President Donald Trump said Saturday he is eager to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, a comment that comes as the president faces an impeachment inquiry over whether he held up a such a meeting to force Ukraine to investigate a political rival.

“I would love to have him come to the White House if he'd like to come, and I think he'd like to come," Trump told reporters at the White House, calling Zelensky "a good man."


House investigators have gathered evidence that Trump sought to withhold nearly $400 million of military aid to Ukraine and refuse a White House meeting with Zelensky until the Ukrainian leader publicly stated his intention to launch an investigation into Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter over their dealings with Ukraine.