President Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic Monday, seemingly boasting about his bromance with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
"I think [Putin] wants to make a deal,” Trump said. “I think he wants to make a deal for me. Do you understand that, as crazy as it sounds?"
The audio was captured shortly before the convicted felon was scheduled to meet with European leaders to discuss strategy for ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
Trump met with Putin this past Friday in Alaska, in what was billed as an attempt to pause Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Trump’s special relationship with Putin has not led to any slowing down on the part of Russia, which continued to bomb Ukraine, reportedly killing 14 people in an attack on Monday.
Also on Monday, Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who delivered a masterclass in leadership—one Trump has failed to learn every year of his life.
Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos.
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