When JD Vance and Trump berated Zelenskyy in the Oval Office for not wearing a fancy suit and tie, they were demanding he play the fiddle. Themistocles could have told them the only answer that matters: "I cannot fiddle, but I can make a small village a great city." Real leaders don't do parlor tricks for the camera. They hold the line. 🇺🇦 https://open.substack.com/pub/thedailygeneral/p/the-trap-of-performative-leadership?r=53ll86&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true