UK News Donald Trump's calls to world leaders revealed in astonishing leak to Watergate's Bernstein: He and Vladimir Putin are like 'two guys in a steam bath,' he trashes Obama AND Bush as 'don't know BS,' and called Angela Merkel 'stupid' and Theresa May weak
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Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch pharmaceutical company in Reading, Berkshire, and lost his husband Ian, 32, to colon cancer in 2014.Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch firm in the Berkshire town for about a decade having previously been employed by a London law firm when he first moved to England.
Trump allegedly called Merkel ' stupid ' to her face and his phone calls were described by German officials as 'very aggressive'. He also took a 'personally demeaning' tone with Merkel in a row over Germany' s NATO payments. German sources said the calls were so extraordinary that special steps
"They didn' t know BS ," he said of Bush and Obama -- one of several derisive tropes the sources He ' s toughest [in the phone calls ] with those he looks at as weaklings and weakest with the ones he The official described Trump ' s behavior with Merkel in the calls as "very aggressive" and said that
Putin 'just outplays' Trump during their one-on-one interactions, according to a CNN report published Monday by legendary Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein. During those calls and others with foreign leaders, Trump regularly tries to tout his own wealth and success, according to the report.
At the same time, with Putin he routinely characterizes his predecessors as 'imbeciles' and weaklings.'
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President Donald Trump ' s phone calls with world leaders have reportedly made multiple officials believe A report published on Monday claimed that he spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a Phone calls between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were ' like two guys in a
The CNN report alleges Trump called Merkel " stupid " to her face and his phone calls to the German leader were "very "Some of the things he said to Angela Merkel are just unbelievable: he called her ' stupid Two sources said Trump seems "delusional" during the calls , which included regular contact with Trump would cast shade on former presidents in the calls with Erdogan and Putin , claim the
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Trump silent as world leaders call for answers from Putin on Navalny poisoning. And the President made no mention of other provocations in recent weeks, including a collision between a Russian The initial US response came in a series of tweets from National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot.
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The president told former UK prime minister Theresa May that she was weak and lacked courage and would 'get nasty with her' on the phone, one of Bernstein's sources said.
Trump is also said to have called her a 'fool' and said her approach to Brexit, NATO and immigration was 'spineless'.
One source said Trump had deliberately 'intimidated' May who became 'flustered and nervous' in response.
Trump allegedly called Merkel 'stupid' to her face and his phone calls were described by German officials as 'very aggressive'. He also took a 'personally demeaning' tone with Merkel in a row over Germany's NATO payments.
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President Trump has held phone calls with world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and There is a public interest in knowing who he talked to and what they talked about. US President Donald Trump meets with Russia' s President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump called the federal investigation into Russian interference in You don ' t have to think hard to imagine the huge smile on Putin ' s face when he heard those words The problem is that his opinion matters a lot more than anyone else' s . As in, Trump sets the priorities
German sources said the calls were so extraordinary that special steps had been taken in Berlin to keep them secret.
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The revelations about the calls are contained in a deeply sourced – though thinly quoted – account by legendary Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein.
Trump won office in 2016 despite media criticism of his repeated praise for Putin, even as Russia was revealed by U.S. intelligence to be orchestrating an election interference and hacking campaign.
They are part of a web of Trump calls to the leaders of Australia, Turkey, Canada, Australia and western European countries during his presidency that officials who see call transcripts describe as 'abominations.'
In addition to repeatedly building up his own wealth, as he has done repeatedly in public, Trump would revel in his time running the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, according to the account.
Trump had touted a meeting with Putin at the event, although it evidently never happened.
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"If President Obama made the deals that I have made, both at the Border and for the Economy, the Corrupt Media would be hailing them as Incredible, & a National Holiday would be immediately declared. With me, despite our record setting Economy and all that I have done, no credit!"
"I think [Pelosi is] a disgrace. I actually don't think she's a talented person. I've tried to be nice to her because I would have liked to have gotten some deals done. She's incapable of doing deals. She's a nasty, vindictive, horrible person."
Speaking about the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during an interview when he visited Normandy, France, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on June 6, 2019.
"Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border. Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"
Gavin Rossdale talks sex, lies and failed marriage to Gwen Stefani
The Bush rocker reflected on life, love, his kids, his body, who should play him in a movie about his life and, of course, his headline-making divorce.According to Gavin, his most embarrassing moment was "the gross and lopsided spectre of the crumbling of my marriage." It's been nearly four years since he and Gwen announced their shocking split after nearly 13 years of marriage and 20 years as a couple. The British rocker also said he was happiest "last year, when I had all four kids — Daisy, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo — staying with me on my birthday. It was magical.
Tweeted on April 24, 2019, reportedly referring to a Newsweek story on border confrontation between Mexican troops and two American soldiers, who the former thought to be illegal trespassers.
"I said it the other day, yes, she is a low-IQ individual, Maxine Waters. I said it the other day. I mean, honestly, she's somewhere in the mid-60s, I believe that."
Questioning the intelligence of the politician during a rally in Montana, U.S., on July 5, 2018. In an October 2017 interview with CNN, Waters had remarked, "I don't think this President should be representing our country...he creates controversy, he cannot get along with our members of Congress, and I'm going to continue my efforts to impeach him."
"We will take that little kit and say, but we have to do it gently. Because we're in the '#MeToo' generation so I have to be very gentle. And we will very gently take that kit and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm even though it only weighs probably two ounces. And we will say, I will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity, paid for by Trump, if you take the test so that it shows you're an Indian."
Mocking the #MeToo movement and talking of tossing an ancestry test to the Massachusetts senator while answering questions about her claims of Native-American heritage, during the rally in Montana on July 5, 2018.
“Robert De Niro, a very Low IQ individual, has received to[o] many shots to the head by real boxers in movies. I watched him last night and truly believe he may be "punch-drunk." I guess he doesn’t realize the economy is the best it’s ever been with employment being at an all time high, and many companies pouring back into our country. Wake up Punchy!”
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"I congratulate the leaders of other countries for so crazily being able to make these trade deals that were so good for their country and so bad for the United States."
At a press conference during the Group of 7 summit in Québec, Canada, in June 2018.
“We have people coming in to the country, or trying to come in. You wouldn't believe how bad these people are, these aren't people, these are animals and we're taking them out of the country.”
During a charged discussion about law enforcement and the border wall on May 16, 2018.
“Why are we having all these people from s******e countries come here?”
In January 2018, Trump exploded during a discussion in the White House over an immigration deal meant to include protection for people from Haiti and some African nations.
"In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!"
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Trump tweeted this statement on Dec. 28, 2017, after the U.S. East Coast was hit by a cold wave.
"Crooked Hillary Clinton is the worst (and biggest) loser of all time. She just can’t stop, which is so good for the Republican Party. Hillary, get on with your life and give it another try in three years!"
On Nov. 18, 2017, he took to Twitter to hit out at Clinton.
"Why would Kim Jong Un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and fat?' Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!"
On Nov. 11, 2017, Trump tweeted a reply to North Korea's insults that described him as a "destroyer."
"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow...Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming...victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you."
On July 26, 2017, Trump posted a series of tweets on the transgender military ban.
“Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!”
“I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. Totally illegal? Very 'cowardly!'”
First on June 9, 2017, and then on June 11, Trump took aim at the former FBI Director after his Senate testimony on June 8. Comey revealed he believed he was fired because of the FBI’s Russia investigation. He also said he took extensive memos during his meetings with Trump because he was afraid Trump would lie about the meetings. Comey then asked a friend to give these memos to the press.
“Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That's because they used knives and a truck!”
After the attacks (pictured) where suspects mowed people with a van and then stabbed others, Trump tweeted on June 4, 2017, asking why the administration was not discussing gun control.
“Look at the way I have been treated lately, especially by the media. No politician in history—and I say this with great surety—has been treated worse or more unfairly.”
During a commencement speech at the Coast Guard Academy on May 17, 2017. People were quick to point towards American presidents like Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, who were assassinated in office, or dissenters in dictatorial regimes who were imprisoned or sent to labor camps.
