Vladimir Putin-Donald Trump Friendship: Donald Trump’s top envoy, Steve Witkoff, shared a rare anecdote of the deep friendship between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Witkoff, Putin prayed for Trump’s well-being after the attack on him. This prayer reflects the unique relationship between Putin and Trump.
Steve Witkoff mentioned the unique friendship between Putin and Trump on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s podcast. He said that when Trump was attacked, Putin went to his local church and prayed for him. Witkoff said, “When President Trump was shot, Putin met his priest and prayed for Trump. He was praying for his friend.”
This incident happened when Trump was shot by Thomas Matthew Crooks in Pennsylvania. During this, the Kremlin spokesperson accused Trump’s opponents of carrying out the attack.
“This is the kind of connection that we have been able to reestablish through a simple word called communication, which many people would say I shouldn’t have had because Putin is a bad guy. I don’t regard Putin as a bad guy. That is a complicated situation, that war… You know,… pic.twitter.com/KRcFmWl0dl
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Trump Expressed Emotion On Putin’s Prayer
Witkoff said that he became emotional when he told Trump about this incident. This incident further deepened the cordial relations between the two leaders. Additionally, Putin gifted Trump with a special portrait by a Russian artist. Trump has often praised Putin, calling him a “genius” and a “strong leader”.
Trump-Putin Talks And Ukraine Conflict
Recently, the two leaders discussed efforts to end the Ukraine conflict. They held a two-hour conversation on the issue, which Trump described as “very good and beneficial”. The relationship between the two leaders has been under intense scrutiny during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and their friendship has sparked new debate from a political and diplomatic point of view.
