Updated Feb 28, 2025 - Politics & Policy

WATCH: Trump-Zelensky meeting boils over in Oval Office

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US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC — President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met in the Oval Office Friday and openly clashed. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Trump and Vice President Vance's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Friday quickly turned into a heated argument.

Why it matters: The meeting devolved into a shouting match, with Vance accusing Zelensky of disrespect and of misleading visitors by taking them on "propaganda tours," and Zelensky retorting that Vance had never visited Ukraine.

See the video below.

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Zoom in: Here's a 10-minute video of the tense exchange.

Editor's note: This story was updated with a longer video of the tense exchange.

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WATCH: Trump-Zelensky meeting boils over in Oval Office

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