[UPDATE] Trump tells Zelensky to let 'somebody else' negotiate for Ukraine and says Russia 'has been fine'

Donald Trump spoke as he left the White House on Monday, Oct. 19. He said Russia "has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much." He also said it's "time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine." That was aimed at Volodymyr Zelensky (President, Ukraine), who has led Ukraine's side of the talks. Trump's case. "We've given a lot to Ukraine. They've given nothing to us," he said. Defending his deals with Russia, he said: "I'm trying to get a hostage." Zelensky's answer. He accused Trump of pressuring Kyiv to surrender to Russia. He is running a public pressure campaign through allies in Congress. Congress. Michael McCaul (Rep-R Texas), who is leaving Congress, said by text that Zelensky has been warned that lashing out at Trump "will not end well." Fitzpatrick and Bacon went the other way. Bacon, who also retires at the end of this term, says the threat covers the lame-duck session after the Nov. 3 election, per The Hill. Still open. Neither lawmaker has named a bill or a vote he would withhold.