House Democrats leader: Trump-Zelensky relationship must be saved for ‘good of the free world’

Trump and Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

The leader of the Democratic minority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, believes that the relationship between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy must be salvaged for ‘good of the free world’.

He made this statement in an interview with CNN, as reported by Ukrinform, referencing The Hill.

“It has to be salvaged for the good of the free world if America is going to continue to play that role,” said Jeffries.

According to him, U.S. “leadership of the free world in the aftermath of World War Two — to create a rules based society all across the globe is in America’s national security interest — is designed to keep our people safe and secure and free of the type of global conflict that cost so many lives, including American lives during World War One and World War Two.”

In the opinion of the Democrats leader in the House, “it certainly is the case that we’ll need to see some mature leadership from the Trump administration.”

As reported, on Friday, a public dispute broke out between Trump and Zelenskyy in the White House, resulting in the breakdown of their negotiations.

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