A hot mic caught President Trump whispering something he called “crazy” as he, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven European leaders prepared for a closed-door meeting at the White House to talk about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

“I think he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] wants to make a deal,” Trump whispered to French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room. “I think he wants to make a deal for me, you understand that? As crazy as it sounds.” 3

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The remark, suggesting that Trump feels Putin wants to please him, provided further insight into the US president’s assessment of his Friday meeting with the Kremlin tyrant in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump and special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff — both of whom took part in Friday’s summit — have claimed to have s

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