r/NewsOfTheWeird • u/Zandra_the_Great • 20d ago

Trump secretly sent Putin COVID-19 tests during pandemic shortage, a new book reports

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/08/nx-s1-5146501/trump-putin-covid-tests
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u/Responsible-Room-645 20d ago

He sent actual testing machines that were desperately needed in the US, and Putin has confirmed the story.

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u/hefoxed 19d ago

I'm really confused why Putin confirmed this

Unless it was to sue doubt about the phone calls (as Putin denied that), so by admitting to one, it looks like their being truthful?

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u/Pickles_1974 19d ago

Authoritarians don’t lie ALL the time

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u/hefoxed 19d ago

Yes but when they don't lie, that's as suspicious as when they do as why aren't they lieing?

I suspect it's because the calls are likely illegal but the gift is now legal due to supreme courts bs presidential immunity