Washington-Moscow
June 26, 2020
Trump: Vlad? Are you there?
Putin: Yes,
Donald.
Trump: Hi Vlad
– and by the way, I just want say again how cool it is that you let me call you
Vlad.
Putin: I know. Please Donald, get on with it, I’m a busy
man.
Trump: [Nervously]
Well, Vlad, I know that – thanks again for taking my call. You see, Vlad, … um, um
Putin: Spit it
out Donald, what do you want?
Trump: I hate
to even mention it, but, some of me people are telling me that your people are
paying the Taliban to kill our soldiers in Afghanistan. Crazy, right?
Putin: [Tersely] Are you accusing me of something, Donald?
Trump: Me? No. No! It’s
just, the press got wind of this crazy rumor, and now people are asking if it’s
true. It’s not, right?
Putin: I told
you to take care of that press of yours, didn’t I, Donald?
Trump: Yeah, well,
I was just getting to that when this whole Chinese flu thing started. So, can I tell them it’s not true? It would really help me with this election we have coming up.
Putin: Answer
me this Donald, are we friends?
Trump: Well,
yeah, I mean, you bet we are!
Putin: And is this
the kind of thing that one friend would do to another?
Trump: No sir.
Putin: Well,
tell your press that.
Trump: Okay,
but does that mean ….
Putin: Donald,
I need to go. Goodbye.
Trump: Wait,
Vlad! Melania sends her best.
Putin: I know
that, Donald. [Line goes dead]
Pompeo: Well,
Mr. President, did he deny it?
Trump: I think
so.
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