So the little d’s are giving Zelensky advice and he’s taking it.

That's not what Chris Murphy's note claimed at all.

It might well be what you wish he said, so you could make your claim that Democrats coached him.

But that's not what the note said.

Zekensky had already been talking about security guarantees. He didn't need stateside kibbutzers to tell him what to ask for; he'd already said he would ask for it.

But he might have needed stateside witnesses to his negotiating position.

The only thing provided by Murphy was a clear statement of the prime demand of Zelensky's negotiating position.

Given the number of times Trump attempted to actively derail US negotiations while he was in exile down there in Mara Lago, surely you cannot object to Murphy presenting the Ukrainian position with clarity.

After all, Ukraine is an ally.