January 2, 2020
LIKE TRYING TO KEEP ROMEO AND JULIET APART:
'What the hell were you thinking?': Trump berated White House staff for not telling him Putin was trying to call him (David Choi, 1/02/20, Business Insider)
On January 27, 2017, weeks after winning the presidency, Trump had his first official visit from a foreign leader at the White House, with British Prime Minister Theresa May. During lunch, May asked Trump if he had talked to Putin, according to Bergen."No, I haven't," Trump replied.Flynn, a former three-star US Army general, was nearby and leaned in to tell Trump: "Sir, we're arranging that call now. President Putin called several days ago, but we haven't been able to get it on your calendar yet."Trump, upset by the response, lambasted Flynn."Are you kidding me? Vladimir Putin tried to call me, and you didn't put him through? What the hell were you thinking?" Trump said.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 2, 2020 5:25 PM