Donald Trump Jr suggests US could ‘walk away’ from Ukraine war effort
DOHA, QATAR: Donald Trump Jr suggested on Sunday, December 7, that the United States may simply "walk away" from the war in Ukraine, delivering a blistering critique of the conflict during a Middle East conference.
Speaking at the Doha Forum, the president's eldest son launched a lengthy tirade against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the European Union, signaling deep skepticism within the MAGA movement about continued support for Kyiv.
'Zelensky became borderline DEITY, especially to the left, he was beyond reproach'
— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) December 7, 2025
Trump Jr. says 'YEARS of corruption on world stage — that everyone in this room knew was happening — was totally absolved'
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Trump Jr says US won’t be ‘idiot with the checkbook’
When asked if his father would abandon the war effort, Trump Jr replied that it was possible, adding that the US would no longer be "the idiot with the checkbook."
He argued that the conflict was being prolonged by Zelenskyy for political survival. "Zelenskyy knows he would never win an election if it ended," Trump Jr claimed.
He also offered a harsh assessment of Ukrainian society, alleging that the country's wealthy elite had abandoned the fight.
He claimed that during a visit to Monaco this summer, "50% of the supercars such as Bugattis and Ferraris had Ukrainian number plates."
"Do you think that was earned in Ukraine?" he asked the audience.
💸 Trump Jr.: Corrupt Ukraine regime lacks ‘incentive for peace’
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) December 7, 2025
In Monaco, “50% of the supercars… have Ukrainian plates,” says Donald Trump Jr. at the Doha Forum 2025
“Do we think that was actually earned in Ukraine?” he queries
Weighing into the massive unfolding Ukraine… pic.twitter.com/er0OzDKPGq
"The rich fled, and they left what they believed to be the peasant class to fight these wars," Trump Jr said.
He argued there was "no incentive to stop" the conflict because "as long as the money train was coming and they were stealing, no one was auditing anything."
Attacks on the EU and Kaja Kallas
The president's son also took aim at the European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, mocking the effectiveness of Western sanctions.
He argued that the sanctions had backfired by increasing oil prices, which allegedly ultimately funded Russia.
"We are going to wait for Russia to go bankrupt – that is not a plan," he said of the European strategy.
Europe has been underestimating its own power, especially towards Russia. We should be more self confident.
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) December 6, 2025
The United States is still our biggest ally. And it's in the interest of the U.S. that we work together.
Extracts from my intervention at the 2025 Doha Forum ↓ pic.twitter.com/AgSi2f461g
Venezuelan boats 'clear and present danger'
In a comparison that aligned with the administration's new national security focus, Trump Jr dismissed the strategic importance of Ukraine compared to border threats.
He stated that he had only encountered three people during the 2022 campaign who listed Ukraine as a top priority.
By contrast, he argued that Venezuelan boats bringing f******l into the US represented a "far more clear and present danger than anything that is going on in Ukraine or Russia."