"But I inherited a mess, I inherited a mess in so many ways. I inherited a mess in the Middle East, and a mess with North Korea, I inherited a mess with jobs, despite the statistics, you know, my statistics are even better, but they are not the real statistics because you have millions of people that can’t get a job, ok. And I inherited a mess on trade. I mean we have many, you can go up and down the ladder. But that’s the story. Hey look, in the mean time, I guess, I can’t be doing so badly, because I’m president, and you’re not. You know. Say hello to everybody OK?"
During an interview with TIME Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer on March 22, 2017, for the magazine's cover story about how Trump has dealt with “truth and falsehoods in his career.”
“I never said I was going to repeal and replace in the first 64 days.”
Discussing the Affordable Care Act on a call with the Washington Post's Robert Costa, on March 24, 2017.
On Feb. 10, 2017, he tweeted: "We will immediately repeal and replace ObamaCare - and nobody can do that like me. We will save $'s and have much better healthcare!"
On alleged wiretapping by the Obama administration
"Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!"
"Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!"
"I'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!"
"How low has President Obama gone to tapp [sic] my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!"
In a series of four tweets, sent in the early hours of March 4, 2017, Trump accused Obama of wiretapping him in the run-up to the presidential election.
“You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?”
Trump’s comments at a rally in Florida on Feb. 18, 2017, raised eyebrows, since there were no terrorist attacks in the Scandinavian country; there were such instances in Germany and France, two countries he named soon after.
The president later took to Twitter to clarify his words: “My statement as to what's happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden."
"Iran is playing with fire - they don't appreciate how 'kind' President Obama was to them. Not me!"
A tweet on Feb. 3, 2017, sent as part of a diplomatic standoff regarding Iran's ballistic missile test. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted back, "Iran unmoved by threats as we derive security from our people. Will never initiate war, but we can only rely on our own means of defence."
"As you know, I have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth. They sort of made it sound like I had a 'feud' with the intelligence community. Nonsense, it is exactly the opposite, and they understand that too."
Addressing the press at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017.
“I’m not going to give you a question. I’m not going to give you a question. You are fake news!”
In a Jan. 11, 2017, press conference, the then president-elect refused to take questions from CNN's Jim Acosta (pictured, R), labeling his channel "fake news."
“There will be plenty of movie and entertainment stars. All the dress shops are sold out in Washington. It’s hard to find a great dress for this inauguration.”
Trump spoke to The New York Times on Jan. 9, 2017, about the excitement his approaching inauguration was generating among the American people.
"Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never 'mocked' a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him "groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!"
A tweet sent on Jan. 9, 2017, in response to Streep’s Golden Globe Awards speech. The award-winning actress spoke out against the 2015 mocking of a disabled reporter without naming anyone.
“If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. Because there has never been so many lies.”
A reference to the email controversy surrounding Clinton, made during the second presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2016. When Clinton responded it was good Trump wasn't in charge of the law, he retorted, “Because you’d be in jail.”
On Clinton's tax plans during a presidential debate
“Such a nasty woman.”
During the final presidential debate, held on Oct. 19, 2016, Trump interrupted Clinton with this comment while she was speaking about Trump avoiding tax payments.
“This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course – not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended.”
An Oct. 7, 2016 statement, in response to a 2005 video released by The Washington Post, in which the U.S. president was seen making objectionable comments about women during a conversation with talk show host Billy Bush.
(Pictured) In this 2005 video capture, Trump prepares for an appearance on the TV show "Days of Our Lives" with actress Arianne Zucker and "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush.
"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest—and then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it’s the tallest.”
Trump’s response to a question about potential damage to 40, Wall Street, his building, which is located a few blocks from the World Trade Towers site that was attacked in September 2001. He was being interviewed by a radio station on the afternoon of the day of the attack.
“I didn't even apologize to my wife who is sitting right here because I didn't do anything. I didn't know any of these women. I didn't see these women ... It was all lies and it was fiction.”
His response at the Oct. 19, 2016, debate where he said the sexual assault allegation against him brought on by nine women had been started by the Clinton campaign and were false. He called the women fame-seekers. However, in a Fox News interview, Melania Trump revealed that her husband was indeed sorry and they had agreed to move on.
“See, you’re telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you’ve been fighting – no wonder you’ve been fighting ISIS your entire adult life.”
