While campaigning during the 2016 election, President Trump's company was pursuing a plan to develop a massive Trump Tower in Moscow, according to several people familiar with the proposal. Sept. 20, 2015: On NBC's “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd asked Trump whether he did plan to meet with Putin. “If you look at Syria, Russia wants to get rid of ISIS,” he said. Asked why that would be the case, Trump quipped that “Putin is a nicer person than I am.”Sept. 29, 2015: On Fox News, Bill O'Reilly asked Trump whether the meeting with Putin had happened. “Once Putin gets in and fights ISIS on behalf of Assad, Putin runs Syria; he owns it.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2017 15:49 UTC