New York Times: President Trump Tells Russian President Putin That His Advisers Are 'Stupid'

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Business Insider: 'Those are stupid people': Trump reportedly tried to calm Putin after he complained that White House officials had tried to stop them from speaking

* President Donald Trump in March sought to ease Russian President Vladimir Putin's concerns that administration officials had been trying to block a phone call between the two, The New York Times reported Monday.
* After Putin told Trump that White House advisers had tried to interfere, Trump reportedly called them "stupid people" and told Putin he "shouldn't listen to them."
* The report emerged ahead of a scheduled NATO summit in Brussels on Wednesday. Trump is expected to participate in a one-on-one meeting with Putin in Finland next week.

During a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, President Donald Trump reportedly sought to ease Putin's concerns that administration officials had been trying to block the conversation between the two.

After Putin said the officials had tried to interfere, Trump told Putin, "Those are stupid people; you shouldn't listen to them," The New York Times reported Monday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the conversation.

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WNU Editor: An anonymous source to the New York Times is providing this story months after it had happened. Hmmmmm .... why am I skeptical?

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