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Former US President Donald Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin no longer respects American leadership. Photo/Salon
Speaking at a rally in Nebraska last Sunday, Trump claimed that unlike the Joe Biden administration, under his leadership America is strong, America is respected, like never before.
“Now the leaders of other countries are not even returning the calls of the President of the United States,” he said Russia TodayWednesday (3/5/2022).
Trump appeared to be referring to reports last March that the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates refused to set up a phone call with Biden to discuss soaring oil prices.
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Trump said Biden had no idea what was going on, referring to a recent incident in which 79-year-old Biden appeared to offer a handshake with no one there to accept it. Putin, on the other hand, talks about nuclear weapons all the time, Trump said.
Trump claims no one has ever talked about nuclear weapons before.
“You don’t talk about nuclear weapons, you just don’t talk about them, it’s too devastating,” Trump said, also pointing out that his administration is actually rebuilding its nuclear arsenal because “others” are doing the same.
“Putin is only talking about it now because he has no respect for US leadership,” Trump said.
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