Trump commented that Clinton told ISIS about her plans to fight them by mentioning it on her campaign website during the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
“I don’t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She’s (Clinton) saying Russia, Russia, Russia, but I don’t — maybe it was ... it could be Russia, but it could also be China … It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK?”
The U.S. government and other Democrats had been accusing Russia of stealing more than 19,000 emails from the Democratic Party’s computers. Trump responded to a question about the hack and cyber security at the Sept. 26, 2016, debate.
"If he says great things about me, I'm gonna say great things about him. I've already said he is really very much of a leader. I mean, the man has very strong control over a country. And that's a very different system and I don't happen to like the system. But certainly in that system he's been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader."
In the campaign season’s first showdown in NBC's "Commander in Chief Forum" on Sept. 7, 2016, Trump was asked how he felt on being complimented by Russian President and former KGB officer Vladimir Putin (pictured).
"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
The above statement was released on his campaign site on Dec. 7, 2015. It was later removed.
"Glad to see that @RondaRousey lost her championship fight last night. Was soundly beaten - not a nice person!"
Taking on MMA fighter Ronda Rousey (L) after her historic defeat to Holly Holm (R), Trump tweeted the above on Nov. 15, 2015. This might have been something to do with Rousey's suggestion that she'd vote for Democrat hopeful Bernie Sanders.
"Well I would hate to do it but it's something you're going to have to strongly consider...some of the absolute hatred is coming from these areas...the hatred is incredible. It's embedded. The hatred is beyond belief. The hatred is greater than anybody understands."
Reacting to the terrorist attacks in Paris by the Islamic State on Nov. 13, 2015, Trump suggested during an interview that he would consider shutting down mosques in the U.S.
"You don't have to put on makeup. Look at how beautiful everyone looks. Wouldn't it be easier?" He waved his hand over his face as though it were a burqa and stated, "I’m ready darling, let’s go."
This was Trump trying to defend a burqa during a campaign event in Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S., on Oct. 28, 2015.
“They could be ISIS. They are all men and they are all strong...If I win, they’re going back.”
On Sept. 30, 2015, during his speech at a campaign rally in Keene, New Hampshire, he said that he would send home all Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the U.S.
"Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not supposed to say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?"
Trump said to a reporter of the Rolling Stone magazine in September 2015 as fellow Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina appeared on TV during an interview.
"I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words."
In his Presidential Campaign Announcement Speech on June 16, 2016, Trump proposed to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
"Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say China in a trade deal? I beat China all the time. All the time."
He made the emphatic statement during his June 16 speech.
"I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite. They picked person who is ruining Germany."
Trump tweeted the above in reaction to German Chancellor Angela Merkel being named as Time magazine's Person of the Year 2015. Trump finished third on the list.
"Stop the EBOLA patients from entering the U.S. Treat them, at the highest level, over there. THE UNITED STATES HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS!"
In August 2014, a pair of U.S. health workers, physician Kent Brantly and nurse Nancy Writebol, got infected by the Ebola virus while helping at the affected areas in West Africa. They were brought back to U.S. for the treatment, when Trump reached out to twitteratti against it with the above post.
"Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes - AUTISM. Many such cases!"
He tweeted the above on March 28, 2014. On Sept. 3 he tweeted on the issue again, saying, "I am being proven right about massive vaccinations--the doctors lied. Save our children & their future. No more massive injections. Tiny children are not horses--one vaccine at a time, over time."
"The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
This was his take on global warming, as he tweeted on Nov. 7, 2012. He continued in another tweet, "It’s freezing and snowing in New York—we need global warming!"
On Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's break-up
"Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again--just watch. He can do much better!"
When "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart separated, Trump flooded Twitter with seven back-to-back tweets on Oct. 18, 2017. One of his tweets read the above.
"An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."
In August 2012, he published a tweet questioning the then-President Barack Obama's birth certificate. For a very long time he was one of the leading proponent of the 'birther movement' that promoted the false notion that Obama was born outside of the U.S.
"He may have one but there's something on that, maybe religion, maybe it says he is a Muslim. I don't know. Maybe he doesn't want that. Or he may not have one. I will tell you this: if he wasn't born in this country, it's one of the great scams of all time."
