Trump Says He’s Tough on Russia But Still Wants Good Relationship With Putin

Trump Says Nobody Has Been Tougher on Russia Than Him
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President Donald Trump declared that he’s tough on Russia after expelling 60 of the country’s diplomats this month and raising the U.S. military budget, but that he still wants a good relationship with Vladimir Putin.

“There’s nobody been tougher on Russia,” Trump said in a news conference at the White House with Baltic leaders.