Fox News' Karl Rove on Friday couldn't find a way to spin the disastrous spat that erupted between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Shortly after the meeting between the two men concluded, Rove delivered a somber assessment of what just transpired.
"The only winner here today is Vladimir Putin," he said. "This was a mistake to have it broadcast. It was a mistake for Zelenskyy to get his dander up. It was a mistake for the president and vice president to be so public in their comments. This was not a moment that should have been televised."
Rove then speculated that Trump and Zelensky could have come to some sort of agreement had they kept these discussions behind closed doors.
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"But it's really hard when you've had the kind of coverage of this moment that they've now had," he said.
Zelensky and Trump had been expected to sign a deal related to giving the United States mineral rights in Ukraine, but the Ukrainian president left the White House shortly after the tumultuous meeting with Trump.
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