Continuing with his stance on the 'birther' issue, he said the above during an interview on March 30, 2011.
"Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich."
During an interview with ABC’s "Good Morning America" on March 17, 2011, Trump said he may run as an independent in the general election if he fails to win the nomination and that he was prepared to toss in $600 million of his own cash to fund a campaign.
"All the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me... consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected. A sexual dynamic is always present between people, unless you are asexual."
He wrote the above in his 2004 book "Trump: How to Get Rich."
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A source trashed the calls, saying that while Putin destabilizes the West, Trump 'sits there and thinks he can build himself up enough as a businessman and tough guy that Putin will respect him.'
The report came out Monday, days after the New York Times reported that Trump was briefed on intelligence that Moscow had paid a bounty to Taliban elements for killings of American soldiers.
The White House on Monday denied Trump was briefed about the reported program.
Trump was described as solicitous of Putin in the calls. Putin is known as a crafty former KGB operator who often holds back in televised encounters with counterparts.
Two sources said Trump seems 'delusional' on his foreign leader calls, which included frequent contact with Turkey's dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan - who would allegedly be fast-tracked through to Trump when he called the White House.
White House aides even grew alarmed that Turkish security agents were following Trump's movements so that Erdogan would know when to call.
Erdogan bypassed the usual protocols on Trump's orders - and even reached the president on the golf course.
White House aides even feared that Turkish security agents in the US were observing Trump's schedule so that Erdogan would know when to call.
In their conversations, Erdogan exploited Trump's lack of knowledge about the Middle East and 'took him to the cleaners', sources say.
But Trump would also rage at Erdogan over trade and the fate of a US pastor who was arrested in Turkey.
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Trump would go after his U.S. predecessors in the calls with Erdogan and Putin, who have both used political power to crush dissent.
'They didn't know BS,' Trump said of nemesis Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Trump's calls included frequent derisive comments directly to prominent female national leaders – including German Chancelor Angela Merkel, who has topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women.
'Some of the things he said to Angela Merkel are just unbelievable: he called her 'stupid,' and accused her of being in the pocket of the Russians,' according to a source.
The president's aggressive calls with May and Merkel were 'near-sadistic,' according to a source for the story.
The calls with Merkel were deemed so unusual that German officials listening in Berlin kept their contents within a tight group.
'It's just a small circle of people who are involved and the reason, the main reason, is that they are indeed problematic,' a source told Bernstein.
Former chief of staff John Kelly has called the calls damaging to national security in private conversations, according to the report.
However, Merkel is said to have remained unruffled - replying to Trump's 'bluster' with a calm statement of facts.
Trump has repeatedly gone after Merkel publicly over a planned Nord Stream pipeline to pump gas from Russia to Germany.
Trump has also blasted Germany for failing to meet a 2 per cent NATO commitment on defense spending, which Trump calls 'dues.'
Earlier this month Trump announced that he was ordering a major reduction in U.S. troop strength in Germany, cutting the number of soldiers from around 34,000 to only 25,000.
Trump tries to make Vladimir Putin respect him by touting his own wealth and intelligence but is constantly 'outplayed' by the Russian leader, the report says.
White House staff were left 'flabbergasted' by Trump's manner in phone calls with Putin in which he would constantly seek his counterpart's approval.
One official compared Putin to a chess grandmaster and Trump to an occasional player of checkers.
Aides said Trump was 'playing with something he doesn't understand' by giving Russia - seen as a declining power - a 'legitimacy they never had'.
Trump's relationship with Putin has long been the subject of criticism, especially in 2018 when he contradicted his own intelligence agencies by accepting Putin's denials of election meddling.
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Trump's conversations with former British Prime Minister Theresa May were described as 'humiliating and bullying.'
Among other things, the president disparaged the PM over her 'spineless' approach to Brexit - the issue which dominated May's three-year premiership. He also said May was weak and lacked courage.
May's encounters with Trump would leave her flustered and intimidated, in contrast to the calm Merkel, the report says.
May was the first foreign leader to meet Trump after his inauguration in 2017, and the famous image of the two leaders holding hands at the White House appeared to signal a close relationship.
