Hot Mic Catches Trump Saying What?

A revealing moment unfolded at the White House as President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and several European leaders prepared for a private strategy session on ending the war in Ukraine.

According to a hot mic recording, Trump leaned toward French President Emmanuel Macron and quietly remarked on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions. “I think he wants to make a deal,” Trump whispered. “I think he wants to make a deal for me, you understand that? As crazy as it sounds.”

WATCH:

HOT MIC: Trump tells Macron, "I think he (Putin) wants to make a deal for me."
No, Donald. The only thing Putin wants to do is to use you like the useful idiot you are. pic.twitter.com/ydzgwY2dIe

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