Trump believed Putin was his friend during his first administration, as evidenced by how they interacted with one another and Bolton could see it in their interactions.
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“Uh he did think Putin was a friend. He thought when I started Putin was a friend. And I could see it in the way they interacted with one another.”
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John Bolton Warns: The System Is Breaking Down. The World’s Out of Control And No One's in Charge— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:34:46 AM
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