October 10th 2024.
According to a former head of the CIA, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been using his relationship with former US President Donald Trump to manipulate the United States. It has been reported that Putin has cultivated Trump as a source, which has raised concerns about Trump's loyalty to his own country.
Trump himself has spoken highly of his relationship with Putin, claiming that he has kept the dictator in check and prevented the war in Ukraine from escalating. However, former CIA head Leon Panetta has expressed worry about Trump's naivety and his lack of understanding about who Putin truly is. Panetta made these comments on the One Decision podcast, which he co-hosts.
Panetta also mentioned that Trump's closeness with Putin has raised real questions about where his loyalty lies. He believes that Putin knows how to manipulate Trump, and that Trump has become a source for Putin to achieve his own goals. The Trump campaign has not responded to these allegations.
Trump's campaign spokesman Steven Cheung has denied that Trump speaks regularly with Putin, and The Telegraph has also reported that Trump has denied these claims. However, Panetta, who also served as Secretary of Defense under former President Barack Obama, believes that Trump's relationship with Putin is suspicious and raises concerns about his loyalty to the United States.
During the podcast, Panetta also discussed journalist Bob Woodward's book, War, which claims that Trump sent Covid tests to Putin for his personal use during a shortage. Trump's campaign has denied these allegations, as well as the reports that Trump has spoken with Putin up to seven times since leaving the White House. Trump himself has denied these claims, calling Woodward a "storyteller" and claiming that he has "lost his marbles."
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