Trump-Ukraine scandal
In 2019, a whistleblower revealed that Trump had pressured Zelenskyy during a July 25, 2019 phone call to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden (Trump’s political rival at the time). Trump allegedly withheld military aid to Ukraine as leverage for this request.
This led to:
The first impeachment of Donald Trump in December 2019 by the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress (he was later acquitted by the Senate).
Increased tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine as Zelenskyy sought to distance himself from the scandal while still securing American support.$TRUMP