In an interview Monday with talk-radio host Michael Savage, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that if he wins in November, he might meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin prior to the inauguration in January.
“Putin has no respect at all for Obama.And Obama doesn’t like Putin. They have a great dislike for each other,” Trump said. “They insult him constantly. I mean, no wonder he can’t stand Obama and Hillary Clinton.”
“And I think that you have potentially a really catastrophic situation here, I’ll be honest with you,” Trump told during an interview.
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“I will say this, if I win on November 8th … I think I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration. I think it would be wonderful.”
In an interview in August, Trump told Savage the policies of President Obama and Hillary Clinton toward Russia have prompted something “worse than a Cold War,” with Moscow building up arms while the U.S. depletes its military.
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