President Joe Biden, a Democrat, had become furious with President Zelensky over a phone call in June 2022, just months after the Russian invasion in February. Biden too lost his temper with Zelenski on a 2022 call. Trump made the same point to Zelensky on Friday. Trump called Zelensksy a \”dictator\”, accusing him of clinging to power without calling for elections. The Ukrainian leader had responded accusing Trump of living in \”disinformation space\”. Trump had pulled back and feigned loss of recall, having said that when asked at a news conference ahead of his meeting with Zelenksy. But on Friday, when asked about the Oval Office blowout, he told a Fox News host, he had done nothing \”bad\”, although he did concede the spat \”was not good\” The spat was seen around the world Friday and was seen as a major embarrassment for the White House. The White House said it was investigating the incident and would issue a statement on Friday afternoon.
