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Donald Trump: “One of the first calls I made was to President Putin, and we…”

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Published | Video Starts at 24:52

And people sort of accepted that as being, that they want to go forward and just keep going without stop. But when I got here, One of the first calls I made was to President Putin, and we were treated with great respect. And they want to. They want to end this war. So that's a big thing, because I didn't know if I could say that, but it's a big thing. (24:52–24:58)

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Asserts that Trump initiated communication with President Putin and was treated with respect.

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