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If Re-elected, Will Trump End the War in Ukraine?

In his not-yet-released book, American journalist Bob Wood claims former US Pres. Donald Trump in 2020 secretly gave Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin COVID testing machines when they were still rare in the pandemic's early days. He alleges that Putin told Trump not "to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me."

The New York Times

The book, citing one anonymous aide, also claims that Trump has held as many as seven phone calls with Putin since leaving office in 2021. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung denied all the allegations.

The Telegraph

Cheung also claimed that Woodward, whom Trump is currently suing for $50M over a previous book covering the Trump White House in 2019 and 2020, was never given "access" to the Trump campaign to conduct such reporting.

The Hill

The book, which comes out next week, also claims that Pres. Joe Biden refers to Trump is several phrases other than the former president, including "my predecessor," "the former guy," or derogatory terms like "a—hole."

New York Post

It also alleges that Biden blamed former Pres. Barack Obama's dealing with Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea for the current war in Ukraine. He's also alleged to have accused Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu of having "no strategy" for the Gaza war.

Politico

Trump campaign advisor Jason Miller said that while he's "sure" Trump and Putin would know how to remain in contact, he has "not heard that they’re talking." This follows accusations that Trump's 2016 campaign worked with the Russians, though a special counsel report found no evidence of any criminal conspiracy.

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