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Headline Roundup May 4th, 2019

Trump and Putin Talk About About 'Russian Hoax'

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President Trump said on Friday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a lengthy phone call with discussions of the 'Russian Hoax.'

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Trump boasts about ‘very good call’ with Putin, slams new media
Trump boasts about ‘very good call’ with Putin, slams new media

New York Post (News)

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President Trump boasted about his “very good call” with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin — and slammed his media critics — in a Saturday tweet.
“Tremendous potential for a good/great relationship with Russia, despite what you read and see in the Fake News Media,” he posted while motorcading to the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.
“Look how they have misled you on ‘Russia Collusion,'” he continued. “The World can be a better and safer place. Nice!”
Trump said Friday that he believed Putin “is not looking at all to get...

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Trump calls Putin and talks of 'Russian hoax'
Trump calls Putin and talks of 'Russian hoax'

BBC News

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US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the "Russian hoax".
"Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin," the US president tweeted.
Mr Trump rebuked a reporter who asked whether he had warned Mr Putin against meddling in the 2020 elections.
It was the leaders' first conversation since the Mueller report cleared Mr Trump of colluding with Russia.
The Kremlin confirmed in a statement the two had spoken, saying the call had been initiated by...

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Trump says he talked to Putin about ‘Russian Hoax’ but not about ongoing election interference
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President Trump said he and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin discussed the end of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election during a lengthy phone call Friday but said he did not raise concerns about the possibility of Russian interference to come in the 2020 contest.

Trump also contradicted his top national security aides on Russian motives in Venezuela, where the United States and Russia are on opposite sides of a deadly political schism. The two leaders, during their first known conversation in months,...

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