Trump crowns himself a 'war hero' as he seeks elusive peace deal in Ukraine
For an episode Tuesday Trump and the conservative radio show host discussed both the Ukraine and Gaza wars.
That led to Trump commending his partnership with Netanyahu, noting how their partnership quickly ended fighting with Iran in June, as the president ordered a strike on three Iranian nuclear sites, which led to a quick ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
'He's a war hero,' Trump said of Netanyahu. 'Cause we work together, he's a war hero, I guess I am too. Nobody cares, but I am too,' he told Levin.
'I sent those planes,' the U.S. president pointed out.
He was talking about the B-2 bombers that used bunker buster bombs to damage Iran's Fordow nuclear site.
On Friday, he flew a B-2 bomber over Russian President Vladimir Putin's head to show off American military might ahead of their first meeting of Trump's second term.
Since then, Trump also had the opportunity to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, inviting him to the White House Monday with a handful of European leaders to discuss in-person what Putin said.
President Donald Trump gave conservative radio show host Mark Levin an update on where things stood after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday (right)
He gave an update to Levin during the Tuesday call-in.
'I had a very successful meeting with President Putin, I had a very successful meeting with President Zelensky,' Trump said. 'And now I thought it would be better if they met without me, just to see, I want to see what goes on.'
'They had a hard relationship, very bad, very bad relationship,' the president said.
Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, while Zelensky was president.
The Russian leader has continued attacking Ukraine using missiles and drones amid negotiations with Trump, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, to end the war.
Trump walked away from Friday's summit in Anchorage, Alaska without negotiationg a ceasefire, so attacks have continued this week.
The president said he wanted to see Putin and Zelensky get together and 'if necessary, and it probably would be, but if necessary, I'll go and probably be able to get it closed.'
'I just want to see what happens at the meeting,' Trump said. 'They're in the process of setting it up and we'll see what happens.'
On Wednesday, as negotiations for a Putin-Zelensky meeting were ongoing, Trump kept a low profile, hosting one event - the swearing-in of a new ambassador - behind closed doors.
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