Marie Yovanovitch: “I mean, shocked, appalled, devastated that the President of the United States would talk about any ambassador like that…”

Well, I think it's hugely important for two reasons. One is to focus on what is happening in Ukraine, to call out Russian actions for what they are, war crimes, as we just heard the president declare, demand a cease-fire and warn Putin not…

I couldn't believe it. I mean, again, shock. Appalled. Devastated. That the president of the United States would take any ambassador like that to a foreign head of state. And it was me. I mean, I couldn't believe it.

I do not understand Mr. Giuliani`s motives for attacking me, nor can I offer an opinion on whether I believe the allegations he spread about me. Clearly no one at the State Department did. What I can say is that Mr. Giuliani should have…

I think that he was hoping that this would be -- he believed, no doubt, that this would be an easy, victorious campaign, and it would boost his popularity ratings as he’s starting to go into the 2024 presidential elections.