"The fact that Trump 'sat quietly' while Vance argued with Zelensky shows that Trump was giving his approval for the vice president to be an 'attack dog' in the conversation," Engel said. "It seems pretty planned," he added.

The Trump-Zelensky meeting was going well for the first 40 minutes, but the final 10 minutes ended in an argument as Zelensky countered Vance's criticism of Biden and his emphasis on diplomacy with Putin, showing Vance being more Trumpian than Trump.

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