Republican lawmakers are backing President Donald Trump’s insistence that Ukraine hold elections, even if they don’t share his belief that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a "dictator."

Don Bacon (R-Neb.) broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday after his comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump labeled Zelenskyy as a “Dictator without Elections” in a lengthy post to Truth Social on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump's comments this week claiming Ukraine was responsible for starting the three-year conflict with Russia and calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a dictator without elections" drew criticism from congressional Democrats and pushback from some members of the Republican Party.

Republican lawmakers are reacting to President Trump's comments on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on some GOP members breaking away from Trump's war of words and to discuss how Sen.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) broke with President Trump over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday and advised against a public spat between the two leaders. “Are you disturbed at all by

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator” after earlier in the day the Ukrainian president accused him of living in a Russian “disinformation bubble,” as a spat between the two spiraled.

"I don’t accept George Orwell’s doublethink," one House Republican said after President Trump blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), a moderate Republican, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should not be forced to accept any peace agreement with Russia that falls short of his country’s

Russia pivot has alienated allies, emboldened adversaries, and placed members of his party in an uncomfortable position

Richard Grenell defended President Trump’s criticism of Zelenskyy being a “dictator," saying that the president is focused on what is best for the American people.

The former Republican congressman turned never-Trumper took to X to troll President Donald Trump ‘s vice president, JD Vance, after his second-in-command got into a spat on X about Ukraine. “Did you ever imagine you’d be 1) Vice President 2) a Vice President with enough time to tweet 3) a complete douche canoe?” Kinzinger posted to X.