Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may need to either reconsider his stance or resign to bring an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine. During an appearance on NBC’s *Meet the Press* on Sunday, Johnson echoed sentiments previously expressed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, stating, “Something has to change. Either he needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that.”  

Speaker Mike Johnson on NBC says he thinks President Zelenskyy may need to resign to get a peace deal: “Either he needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country. It’s up to the Ukrainians to figure that out.” pic.twitter.com/xHIRaYZDsF

— Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) March 2, 2025

 

Johnson’s remarks followed a tense meeting on Friday between Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. The encounter reportedly became heated, with Zelenskyy facing criticism for not expressing enough gratitude for U.S. efforts to broker peace and for his reluctance to commit to negotiations.  

 

“The fact that he acted as he did, I think, was a great disappointment,” Johnson later said in an interview on CNN’s *State of the Union*.  

 

Originally, Zelenskyy’s visit was intended to include the signing of a minerals agreement meant to bolster Ukraine’s future security. However, following the Oval Office dispute, the remainder of his visit was abruptly canceled. Trump later took to Truth Social, writing that Zelenskyy had “disrespected the United States in its cherished Oval Office” and would only be welcome back “when he is ready for Peace.”  

 

After the argument, Zelenskyy was expelled from the White House, further fueling criticism of Trump’s handling of the situation. On Saturday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican who has been openly critical of Trump, condemned his actions. In a post on X, she warned that the U.S. was “walking away from our allies and embracing Putin.”

 

Johnson rejected Murkowski’s criticism, stating on CNN that she was “plainly wrong” and asserting that “the person who walked away from the table yesterday was President Zelenskyy.”  

 

Although Johnson stood by Trump’s position on Zelenskyy’s role in the failed meeting, he did not hesitate to condemn Russian aggression. In contrast to Trump, who has often avoided strong rhetoric against Russia, Johnson was clear in his stance against Moscow.  

 

“I’d like to see Putin defeated, frankly,” Johnson said on NBC. “He is an adversary of the United States. But in this conflict, we’ve got to bring it into this war. It’s in everybody’s interest.”  

 

On CNN, he reiterated his position, stating, “Putin is the aggressor. It is an unjust war. We have been crystal clear about that.”

 

Based on a report by Politico  2025-03-04

 

 

I would suggest that bible thumper Johnson shut the **** up, grow a pair, remove his nose from Trump’s ample posterior and leave world politics to the grownups.

PS:

 

President Zelensky has more statesmanship, honor and courage in the tip of his little pinky finger than Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, JD Vance and the whole GOP combined. 

2 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

PS:

 

President Zelensky has more statesmanship, honor and courage in the tip of his little pinky finger than Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, JD Vance and the whole GOP combined. 

Well said........

I suspect Zelensky may have vested interests in remaining in power with the war ongoing.

 

Obviously less so now that the Biden crime family have been removed. 

Putin would certainly like that. Maybe Trump can install a paid for puppet like Zelensky's predecessor.

49 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

I would suggest that bible thumper Johnson shut the **** up, grow a pair, remove his nose from Trump’s ample posterior and leave world politics to the grownups.

Do you include Trump in that list of "grownups"?

The arguement in the oval office was between a man with no suit and a suit with NO man!

Johnson also ordered GOP representatives to no longer attend town hall meetings, because they are getting booed. Aww, poor GOP representatives, can’t take a little heat and explain to dissatisfied Trump voters why their great leader is screwing up the country. Cowards, the lot of them.

1 minute ago, Paul Henry said:

The arguement in the oval office was between a man with no suit and a suit with NO man!

Was it now?

3 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Do you include Trump in that list of "grownups"?

No.

Just now, rudi49jr said:

Johnson also ordered GOP representatives to no longer attend town hall meetings, because they are getting booed. Aww, poor GOP representatives, can’t take a little heat and explain to dissatisfied Trump voters why their great leader is screwing up the country. Cowards, the lot of them.

Fixing the country. $100bn in savings already. 

1 hour ago, rudi49jr said:

I would suggest that bible thumper Johnson shut the **** up, grow a pair, remove his nose from Trump’s ample posterior and leave world politics to the grownups.

Absolutely brillianty well said.

37 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Was it now?

