ALBAWABA - New information on the former president Donald Trump's continuous communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin is revealed in the upcoming book titled ‘War’ by seasoned journalist Bob Woodward, known for his Watergate scandal reports, raising new questions concerning their relationship.
Since leaving the White House, Trump has apparently maintained communication with Putin, as shown by snippets that have been quoted by prominent media sites in the United States. These excerpts suggest that Trump has engaged in private conversations with Putin on many occasions, New York Times reports.
Since January 2021, the book asserts that President Trump and Vladimir Putin have spoken with each other as many as six times. In a noteworthy event, it is believed that President Trump gave an order to a member of his staff to leave his office at Mar-a-Lago so that he could have a private conversation with the Russian president.
The contents of these exchanges, albeit being confidential, do not reveal what was discussed. The accusations have been strongly refuted by the Trump campaign, which has referred to the allegations as “fabricated stories” and accused Woodward of publishing “fiction,” according to BBC citing a Trump campaign spokesperson.
In War, one of the most startling assertions is that during the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, Trump secretly provided Putin Abbott Point of Care COVID-19 testing devices at a time when such resources were in low supply in the United States.
According to the book, Putin suggested that Trump keep his actions private in order to avoid being criticized by the public. Putin reiterated that “people will get mad at you, not me,” with Trump purportedly agreeing and saying that he was unconcerned with the possibility of criticism, “I don’t care. Fine,” Trump said.
His association with Putin has always been contested, and suspicions of his involvement in election meddling from 2016 linger. Even if a Department of Justice investigation turned up no solid proof of collusion, Trump and Putin's continued contact might add gasoline to the fire over their possible connection.
