Trump’s @realDonaldTrump 7 meetings with Putin…
It is reasonable there is a recording of these calls in an exquisite intel program. Trump would not be the target of the collection, but because Putin is a high-value target, Trump would be caught in the collection. The Russians definitely have a recording of every call.
7 calls with Putin, including during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine war, helps explains why Trump continues to be an ardent supporter of Russia and such a vocal critic of Ukraine.
Trump’s 7 calls with Putin also explain why Putin was emboldened to launch the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and sustain more than 2 years of war. Putin has made a huge investment in Trump and expects that investment to payoff.
It’s clear now more than ever that @realDonaldTrump was the decisive factor in convincing Putin to wage a wider war on Ukraine. Trump has taken the world to the brink of Armageddon. A second Trump term would have America—& with it the entire world—go over the precipice. Trump was, is, & will be a clear & present danger to the United States.
While Americans were dying of Covid due to his negligence, Trump was sending his buddy Putin care packages.
While Putin invaded Ukraine, Trump was undercutting US foreign policy by having several secret phone calls with Putin.
We’ve seen it again and again. No matter the crisis, Trump leaves Americans out to dry.
https://t.co/GqYxk0ea45
As Category 5 #HurricaneMilton barrels towards Tampa Bay and surrounding areas, it’s important to remember which MAGA GOP members of Congress voted against FEMA funding. They don’t care about providing cover for their own constituents, and their voting record proves it. Here’s a list of them:
📍Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage.
As the coronavirus tore through the world in 2020, and the United States and other countries confronted a shortage of tests designed to detect the illness, then-President Donald Trump secretly sent coveted tests to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his personal use.
Putin, petrified of the virus, accepted the supplies but took pains to prevent political fallout — not for him, but for his American counterpart. He cautioned Trump not to reveal that he had dispatched the scarce medical equipment to Moscow, according to a new book by Bob Woodward.
Putin told Trump, “I don’t want you to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me.”
🎁link: https://t.co/humL8jMS2H
As president, Trump withheld Covid supplies from US states, but sent Covid tests to Putin.
Hard to believe this guy is still a coin flip away from a second term.
Breaking NYT:
Trump has spoken with Vladimir Putin as many as seven times since leaving office — even as he was pressuring Republicans to block military aid to Ukraine.
Trump also secretly sent Putin COVID tests — when they were rare and hard to get — while in office.
Putin said to Trump at the time: "I don't want you to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me." https://t.co/d2QIKVGOCp
As the coronavirus tore through the world in 2020, and the United States confronted a shortage of tests designed to detect the illness, then-President Donald Trump secretly sent coveted tests to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his personal use. https://t.co/TmOBpCtNQ0
As the United States confronted a shortage of COVID tests during the height of the pandemic in 2020, Trump encouraged Americans to stop testing as he secretly sent our tests to Vladimir Putin for his personal use, per a new book by Bob Woodward.