ICYMI: On MSNBC, Kelly Calls out White House Confrontation with Zelenskyy, Stresses Need to Stand with Allies

Today, Arizona Senator and U.S. Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly joined MSNBC following the contentious White House meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

Kelly—who participated in a meeting with Zelenskyy earlier in the day with alongside a bipartisan group of senators—criticized the public confrontation at the White House, calling it a dangerous display of weakness that benefits Vladimir Putin and makes the United States less safe. Kelly warned that undermining Ukraine at this critical moment not only hurts an ally fighting for its survival but also damages U.S. credibility with European partners and NATO allies. 

Read key excerpts from the interview below: 

“We have principles. We have values. And we don’t berate our allies in the Oval Office. I’ve never seen anything like this before. This did not get us anything.” 

“It’s important for the American people to understand that, because of what happened today, we are all less safe.”  

“There was one winner. One winner. And if you watch Russian TV tonight or tomorrow morning, you will see that they’re going to cover this. They’re going to be happy about this. Putin and his cronies are probably popping champagne bottles right now.”   

“President Trump wants to look tough. This is a guy that avoided military service, you know, said he had bone spurs. I think he has spent his entire life trying to look tough. In him [Trump] trying to look tough, he is making us less safe. And he’s making our entire country look weak. And who is the winner? It is Vladimir Putin. A war criminal who is killing women and children and old people, targeting hospitals, targeting schools. A guy who should be in jail. He is the winner today.” 

Click here to watch the full MSNBC interview.