U.S. President Donald Trump compared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the American showman and businessman P.T. Barnum, APA reports, citing Politico.
In an interview with the publication, Trump spoke about Zelensky and likened him to the famous American entrepreneur.
"Long before Putin, it was an understanding that Ukraine would not be going into NATO. This was long before Putin, in all fairness. And now they pushed ... you know, when Zelenskyy first went in and first met Putin, he said I want two things. I want Crimea back and we’re gonna be a member of NATO. He didn’t say it in a very nice way either. You know, he’s ... he’s a great salesman. I call him P.T. Barnum," Trump noted.
"One of the greatest on Earth. He could sell any product at any time. That was his expression, I can sell any product at any time. It was true. He said, doesn’t matter whether it works or not. He’s P.T. Barnum. He got crooked Joe Biden to give him $350 billion. And look what it got him. About 25 percent of his country is missing," Trump emphasized.