Fox News host attacks Trump's Russian diesel purchase deal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 06:44 · Archive

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade criticised President Trump's decision to buy Russian diesel, calling it potentially his presidency's biggest mistake.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade launched a blistering attack on President Trump's decision to buy Russian diesel during an on-air clash with co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy on Fox & Friends Weekend. Kilmeade, 62, fiercely defended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he criticised the fuel arrangement, and accused Trump of proposing that Ukraine needed new leadership in response.

Kilmeade said Trump was angered by Zelensky's opposition to the diesel purchase, which he described as allowing millions of dollars to 'flow into Russia, who started this whole war unprovoked'. He called it 'the biggest mistake' of Trump's administration to work with Russia, comparing Vladimir Putin to 'the modern Hitler of our generation'. Kilmeade blamed Putin as 'the one person responsible' for the conflict with Ukraine and said the Russian leader was 'getting his ass kicked'.

Kilmeade attributed the diesel deal to pressure on global energy supplies caused by conflict involving Iran, which had created a political headache for Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections. Trump had approved sanctions on Russia and nations purchasing Russian energy less than a month before easing restrictions on the diesel trade.

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• Fox News Star Seethes Over Trump's Deal With RussiaFox News politico Brian Kilmeade suggested President Donald Trump might be siding with the “bad guys” after his deal to import Russian diesel escalated tensions between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the United States. Kilmeade, one of the network’s most stalwart conservatives, argued with “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy while denouncing Trump for proposing Kiev needed new leadership after Zelenskyy criticized the US fuel deal with Moscow. “The president got ticked off because Zelenskyy came out and said, ‘Do not buy five hundred million tons of diesel,’”…HuffPost UK · 13 Oct, 06:26
• Fox News host issues blistering take on Trump's decision to buy 300k tons of diesel from Russia: 'They're the bad guys'Brian Kilmeade clashed with co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy live on air, fiercely defending Ukraine and comparing Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler.Daily Mail · 12 Oct, 02:59

In this story: Brian Kilmeade · Donald Trump · Volodymyr Zelensky · Vladimir Putin · Rachel Campos-Duffy · Fox News · Russia · Ukraine

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