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Donald Trump told not to congratulate Putin but he did it anyway – the funniest 14 responses

John Plunkett. Updated March 22nd, 2018

Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his landslide election victory which, er, may not have been entirely straightforward and with investigations on-going into how the Russian president may have helped Trump’s own election win.

The so-called president congratulated the so-called president despite being told specifically not to do so, according to reports.

“President Trump did not follow specific warnings from his national security advisers when he congratulated Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on his reelection — including a section in his briefing materials in all-capital letters stating “DO NOT CONGRATULATE”.

“The president’s conversation with Putin, which Trump described as a “very good call,” prompted fresh criticism of his muted tone toward one of the United States’ biggest geopolitical rivals amid the special counsel investigation into Russia’s election interference and the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian officials.”

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