‘Absolutely Disgusting’: Trump Sparks Fury By Joking He Can Cancel Future Elections If U.S. Gets Into a War
Alex Griffing Aug 19th, 2025, 4:25 pm
President Donald Trump sparked a wave of anger on Monday when he joked with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that if the U.S. were in a war, like Ukraine, he could stop holding elections.
The moment happened after Zelensky was asked by pro-MAGA reporter Brian Glenn if Ukraine would have elections in the future, a regular talking point of Zelensky’s critics on the right. Zelensky explained that Ukraine can’t hold elections under the current Russian siege, which has disrupted day-to-day life and endangered basic infrastructure.
“So you say during the war, you can’t have elections. So let me just say, three and a half years from

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