President Biden lost his temper and raised his voice on the phone with Volodymyr Zelensky when the Ukrainian president continued to press for more aid even after Biden signed off on $1 billion worth of military assistance earlier this year, according to a report Monday.
The phone call in June, one of many between the two leaders, turned testy when Zelensky began listing what else Kyiv needed and wasn’t getting shortly after Biden announced the aid package, NBC News reported.
The commander-in-chief reportedly blew his stack and, with his voice rising, reminded Zelensky of the generosity of the American people, stressing that his administration and the US military were doing all they could to help Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Biden also told Zelensky that he should be more thankful for the aid, according to NBC News, which cited four people familiar with the call.