Trump Implies Zelensky Coached Ukrainian Reporter on Tomahawk Question: ‘Exactly as He Told You to Say It’

Kathryn Wilkens Oct 17th, 2025, 2:44 pm

President Donald Trump implied that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky coached a reporter to ask a question about the U.S. potentially providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles during a Friday Q&A at the White House, quipping that the question was “exactly as he [Zelensky] told you to say it.”

“Russia calls Tomahawk supplies for Ukraine an escalation,” the journalist began, before Trump interrupted him, asking, “Yeah, who are you with?” The reporter then identified himself as Ukrainian. “You’re Ukraine? Good,” said Trump.

The journalist went on to ask Trump if he’s considered “providing Ukraine with Tomahawk or similar missiles,” t

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