Trump "not happy" with Putin after Russia strikes Ukraine in largest air attack in the war thus far

Trump didn’t mince words Sunday, taking a swing at Vladimir Putin from the tarmac in New Jersey, saying that he "doesn't like" what Putin has been up to lately. He was referring to Russia's largest aerial attack against Ukraine thus far in the war.

At Morristown Municipal Airport, with Air Force One looming like a shiny backdrop for his latest verbal sparring match, Trump let rip. “I’m not happy with what Putin is doing,” sounding like a guy who just found out his steak was overcooked. “He’s killing a lot of people, and I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin.”

The guy’s got a point. Russia’s latest barrage on Ukraine—hundreds of drones and missiles raining down on Kyiv and beyond—was a brutal flex. Trump, pacing the tarmac, wasn’t having it. “I’ve known him a long time, always gotten along with him, but he’s sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don’t like it at all,” he said, shaking his head like he’s trying to figure out why his old pal Vlad’s gone full supervillain.

This wasn’t just any attack. Ukrainian officials are calling it the biggest aerial assault of the war—298 drones, 69 missiles, a grim fireworks show that left at least 12 dead and dozens more nursing wounds. Trump, never one for subtlety, doubled down: “I don’t like what Putin is doing. Not even a little bit. He’s killing people. And something happened to this guy.” You can almost hear the Jersey in his voice, like he’s ready to take Putin to task over a meatball sub.

The scene was pure Trump—striding across the tarmac, Marine One in the background, tossing verbal grenades before jetting off. He painted a vivid picture: Putin “shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities” while Ukraine’s trying to negotiate peace. It’s like trying to have a heart-to-heart during a bar fight.

Across the pond, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s sounding the alarm on Telegram, begging the world to wake up. “The silence of America, the silence of others in the world only encourages Putin,” he wrote, practically shouting into the digital void. “Every such terrorist Russian strike is reason enough for new sanctions against Russia.” The guy’s got a point—silence is complicity when missiles are flying.

Trump’s no stranger to Putin, but Sunday’s press gaggle felt different. Gone was the chummy vibe; in its place, a blunt call-out. “He’s killing a lot of people,” Trump said again, like he’s trying to wrap his head around why his old buddy’s playing warlord. The photos from Morristown—Trump strutting, gesturing, owning the moment—say it all. 

The man’s not just talking; he’s performing. And Putin? He’s on notice.

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