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Trump Uses F-Word About Maduro During Zelenskyy Meeting at White House

The on-camera remark revived scrutiny of his documented public profanity during a session that also disclosed a U.S. strike on a drug‑carrying submarine.

President Donald Trump, second right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, sit with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, from right, Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine before a lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, seated third from left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Overview

  • Pressed on reports about Venezuelan outreach, Trump said Nicolás Maduro “doesn’t want to f*** around with the United States” during a Cabinet Room appearance with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • He ended the press availability shortly afterward, closing the event with a brief thanks as aides moved reporters out.
  • In the same session, Trump said U.S. forces had attacked a drug‑carrying submarine in the Caribbean that was built to transport large quantities of narcotics.
  • Coverage links the moment to a broader pattern, citing a New York Times tally that found Trump used profanity publicly more than 1,700 times in 2024.
  • Reporters noted that presidential profanity is uncommon but not unprecedented, recalling examples involving Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Dick Cheney.