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Donald Trump quietly sent Covid-19 tests to Vladimir Putin amid shortage, book says – LINFO.re

Vladimir Putin received the anti-Covid-19 tests and urged Donald Trump not to say anything. Journalist Bob Woodward revealed these facts in his new book to be released on October 15.

A new book called “War”

In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic Covid-19, Donald Trump sent tests anti-Covid has Vladimir Poutine while the United States lacked it, relates The Parisian.
This revelation is featured in the upcoming new book “War”, written by journalist Bob Woodward. American media which had access to the work revealed that the Russian president received the tests and asked his American counterpart not to say anything. “I don’t want you to tell anyone, people will be mad at you, not me“, would have told him Vladimir Poutine.

A personal relationship

Bob Woodward has been the behind-the-scenes chronicler of the White House for half a century with the Washington Post. With Carl Bernstein, he exposed the Watergate scandal which resulted in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
In his new book, he also writes that Donald Trumdid not maintain a personal relationship with Vladimir Poutine despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Since leaving the White House in 2021, he has spoken in secret with the Russian head of state up to seven times, according to an anonymous adviser. In early 2024, he asked a colleague to leave his office in Florida because he had a telephone conversation with V. Poutine.

Fabricated stories

Steven Cheung, one of the spokespersons for Donald Trump, reacted in a statement. “None of these stories made up by Bob Woodward are true, they are the work of a truly insane and unhinged man.“, he said. According to him, the book “could be used as toilet paper“.
For her part, Kamala Harris expressed her indignation. “Everyone in America was struggling to get kits (…) and this guy is sending them to Russia, to a murderous dictator, for his personal use?“, she denounced.

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