What struck me was the claim that Trump actually said that when Russia initially put troops on the border, they were looking to negotiate.
That doesn't seem irrational at all. They would have likely looked for a deal that would liberate the DPR and LPR, maybe even just calling for an election.
That opportunity for us to assent to that and avoid a war passed when the bungling Biden administration took control.
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would strike a peace deal to end the Ukraine war “within 24 hours” if he were commander-in-chief.Nick Gilbertson (Breitbart)