Rumors that Zelenskyy owned a Florida mansion and had $1.2 billion in offshore accounts circulated prior to the Ukraine war.

Zelenskyy does not live in Florida despite online claims he purchased a mansion in Vero Beach. President Donald Trump paused aid to Ukraine on Monday following the clash between him, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy on Feb. 28 at the White House.

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz discussed the fallout from Friday's tense meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Oval Office during last week's contentious meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) lauded President Donald Trump on Friday for championing America’s interests during a tense White House showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, praising Trump’s rejection of what he called “global handouts” and his bold push for peace through strength.

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appeared on Saturday’s “Fox and Friends Weekend,” where he described Zelenskyy’s removal by him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the meeting was over.

USAID has been one of the biggest targets of a broad campaign by Trump and his adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to slash the size of the federal government. Workers cleared their desks at USAID’s now-closed Washington headquarters on Thursday.

The question hovering over Washington was whether the Oval Office confrontation was a spontaneous outburst or a planned verbal smack down.

Why the secretary of state’s stone-like posture during the Zelenskyy meltdown might have been exactly as telling as observed.