The Trump-Zelensky blow-up was preceded, in recent days, by Oval Office visits by French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who both behaved very respectfully (Starmer even brought with him an invitation by King Charles for a state dinner) and gently pressed Trump to continue U.S. support for Ukraine.

Gov. Josh Shapiro denounced President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance for verbally assailing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office Friday, accusing Trump and Vance of having “advanced Russia’s propaganda directly from the White House.