Trump on reported Putin calls: ‘If I did, it is a smart thing’

Trump won’t say if he’s spoken to Putin, but “if I did, it’s a smart thing”

Former President Donald Trump says he’s not commenting on the question of whether he’s spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin since he left office, after journalist Bob Woodward reported in his new book that the former president has had as many as seven conversations with the Russian leader. At the Economic Club of Chicago Tuesday, Trump, in a conversation with Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait, was asked whether he’d spoken w…

Trump won't say if he's spoken to Putin, but "if I did, it's a smart thing"

Asked at the Economic Club of Chicago whether a report that he's spoken to Putin since he left office is true, Trump avoided a direct answer.

Trump refuses to confirm calls with Putin, says ‘would be a smart thing’ if he spoke: ‘Russia has never had a president’

During an interview, Trump did not confirm talks with Putin, suggesting it would be beneficial if true. Woodward's book alleged Trump had several calls with Putin post-presidency, a claim denied by Trump and Kremlin officials.

Trump says it would be a ‘smart thing’, if he had talked to Putin

He declined to comment on whether he’d talked with the Russian president since leaving office. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump Refuses to Comment on Alleged Putin Calls

Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to say whether he's spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office, as reported in journalist Bob Woodward's latest book. But if the two did speak, Trump said, it would be "a smart thing" for the United States. Trump was pressed on his communication...