Trump admin offers subdued response to Russia’s assault on Kyiv, and Europe’s outrage

This piece frames Trump’s response as weak while amplifying European frustration and expert critiques. Brett Bruen’s statement that “Putin punked Trump” is an ad hominem, mocking Trump rather than addressing policy. Assertions that Russia’s assault is “proof” Putin is not sincere in peace talks represent a false cause. The repeated use of terms like “terror and barbarism” and “killing children” heightens appeal to emotion and biased language. Trump’s “both-sidesism” is cast as equivalent blame, a false equivalence ignoring the disproportionate aggression. Finally, critics oversimplify Trump’s diplomacy into a straw man argument that he only seeks summits over substance.