MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. Well-known TV host of Ukraine’s United News Telemarathon Vadim Karpyak has made a joke about attempts on US presidents’ lives and called for the appearance of a new Lee Harvey Oswald, posting it on his Facebook page (banned in Russia; owned by Meta, which is designated as extremist).
"And where is Lee Harvey Oswald when the country needs him so much? And not just one [country]," he wrote, adding three smiley faces.
Lee Harvey Oswald is believed to be the assassin of US President John F. Kennedy, who was fatally wounded by him on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. The special commission investigating the murder, led by US Supreme Court President Earl Warren, concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assailant. Two days after the president’s assassination, Oswald was shot dead by Dallas resident Jack Ruby.
The host clearly hinted at incumbent US President Donald Trump, who had already survived an assassination attempt during his election campaign on July 13, 2024, sustaining a light injury.
Recently, the US-Ukraine relations have been experiencing a chill. On February 28, Vladimir Zelensky visited the White House for a meeting with Trump. When answering questions from the media ahead of negotiations, Trump and Zelensky engaged in a heated exchange, during which Trump pointed out Zelensky’s disrespectful attitude toward the United States, while US Vice President JD Vance stressed Zelensky’s ingratitude to Washington for the support provided to Kiev. The press conference following their meeting was canceled, and the signing of the US-Ukraine mineral deal did not take place. Trump later posted a statement on Truth Social saying that Zelensky was disrespectful and not ready for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.