Smiling Trump Tells Putin at G-20 Not to Meddle in U.S. Election
- First meeting for U.S., Russian leaders since Mueller report
- U.S. officials say Russia likely to interfere in 2020 election
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Donald Trump lightheartedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to interfere in the upcoming U.S. election during a meeting at the Group of 20 summit, their first since Special Counsel Robert Mueller documented alleged Kremlin efforts to manipulate the 2016 vote.
Prompted by a reporter’s question about whether Trump would warn Putin against future election meddling, Trump said: “Of course I will.”