On the recordAugust 10, 2017
I want to thank him, because we're trying to cut down our payroll.
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transcripts.cnn.comDonald Trump: “I want to thank him, because we're trying to cut down our payroll.”
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Trump thanking Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats, which was later claimed to be sarcasm.
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