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in two weeks

'You can ask that question in two weeks' on military aid to Ukraine

Never delivered
“You can ask that question in two weeks, and we'll see.”
Promised
, Oval Office meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store
Stated deadline
“in two weeks” → May 8, 2025
Overdue by
1 year, 4 months as of September 22, 2026
Re-promised
4 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Ukraine & Russia
Era
Second term

What happened

Asked whether US military assistance to Ukraine would continue, Trump deferred by two weeks. No answer came at the two-week mark. He used variations of the same deflection on April 27, May 19 and May 28, 2025.

Sources

  1. Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out NPR, Jun 20, 2025
  2. Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one NBC News, Jun 20, 2025