Drudge Report highlighted a 2013 social media post in which Donald Trump asked whether Vladimir Putin would attend the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow and 'become my new best friend.' The resurrected tweet appeared as Trump sought a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, following a White House summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. A hot microphone captured Trump telling another leader that 'Putin wants to make a deal with me,' a remark he later said he did not understand. Trump separately met with Putin in Alaska, underscoring ongoing direct diplomatic engagement.
The Drudge Report resurrected a 12-year-old tweet by President Donald Trump asking whether Vladimir Putin will become my new best friend' as the commander in chief works to secure a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. TRUMP WANTED TO PUTIN AS BEST FRIEND' the top-of-site headline read linking to a June 18, 2013 social media post from then-private citizen Trump.
Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow if so, will he become my new best friend? Trump says in the post on X, known as Twitter at the time. Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow if so, will he become my new best friend? Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 19, 2013
Trump is fresh off a White House summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, his latest effort for Russia and Ukraine to lay down their arms. Ahead of that meeting, a hot microphone picked up Trump's comments to a fellow world leader that Putin wants to make a deal with me. I don't understand that, as crazy as it sounds, Trump is heard saying.
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