Social media skewered the president for finally admitting on Wednesday that ending the conflict is "more difficult than people would have any idea."

NATO is “not a rip-off,” the president adds at the end of the alliance’s summit, reversing past attacks on the organization.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he is considering sending more Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine to help Kyiv fend off Russian attacks.