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Donald Trump: “He did it. After I left, I said, oh, he must be negotiating…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:03:44

And in fact, when I saw Putin after I left, unfortunately left because our country has gone to hell. But after I left, when I saw him building up soldiers, He did it. After I left, I said, oh, he must be negotiating. It must be a good, strong point of negotiation. Well, it wasn't, because Biden had no idea how to talk to him. He had no idea how to stop it. And now you have millions of people dead, and it's only getting worse, and it could lead to world War three. (1:03:44–1:03:56)

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Asserts that Biden's inability to negotiate led to the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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