Vladimir Putin
“He’s entering very dangerous territory!” Trump said after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev mocked him online.
Although Trump "wouldn’t put it this way," admitted Brit Hume.
The contradictory stories come as Trump, finally, announces new sanctions to counter Russia and more military aid to Ukraine.
The Republican senator is pushing Trump to support a bill that would impose tough sanctions on this major U.S. adversary and its enablers.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The president claimed he threatened Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin in audio aired on CNN.
Trump has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of offering up "bullshit" in ceasefire talks.
The president promised he would end the war before he even took office. Instead Putin is slaughtering more Ukrainian civilians.
Five months into his presidency, Trump has failed to deliver on this issue.
It was an upside-down world at NATO, where all credit for higher defense spending went to Trump, even though it’s in response to Putin’s murderous war.
The Russian leader is eyeing a peacemaking role in the Middle East as his country continues to wage war in Ukraine.