Obama’s Vow to Aid a Drowning Putin Hints at Reserve of Goodwill
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U.S. President Barack Obama said that he’d save Vladimir Putin’s life given the chance, playing down reports of personal animosity with the Russian leader.
“I absolutely would save Mr. Putin if he were drowning,” Obama told reporters at a news briefing in Seoul today. “I used to be a pretty good swimmer. I grew up in Hawaii.”