Shocking revelation: Trump secretly kept in touch with Putin after leaving office

2024-10-08 23:52:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Former President Donald Trump has secretly spoken on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin at least seven times since leaving office. It was when Trump was pressuring Republicans in Congress to block military aid to Ukraine.

It's all revealed here in journalist Bob Woodward's new book. The book, titled "War" and scheduled to hit bookstores next week, depicts a scene in early 2024 at the Mar-a-Lago mansion. The former president ordered an aide out of the office so he could speak to Mr Putin on the phone.

The former aide, who was not identified at this time, said the two may have spoken several more times.

The book also refers to another episode when Trump was still in office, early during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

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The book's revelations raise new questions about former President Trump's relationship with Putin just weeks before the election that will determine whether the former president will return to the White House.

The book's author, Woodward, became famous for his reporting of the Watergate scandal. He regularly produces books with such discoveries. Candidate Trump's campaign team reacted with anger and personal insults to journalist Bob Woodward.

The Kremlin also denied the information contained in Mr Woodward's book about conversations between Trump and Putin.

This revelation comes as the race for the White House heats up. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris leading Republican Donald Trump by three percentage points, 46% to 43%. The data shows that both candidates are involved in a close race for the November 5 presidential elections.

The four-day poll that ended Monday showed Trump, who trailed Harris by six points in a Sept. 20-23 Reuters/Ipsos poll, was the favorite on a range of economic issues and that some voters may be swayed by the claims. his that illegal immigrants are prone to crime.


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