"A bombshell story from a forthcoming book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward today revealed that in 2020, when he was president, Trump secretly shipped Covid-19 testing equipment to Russian president Vladimir Putin for his own personal use at a time when Americans could not get it."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
"A Trump aide told Woodward that Trump and Putin have spoken as many as seven times since Trump left the White House, prompting Edward Luce of the Financial Times to comment: 'What possible business could an out-of-office U.S. president have to call Vladimir Putin seven times?' Woodward recounts a moment when Trump told a senior aide to leave the room so 'he could have what he said was a private phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin.'"
"The Woodward book also says that when South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham was visiting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, in March 2024, Graham said 'Hey, let’s call Trump.' According to Woodward, an aide brought MBS a bag full of burner phones, one of which was labeled 'TRUMP 45.'”