The President of the United States is often mocked by his Russian counterpart, according to the adviser’s summary.
It comes amid concerns that the Trump administration failed to act on reports that Russia was planning to pay Taliban rewards for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan.
Trump dismissed those claims as “another fabricated Russia hoax, perhaps because of the fake news.”
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Russian authorities added that President Putin had not discussed the claims with President Trump and denied the Taliban plan.
“[Trump] He sits there and thinks he can develop himself enough as a businessman and tough guy that Putin will respect him, “a source told CNN, lamenting how the Russian president could” destabilize “the West as President Trump discussed his time in Moscow. with Miss Universe Pomp.
Sources alleged that Trump also criticized former United States presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and touted his own successes as president by phone.
Trump was hardly ever prepared for phone calls with his Russian and Turkish counterparts, the CNN source said.
Two high-level sources within the Trump administration told CNN that Trump had pleased Putin, while undermining the US Congress, US intelligence, and US relations with his European allies.
“He [Trump] It gives away the advantage that it gained with strength in the Cold War, by giving Putin and Russia a legitimacy that they never had, “said another source.” It has given Russia a lifeline, because there is no doubt that they are a declining power. “
“He’s playing with something he doesn’t understand and he’s giving them the power they would use [aggressively]”Added the source.
The phone calls led two members of the US intelligence staff and former Trump advisers, including John Bolton, James Mattis and John Kelly, to conclude that the US President was “delusional,” as they put it. two sources.
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