Waltz Says Ukraine Needs to 'Tone Down' Criticism of Trump Amidst Negotiations

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz discussed the ongoing negotiations between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia to end the war in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends, effectively saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in no place to criticize President Donald Trump for wanting to end hostilities.

Zelenskyy accused Trump of living in a "disinformation space," which earned him accusations of being a "dictator" from the American President after Trump's summit with the Russians.

"There is obviously a lot of frustration here," Waltz told Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade, suggesting "we presented the Ukrainians an incredible and historic opportunity to have the United States coinvest in Ukraine, invest in its economy, invest in its natural resources, and really become a partner in Ukraine's future in a way that is sustainable but also would be, I think, the best security guarantee they could ever hope for, much more than another pallet of ammunition."

As a result, Waltz further added, the United States, and by extension, Trump, does not deserve to be criticized for all of the aid it has given to Ukraine, calling it "unacceptable" and "they need to tone it down, take a hard look, and sign that deal."

Kilmeade asked if the tension could be eased, which the national security adviser said was possible since "the President also said how much he loves the Ukrainian people, and again, he was the first to arm them back in his first term. We have done a lot for the security of Ukraine, and to say that we are going to change the nature of our aid going forward, I do not think should offend anyone."

From there, Kilmeade asked Waltz if he had a response to Democrats attempting to criticize Trump's efforts to end the war as "surrender" and pro-Putin.

"You know, I guess all of those Democrats were perfectly fine with seeing hundreds of thousands of people, literally on a daily, weekly, monthly basis, in a meatgrinder of a war that has turned into an endless war under Joe Biden, who could not define success and basically said as long as it takes, as much as it takes, no matter how many people die, no matter how much death and destruction, because I have not heard any one of them actually present a plan to bring this war to an end. President Trump has done that, and we are going to execute it," Waltz concluded.