- A brand new e book by Bob Woodward consists of new particulars about Trump’s relationship with Putin.
- Trump reportedly despatched Putin COVID checks in 2020 and should have referred to as him as much as 7 occasions since 2021.
- A Trump spokesman denied the reporting, calling Woodward “demented and deranged.”
In a forthcoming e book, journalist Bob Woodward reviews that former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have a deeper relationship than beforehand identified.
In keeping with excerpts printed by CNN and the Washington Publish on Tuesday, Trump despatched Putin COVID testing machines in early 2020 for his private use.
“Please do not inform anyone you despatched these to me,” Putin informed Trump, based on the CNN e book excerpt. “I do not need you to inform anyone as a result of folks will get mad at you, not me. They do not care about me.”
The e book additionally says that Trump might have had as much as seven telephone calls with Putin since leaving workplace in 2021, citing a Trump aide.
Trump marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung vigorously denied the e book’s claims in an announcement to Enterprise Insider on Tuesday, attacking Woodward in private phrases. He additionally referenced the truth that Trump has sued Woodward for releasing audio tapes of the previous president in 2022. That case stays ongoing.
“None of those made up tales by Bob Woodward are true and are the work of a really demented and deranged man who suffers from a debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Cheung stated. “Woodward is an indignant, little man and is clearly upset as a result of President Trump is efficiently suing him due to the unauthorized publishing of recordings he made beforehand.”
“President Trump gave him completely no entry for this trash e book that both belongs within the discount bin of the fiction part of a reduction bookstore or used as bathroom tissue,” Cheung added.
Woodward, a former Washington Publish report, has authored or co-authored greater than 20 books and has written books about every of the final 10 presidents.
Trump’s relationship with Putin has lengthy been controversial. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the previous president stated that Putin’s justification for the struggle was “genius” and “savvy.”