On Sunday, President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account to launch a verbal attack on both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Staying true to his style, Trump criticized the two leaders sharply.

Donald Trump Truth Social 05.25.25 08:46 PM EST pic.twitter.com/H81G7hmdwn

— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 26, 2025

Later that day, he shared his thoughts with a CNN news team, giving both Putin and Zelensky what could only be described, in my grandmother’s words, as a stern talking-to.

🚨 #BREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP FUMES ABOUT PUTIN

“Yeah, I’ll give you an update. I’m not pleased with Putin’s actions! He’s causing many deaths. And I can’t understand what’s happened to Putin! I’ve known him for years. We’ve always gotten along. But now he’s sending… pic.twitter.com/Az6XpL7Dqz

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 25, 2025

The president said: 

We’re in the middle of talking and he’s shooting rockets into Kiev and other cities! I don’t like it at all.

Unknown reporter: Mr. President, what do you want to do about that?

President Trump: I’m surprised. I’m very surprised. We’ll see what we’re going to do. What am I going to tell you? You’re the fake news, aren’t you? You’re totally fake. Any other questions?

We should note that President Trump isn’t sparing Ukraine’s president, either; in his Truth Social post on Sunday, the president wrote:

Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop

President Trump has never had any difficulty saying exactly what he thinks.