No it was the other day!

Many people are thinking at this point in time that in order for peace to happen in this world Trump needs to be impeached or exiled, along with Johnson, Hegseth, Vance, and many of the other administration fools. 

 

Those guys are all blazing idiots and Zelensky is a hero. 

 

 

48 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Fixing the country. $100bn in savings already. 

That’s not counting the over $4 trillion they’re giving away in tax cuts to millionaires, billionaires and already very rich and large companies, is it? Screwing every single American out of more than $13,000. Yeah, right, fixing the country.

Zelensky himself of course offered to step down. But like all of Zelensky's offers, promises and words, it was a false offer. He linked it to Ukraine first getting in to NATO, and even then he'd run again. So Volodymyr again talking comedy.

 

Mike Johnson is right. The warmonger Zelensky has to go.

1 hour ago, rudi49jr said:

I would suggest that bible thumper Johnson shut the **** up, grow a pair, remove his nose from Trump’s ample posterior and leave world politics to the grownups.

He does not care what kws think.

Just now, Cameroni said:

Zelensky himself of course offered to step down. But like all of Zelensky's offers, promises and words, it was a false offer. He linked it to Ukraine first getting in to NATO, and even then he'd run again. So Volodymyr again talking comedy.

 

Mike Johnson is right. The warmonger Zelensky has to go.

Mike is great and right of course. Z is a celebrity not a leader.

4 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

That’s not counting the over $4 trillion they’re giving away in tax cuts to millionaires, billionaires and already very rich and large companies, is it? Screwing every single American out of more than $13,000. Yeah, right, fixing the country.

Tax cuts are going to the poor and middle class.

5 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

Screwing every single American out of more than $13,000.

Huh? You want to steal money from successful US people to fund Ukraine war? How bizarre.

7 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Many people are thinking at this point in time that in order for peace to happen in this world Trump needs to be impeached or exiled, along with Johnson, Hegseth, Vance, and many of the other administration fools. 

 

Those guys are all blazing idiots and Zelensky is a hero. 

 

 

This is your hero

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Tax cuts are going to the poor and middle class.

In your dreams…

2 minutes ago, rudi49jr said:

In your dreams…

No tax on tips is for rich? 

 

Why would you want to fund Nazis with US money anyway?  Trump is on fire. Making all the right calls.

 

Z can sort out his own mess.

10 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Mike is great and right of course. Z is a celebrity not a leader.

 

Volodymyr is a leader. He's led Ukraine to near total destruction, certain defeat and economic collapse.

 

He's leading, he's just not sure where here's going or how to get there.

 

In reality Zelensky is a puppet, a stooge propped up by the West, Biden, Kamala and BJ at the time, to fight a proxy war against Russia. But now that Russia has called their bluff and is winning on the battlefield it's become clear Ukraine is a no win for the West. Billions of dollars lost. Ammunitions depleted. Women and children killed. And for what? Nothing but vanity of a few Western and Ukrainian leaders.

13% inflation in Ukraine. Western Lefties want to keep funding him by taxing hard working Americans. How bizarre.

 

Musk and Trump best team in a long long time.

1 hour ago, Harrisfan said:

Was it now?

Oh yes it was!

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

13% inflation in Ukraine. Western Lefties want to keep funding him by taxing hard working Americans. How bizarre.

 

Musk and Trump best team in a long long time.

 

It is utterly puzzling how failing countries like Britain, Germany or France want to fund Ukraine with billions of Euro in the long term. Okay, steal the money from Russia, but then what?

 

Nobody's thought this through. It's all about photo ops and short term emotional feel good.

1 minute ago, Cameroni said:

 

It is utterly puzzling how failing countries like Britain, Germany or France want to fund Ukraine with billions of Euro in the long term. Okay, steal the money from Russia, but then what?

 

Nobody's thought this through. It's all about photo ops and short term emotional feel good.

Like Iraq etc just madness. Endless since 1990. Trump wants to stop it. He's Hitler? Bush votes for Kamala. Stranger than a movie. 

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Like Iraq etc just madness. Endless since 1990. Trump wants to stop it. He's Hitler? Bush votes for Kamala. Stranger than a movie. 

Trump never stopped the Afghanistan war, why was that........?