THEN-PRESIDENT Donald Trump secretly sent Covid test kits to Vladimir Putin despite a US shortage during the pandemic, and spoke multiple times with the Russian leader after leaving office, Bob Woodward says in an explosive new book. With the coronavirus raging in 2020, Trump sent a batch of coveted tests to his counterpart in Moscow. Putin accepted the supplies but sought to avoid political fallout for Trump, urging he not reveal the dispatch of medical equipment, the book says. ‘Made-up’Woodward has chronicled American presidencies for 50 years, and this is his fourth book since Trump’s upset victory in 2016. According to CNN, which obtained a pre-release book copy, Woodward quotes the outwardly mild-mannered Biden swearing as he discusses his personal and political challenges.

Source: International New York Times October 09, 2024 11:26 UTC