Zelenskyy: History to judge whether Trump is America's best president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declined to describe U.S. President Donald Trump as the greatest American president during an interview with U.S. political commentator Laura Loomer, saying history would ultimately make that judgment.

When asked who he considered the best U.S. president, Zelenskyy named Abraham Lincoln, who served from 1861 to 1865. Loomer then remarked that Trump would be watching the interview, Caliber.Az reports.

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Laura Loomer Interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy @ZelenskyyUa at Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸

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Zelenskyy praised Trump as a strong leader but said it was too early to determine how history would assess his presidency.

"Of course, history will give the answer. Sometimes we live and do not know. Sometimes we erect monuments to someone, and then realise that it was not such a great person. So it really is, I think, not right to judge that way. Trump is a strong leader. Whether he is the best or not - history will answer," Zelenskyy added.

Following the interview, Trump shared a link to it on his social media platform, Truth Social.

By Sabina Mammadli