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On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
I think I`d get along very well with Putin. I got to know him very well, because we were both on 60 minutes. We were stablemates. Putin did call me a genius. And he said, I`m the future of the Republican Party. If he says great things about me, I`m going to say great things about him. If we have a good relationship with Russia, believe me, that`s a good thing.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
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msnbc.com

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Donald Trump expresses his belief in a positive relationship with Vladimir Putin and his past interactions with him.

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