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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 17, 2025

I just heard about it — a tunnel from Russia to Alaska. I just heard about that one. That’s an interesting one. We’ll have to think about that.

nypost.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 17, 2025

I hope the Budapest summit would end the 'inglorious war.'

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 17, 2025

That was a drug-carrying submarine built specifically for the transportation of massive amounts of drugs.

theintercept.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

The United States' initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with various other people, to be designated.

cbsnews.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

A meeting location is to be determined. President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this 'inglorious' War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

President Putin thanked the First Lady, Melania, for her involvement with children. He was very appreciative, and said that this will continue.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

So many of you have been really, really generous.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

A couple of you are sitting here, saying, 'Sir, would $25 million be appropriate?' I said, 'I'll take it.'

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

I believed that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with Russia/Ukraine.

nbcnews.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn’t want, and they’d be Democrat things.

thenation.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

I believed great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.

nbcnews.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

Yes, I admit that I’m pressuring my attorney general to prosecute my political foes.

msnbc.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

And I’d prefer it if she hurried up and satisfied my hunger for revenge sooner rather than later.

msnbc.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

I did actually say, ‘Would you mind if I gave a couple of thousand Tomahawks to your opposition?’ I did say that to him. I said it just that way. He didn’t like the idea. He really didn’t like the idea.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

No, I said it that way. You have to be a little bit light-hearted sometimes. But no, he doesn’t want [that]. The Tomahawk is a vicious weapon. It’s a vicious, offensive, incredibly destructive weapon. Nobody wants Tomahawks shot at them.

nypost.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Oct 16, 2025

I and my team have been, in my estimation, very, very soft in pursuit of my political opponents.

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