS ZELENSKY "DOESN'T WANT TO END THIS WAR" CNN, Oct 19, 1:11 PM ET: TRUMP SLAMS ZELENSKY Fox News, Oct 19, 3:24 PM ET: TRUMP: ZELENSKYY IS NOT HELPING MATTERS Fox News, Oct 19, 3:24 PM ET: TRUMP: ZELENSKYY IS NOT HELPING MATTERS BBC News, Oct 19, 3:25 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine CNN, Oct 19, 3:25 PM ET: TRUMP: "ALL I WANT IS FOR RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO STOP THAT STUPID WAR" BBC News, Oct 19, 3:26 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine CNN, Oct 19, 3:26 PM ET: TRUMP: ZELENSKY "SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS WAR SETTLED A LONG TIME AGO" CNN, Oct 19, 3:26 PM ET: TRUMP: "ALL I WANT IS FOR RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO STOP THAT STUPID WAR" Fox News, Oct 19, 3:26 PM ET: TRUMP: ZELENSKYY SHOULD HAVE SETTLED WAR BBC News, Oct 19, 3:28 PM ET: Trump: We have given a lot to Ukraine. They have given us nothing Fox News, Oct 19, 3:28 PM ET: TRUMP: GIVEN A LOT TO UKRAINE, THEY GIVE NOTHING BBC News, Oct 19, 3:29 PM ET: Trump: We have given a lot to Ukraine Fox News, Oct 19, 3:29 PM ET: TRUMP: GIVEN A LOT TO UKRAINE, THEY GIVE NOTHING BBC News, Oct 19, 3:33 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine BBC News, Oct 19, 3:34 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine CNN, Oct 19, 3:54 PM ET: U.S.-UKRAINE RIFT DEEPENS AFTER MASSIVE DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA Fox News, Oct 19, 3:54 PM ET: TRUMP: GIVEN UKRAINE A LOT, IT'S GIVEN US NOTHING CNN, Oct 19, 3:55 PM ET: TRUMP: "RUSSIA, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN FINE ON UKRAINE" CNN, Oct 19, 3:55 PM ET: U.S.-UKRAINE RIFT DEEPENS AFTER MASSIVE DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 3:55 PM ET: U.S.-UKRAINE RIFT DEEPENS AFTER MASSIVE DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 3:55 PM ET: TRUMP: "RUSSIA, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN FINE ON UKRAINE" CNN, Oct 19, 3:56 PM ET: TRUMP: "RUSSIA, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN FINE ON UKRAINE" CNN, Oct 19, 3:56 PM ET: TRUMP: "RUSSIA, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN FINE ON UKRAINE" CNN, Oct 19, 3:58 PM ET: TRUMP SLAMS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, BLAMES HIM FOR CASUALTIES CNN, Oct 19, 3:58 PM ET: TRUMP: "RUSSIA, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN FINE ON UKRAINE" CNN, Oct 19, 3:58 PM ET: TRUMP: "RUSSIA, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN FINE ON UKRAINE" CNN, Oct 19, 3:58 PM ET: TRUMP SLAMS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, BLAMES HIM FOR CASUALTIES CNN, Oct 19, 3:59 PM ET: TRUMP SLAMS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, BLAMES HIM FOR CASUALTIES CNN, Oct 19, 3:59 PM ET: TRUMP SLAMS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, BLAMES HIM FOR CASUALTIES CNN, Oct 19, 4:00 PM ET: TRUMP SLAMS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, BLAMES HIM FOR CASUALTIES BBC News, Oct 19, 5:02 PM ET: Trump: Zelensky has no idea what's going on CNN, Oct 19, 5:14 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 5:15 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 5:17 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:24 PM ET: TRUMP CRITICIZES ZELENSKYY, SAYS UKRAINE NEEDS NEW NEGOTIATOR MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:24 PM ET: TRUMP CRITICIZES ZELENSKYY, SAYS UKRAINE NEEDS NEW NEGOTIATOR MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:25 PM ET: TRUMP CRITICIZES ZELENSKYY, SAYS UKRAINE NEEDS NEW NEGOTIATOR MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:25 PM ET: TRUMP CRITICIZES ZELENSKYY, SAYS UKRAINE NEEDS NEW NEGOTIATOR MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:26 PM ET: TRUMP CRITICIZES ZELENSKYY, SAYS UKRAINE NEEDS NEW NEGOTIATOR MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:30 PM ET: LEONARD: TRUMP PUSHING UKRAINE TO SURRENDER, NOT RUSSIA MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:30 PM ET: LEONARD: TRUMP PUSHING UKRAINE TO SURRENDER, NOT RUSSIA MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:31 PM ET: LEONARD: TRUMP PUSHING UKRAINE TO SURRENDER, NOT RUSSIA MSNOW, Oct 19, 5:33 PM ET: LEONARD: TRUMP PUSHING UKRAINE TO SURRENDER, NOT RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:00 PM ET: TRUMP AGAIN SIDES WITH RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE CNN, Oct 19, 6:01 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" CNN, Oct 19, 6:02 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" CNN, Oct 19, 6:02 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:02 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING". Mike Rogers | (R) Michigan Senate Candidate CNN, Oct 19, 6:03 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:03 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:04 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:04 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:05 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:06 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA Fox News, Oct 19, 6:06 