Former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice addressed CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday, stating that the White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was highly choreographed. On Saturday, she defended herself against MAGA critics who accused her of being involved in a conspiracy to undermine Trump. ‘Well, Wolf, in my estimation, it was a setup,’ Rice said during the interview. She explained that Zelensky came to Washington hoping to secure security guarantees for Ukraine but instead faced an uncomfortable 40-minute meeting with Trump, who made controversial remarks about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist responded to Rice’s comments, suggesting they might reveal a broader effort to oppose Trump. She criticized what she saw as ongoing political interference from former Obama administration officials. ‘I’ll remind you that Susan Rice was in the small Jan. 5, 2017 meeting in the WH with other key Russia collusion hoax perpetrators,’ Hemingway added.
Trump confidante Roger Stone also weighed in, accusing Rice of being involved in the so-called Russian Collusion Hoax and calling for her arrest over alleged lies about Hunter Biden’s laptop. In response, Rice fired back at her critics, saying, ‘You clowns are up to the same old tired crap.’ She denied any involvement with Zelensky or his team and criticized the idea of selling out Ukraine to appease Russia.
Rice emphasized that her critics were repeating baseless conspiracy theories and urged a focus on factual discussions about U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine.