During a press briefing Monday afternoon, Donald Trump claimed that he would be travelling to Russia to meet Putin The 27-year-old press secretary was forced to defend Trump's embarrassing gaffe (Image: AP)

Karoline Leavitt was compelled to set the record straight after Donald Trump mistakenly declared on Monday that he would be travelling to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin , rather than Alaska, where the meeting will actually occur. ‌

During Tuesday afternoon's briefing, a journalist asked the White House press secretary : "The president said - I'm quoting him - yesterday, twice, that he planned to go to Russia. Was that a verbal slip-up, or does he actually plan to go to Russia?" ‌

Leavitt replied in a deliberate tone : "Perhaps there are plans in the future to tr

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