Some of President Trump's fervent allies stood behind his actions in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. But Ukraine supporters within the Republican Party have expressed concerns about how the meeting played out and fear it could derail further negotiations with the country.

Don Bacon (R-Neb.) broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday after his comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump labeled Zelenskyy as a “Dictator without Elections” in a lengthy post to Truth Social on Wednesday.

Republican senators went to great lengths on Wednesday to avoid bashing President Donald Trump and his criticism of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but they didn't hold back on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald Trump's comments this week claiming Ukraine was responsible for starting the three-year conflict with Russia and calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a dictator without elections" drew criticism from congressional Democrats and pushback from some members of the Republican Party.

Fast forward almost six years — to a pivotal moment for his war-torn country’s future — Zelenskyy seems to have forgotten the first rule in dealing with Trump: Flattery is the coin of the realm — and perceived insults, especially in public, will quickly get you kicked to the curb.

During the clash, in front of US and international media, Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused Zelenskyy of not being “thankful” and refusing to accept their proposed truce terms.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated Zelenskyy during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday and at times raised their voices toward the Ukrainian leader. Trump also accused Zelenskyy of being “disrespectful” as Vance demanded that Zelenskyy offer his thanks to the president.

President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Zelensky are getting in an extremely heated back and forth in the Oval Office. Zelensky asks Vance to come to Ukraine and Vance accuses him of doing propaganda tours. Trump tells him, “You don’t have the cards right… pic.twitter.com/Uow3tzy0gD

The week ended with a historically horrendous exchange Friday in the Oval Office among Trump, Vice President JD “Eyeliner” Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding a rare-earth deal for continued American support of Ukraine in its ongoing battle against a decade-long Russian invasion.