PM ET: BIPARTISAN UPDATE. ZELENSKYY JOINS LAWMAKERS FOR VIDEO CALL CNN, Oct 19, 6:07 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:07 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:08 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:09 PM ET: TRUMP SAYS ZELENSKY IS “NOT HELPING” END WAR WITH RUSSIA CNN, Oct 19, 6:09 PM ET: DEM, GOP LAWMAKERS TELL ZELENSKY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO UKRAINE BBC News, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine BBC News, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: Zelensky accuses US of delaying munitions CNN, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: DEM, GOP LAWMAKERS TELL ZELENSKY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO UKRAINE CNN, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: DEM, GOP LAWMAKERS TELL ZELENSKY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO UKRAINE CNN, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET: DEM, GOP LAWMAKERS TELL ZELENSKY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO UKRAINE BBC News, Oct 19, 6:11 PM ET: Zelensky accuses US of delaying munitions CNN, Oct 19, 6:11 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" CNN, Oct 19, 6:11 PM ET: DEM, GOP LAWMAKERS TELL ZELENSKY THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO UKRAINE CNN, Oct 19, 6:12 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" BBC News, Oct 19, 6:13 PM ET: Zelensky accuses US of delaying munitions CNN, Oct 19, 6:14 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" CNN, Oct 19, 6:14 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" BBC News, Oct 19, 6:15 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine BBC News, Oct 19, 6:15 PM ET: Zelensky accuses US of delaying munitions CNN, Oct 19, 6:15 PM ET: TRUMP TO REPUBLICANS ON PUTIN DEAL: "I'M THE ONE THAT'S WINNING" BBC News, Oct 19, 6:16 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine BBC News, Oct 19, 7:07 PM ET: Trump: Zelensky has no idea what's going on BBC News, Oct 19, 7:08 PM ET: Trump: Time for someone else to negotiate for Ukraine BBC News, Oct 19, 7:08 PM ET: Ukraine and Russia continue to trade air strikes BBC News, Oct 19, 7:10 PM ET: Ukraine and Russia continue to trade air strikes BBC News, Oct 19, 7:11 PM ET: Ukraine and Russia continue to trade air strikes CNN, Oct 19, 7:24 PM ET: (GOP REP: ZELENSKY SAYS TRUMP ADMIN HOLDING UP EXPECTED PATRIOT MISSILES CNN, Oct 19, 7:25 PM ET: ZELENSKY: IMAGE OF GIRL KILLED IN HER STROLLER REVEALS WAR'S "TRUTH" CNN, Oct 19, 7:26 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH". Sen. Thom Tillis | (R) Hosted Call Today With Lawmakers and Zelensky CNN, Oct 19, 7:26 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH" CNN, Oct 19, 7:27 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH". Sen. Thom Tillis | (R) Hosted Call Today With Lawmakers and Zelensky CNN, Oct 19, 7:27 PM ET: GOP REP: ZELENSKY SAYS TRUMP ADMIN HOLDING UP EXPECTED PATRIOT MISSILES. Sen. Thom Tillis | (R) Hosted Call Today With Lawmakers and Zelensky CNN, Oct 19, 7:27 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH" CNN, Oct 19, 7:27 PM ET: (GOP REP: ZELENSKY SAYS TRUMP ADMIN HOLDING UP EXPECTED PATRIOT MISSILES CNN, Oct 19, 7:29 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH". Sen. Thom Tillis | (R) Hosted Call Today With Lawmakers and Zelensky CNN, Oct 19, 7:29 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH" CNN, Oct 19, 7:29 PM ET: TRUMP: RUSSIA HAS BEEN "FINE" ON UKRAINE, "HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH". Sen. Thom Tillis | (R) Hosted Call Today With Lawmakers and Zelensky BBC News, Nov 14, 9:11 AM ET: Zelensky says Nato membership possible BBC News, Nov 14, 9:12 AM ET: Zelensky says Nato membership possible BBC News, Nov 14, 10:14 AM ET: Zelensky says Nato membership possible BBC News, Nov 14, 10:15 AM ET: Zelensky says Nato membership possible BBC News, Nov 14, 12:12 PM ET: US touts Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership BBC News, Nov 14, 12:12 PM ET: Zelensky says Nato membership possible BBC News, Nov 14, 12:13 PM ET: US touts Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership BBC News, Nov 14, 1:11 PM ET: Zelensky says Nato membership possible 📻 radio NPR News Now, Oct 19, 6:10 PM ET NPR News Now, Nov 14, 3:09 PM ET NPR News Now, Nov 14, 1:09 PM ET Its stories in the order of their latest news, each from when we first saw it on a front page to when we last
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🧭 How it unfolded each day’s news in an outlet’s own headline, in the color of its story
2 Oct 18, 1 PM ET
“Ukraine defies Trump and launches one of its biggest attacks on Russia this year”
Scripps News
2 Oct 19, 6 PM ET
“Trump says Zelenskiy should get somebody else to negotiate to end war”
Reuters
2 Oct 20, 1 AM ET
“Trump’s Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine”
New York Times
3 Nov 14, 9 AM ET
“Zelenskyy: US Floated Trading Donbas For NATO Membership”
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
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