Exclusive: MAGA at CPAC turn on Trump for Zelenksy insults - 'he's gone too far and needs to back off'

One die-hard Donald Trump supporter slammed the president claiming he has gone too far regarding comments that Ukraine was responsible for Russia’s invasion in 2022

Donald Trump has gone “too far” with his recent comments about Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a loyal MAGA supporter at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland.

CPAC officially kicked off on Monday at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center and, just like previous years, the GOP faithful descended upon the hotel in “Make America Great Again” regalia.

While the time in the flashy hotel is a chance for the President’s supporters and lawmakers to rub shoulders, it is also a chance to see what they think of with current events. Speaking to The Mirror U.S. several attendees spoke about the increasingly aggressive rhetoric of Trump directed at Zelensky, including how he suggested Ukraine was at fault for Russia’s invasion of the country back in 2022.

One die-hard supporter of the president claimed that he went “too far” regarding the allegations that Ukraine was at fault for the invasion. “I think he’s coming on a little too strong,” Chris Hastrav, 72, told The Mirror US. ” He needs to back off a little bit.”

Chris Hastrav, 72, slammed Trump saying that the president went too far with his comments. (
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While Hastrav said that he was “not sure about all the details” surrounding Ukrainian leader Zelensky, he said Trump needed to be “very careful” about getting involved in the conflict.

The question drew mixed reactions from other CPAC attendees, though, who either stood behind the president or simply didn’t realize that the comments had been made. “I somewhat agree,” Pat Perry, 67, said. When pressed for answers, adding that she believed there was a treaty between the two countries and that Ukraine had broken it by attempting to leave Russian control.

Pat Perry, 67, said she ‘somewhat agreed with the president’s remarks (
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Rudy Maggi, 67, fully agreed with Trump’s accusations. ” I fully stand by the president, the man stated and I also agree that [Zelensky] should pay us back for all the money we spent.”

“First of all, Russia should never have invaded them that I understand,” Maggi continued. ” But that’s what happened. We’ve been sending them a lot of money and there have been some questions about where the money is going. There have been some questions about selling some of our ammunition around the country.”

Rudy Maggi, 67, fully agreed with Trump’s accusations saying that he fully stood behind the president (
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He concluded by saying, “We got screwed in Iraq and Trump doesn’t want us to get screwed here.” Maggi added that Ukraine should send the U.S. something back in return like oil or minerals. Trump made the comments earlier this month during an evening press conference with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.

Trump, after calling Russian President Vladimir Putin, reiterated that Ukraine President Zelensky must be willing to give up more land to end its three-year conflict. He pointed to the nation’s request to be in NATO as the tipping point for the war.

Trump made the comments earlier this month during an evening press conference with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. (
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Appearing to blame Ukraine for the conflict, Trump later said: “You’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it … You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”

But Russia’s army crossed the border on Feb. 24, 2022, in an all-out invasion that Putin sought to justify by falsely saying it was needed to protect Russian-speaking civilians in eastern Ukraine and prevent the country from joining NATO.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine didn’t start then. In 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin saw signs that Ukraine was pulling away from Russia’s sphere of influence, seeking alliances with western European nations.

Putin illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula and started an armed aggression in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas that grew into a long-running conflict that left thousands dead.

That conflict simmered until 2022, when Putin ordered what he called military exercises along Ukraine’s borders. He told the world that the roughly 150,000 soldiers that he had amassed would not be used to invade Ukraine. But in the early hours of Feb. 24, Russia launched widespread airstrikes and soldiers began pouring over the border.

Trump has been keen on ending the conflict, which he said would be done on his first day in office.