Absolutely. And he blew it up on purpose.this was a complete setup manthey wanted zelenskyy to beg/look weak. trump gets to call putin later like “all good boss, did it just as you asked”.
All it did though, was make it very clear exactly who this administration is siding with in this war. Some Americans will still be hoodwinked, but the rest of the world can see things clearly, no excuses will be sufficient to explain it away.