Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran

President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war against the United States and Israel.

Trump’s comment came in a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, and a week after the president lashed out at a Fox News reporter Peter Doocy who asked him about Russia aiding Iran.

Kilmeade had asked Trump, “You think Putin is helping them?”

Trump replied, “I think he might be helping them a bit, yeah.”

“I guess, and he probably thinks we’re helping Ukraine, right?” Trump continued.

“Yeah, we’re helping them also,” Trump said, referring to Ukraine, which has been at war against Russia since being invaded in early 2022.

“So he [Putin] says that, and China would say the same thing, you know,” Trump told Kilmeade.

“It’s like, ‘Hey, they do it, and we do it, in all fairness,’ ” Trump said. “They do it and we do it.”

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