FROM EIR DAILY ALERT

Trump Tells Montana Rally that Putin Summit Was His ‘Best Meeting Ever’

Sept. 7, 2018 (EIRNS)—In a rally with his supporters in Billings, Montana President Donald Trump described the Helsinki meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying,

“One of my best meetings ever was with Vladimir Putin. ... We had a great meeting, we talked about Ukraine, we talked about Syria, we talked about the protection of Israel. We talked about so many great things.”

Commenting on criticism that he was being too soft with the Russian leader, Trump countered: “They wanted me to have a boxing match on a stage.”

The President was on the campaign trail in Montana, when he spoke, addressing a live, nationally televised rally yesterday.