Trump calls for Zelensky's replacement in CNN clip shared by TMZ
The warning over Russian refinery strikes drew an unusually large audience and a comment section focused on fuel prices.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 109,754 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (7,907).
Donald Trump Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Needs to Be Replaced
Donald Trump's warning to Volodymyr Zelensky has landed among TMZ's celebrity updates. In a Short credited to CNN, Trump tells the Ukrainian president to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries and says Ukrainians need a new leader.
The clip drew about 55,000 views in eight hours, already well beyond the usual full first-day audience for TMZ's Shorts. The comments were even further outside the channel's routine: more than forty times its usual first-day total had arrived before the upload was a day old.
Much of that discussion concerns the explanation for fuel shortages and prices. Several viewers question the role of the war with Iran, rather than treating Ukrainian refinery strikes as the whole explanation. Those comments are questions and arguments, not evidence establishing what caused the shortages.
TMZ explicitly credits CNN for the footage. On a feed also carrying Nikki Bella's response to a supposed wardrobe malfunction and a Love Island birthday celebration, this upload turns the focus toward presidential remarks and energy supplies.
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Where next?
- Channel
- TMZ
- Subscribers
- 5,190,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 6,542,570
- Channel views, pace per day
- 708,968 (on a normal day: 873,199)
- Video published
- October 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 54,517 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 109,754
The numbers
The Trump clip passed TMZ's usual first-day Shorts audience within its first eight hours. Comments rose much more sharply than views.
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What does CNN stand for?
CNN, credited by TMZ for this footage, stands for Cable News Network.



