I won’t excoriate Putin, like fake news wants: Trump defends congratulating Putin
Tehran (KNA) - US President Donald Trump reiterates his stance towards the recent reelection of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, arguing that former President Barack Obama had similarly congratulated the Russian leader in the past.
Trump said in a tweet on Wednesday that he is standing by his decision to call Putin after his latest victory in the Russian presidential election, a move that came under fire by some of the US president's critics.
"I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also)," said the president.
Source: Press TV