Trump is planning a meeting with Putin in DC this fall, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed today that President Trump is “working on” plans for a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The meeting, still in the planning stages, would be held in Washington DC this coming fall.
The news comes as many Americans are still reeling from Trump’s meeting with Putin in Helsinki this week. The summit sparked outrage among many Americans, leading to hashtags like #impeach and #treasonsummit on social media. A recent poll says that 55 percent of Americans believe Trump “mishandled” the meeting with Putin.
On Capitol Hill today, Senators voted 98 to 0 on a proposal rejecting plans to send US citizens to Russia for questioning. Putin had sugggested a sort of quid pro quo arrangement, in which Washington would allow Moscow to question some US citizens in return for Russian cooperation with investigations into alleged election interference. Moscow has said it would like to question Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia, among others.
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