However, Trump became increasingly critical of May and Britain - rebuking her publicly in 2017 after she criticized him for retweeting the far-right group Britain First.
Shortly before May's resignation last year, Trump attacked her again for ignoring his advice on Brexit and going 'her own foolish way'. May had previously revealed that Trump advised her to sue the EU.
Macron made repeated calls to Washington to try and persuade Trump to change his mind on key issues such as Iran.
Sources say that Macron, who became French president four months into Trump's term, was the most prolific caller after Erdogan.
But Macron would get 'nowhere' on the policy issues and instead face a lecture from Trump about NATO or immigration, aides said.
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Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was regularly 'bullied' and disparaged in a hostile and aggressive way during calls with Trump, along with Mr Macron and Mr Trudeau, according to the report.
Sources said calls with the Australian prime minister, as well as those with the leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Australia and Canada, typically began with Trump establishing a grievance.
'With almost every problem, all it takes [in his phone calls] is someone asking him to do something as President on behalf of the United States and he doesn't see it that way, he goes to being ripped off,' a US official said.
A spokesman for Morrison denied the claims, saying: 'The Prime Minister has only ever had polite, respectful and positive calls with the President'.
Morrison was recently among the few world leaders to voice sympathy with Trump over his criticisms of the World Health Organization, although he stopped short of pulling funds from the WHO as Trump has done.
Sources said there are records of the calls taken by professional notetakers, along with voice-generated computer texts.
Detailed notes of Trump's call with the president of Ukraine became a prime feature of his impeachment.
Trump said the call was 'perfect,' but Democrats blasted him for trying to pressure a government to investigate his political rival.
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Trump allegedly called Merkel ' stupid ' to her face and his phone calls were described by German officials as 'very aggressive'. He also took a 'personally demeaning' tone with Merkel in a row over Germany' s NATO payments. German sources said the calls were so extraordinary that special steps
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"They didn' t know BS ," he said of Bush and Obama -- one of several derisive tropes the sources He ' s toughest [in the phone calls ] with those he looks at as weaklings and weakest with the ones he The official described Trump ' s behavior with Merkel in the calls as "very aggressive" and said that
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President Donald Trump ' s phone calls with world leaders have reportedly made multiple officials believe A report published on Monday claimed that he spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a Phone calls between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were ' like two guys in a
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The CNN report alleges Trump called Merkel " stupid " to her face and his phone calls to the German leader were "very "Some of the things he said to Angela Merkel are just unbelievable: he called her ' stupid Two sources said Trump seems "delusional" during the calls , which included regular contact with Trump would cast shade on former presidents in the calls with Erdogan and Putin , claim the
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Trump silent as world leaders call for answers from Putin on Navalny poisoning. And the President made no mention of other provocations in recent weeks, including a collision between a Russian The initial US response came in a series of tweets from National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot.
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World leaders have reacted with shock at the surprise election of Donald Trump as US President. Russian President Vladimir Putin , pictured today, was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Russian president Putin has sent Trump a telegram of congratulation, and called for relations
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President Trump has held phone calls with world leaders including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and There is a public interest in knowing who he talked to and what they talked about. US President Donald Trump meets with Russia' s President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump called the federal investigation into Russian interference in You don ' t have to think hard to imagine the huge smile on Putin ' s face when he heard those words The problem is that his opinion matters a lot more than anyone else' s . As in, Trump sets the priorities
Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch pharmaceutical company in Reading, Berkshire, and lost his husband Ian, 32, to colon cancer in 2014.Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch firm in the Berkshire town for about a decade having previously been employed by a London law firm when he first moved to England.
© Getty President Donald Trump's private calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes have the tone of 'two guys in a steam bath,' according a bombshell account that portrays Trump as bending over backward to win the strongman's approval.
© Provided by Daily Mail President Donald Trump characterized his predecessors as 'imbeciles' and weaklings' during private calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a new report by Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein Trump also told Theresa May she was 'weak' and called German leader Angela Merkel 'stupid' to her face in a series of 'demeaning' encounters with female leaders, the report claims. 
© Provided by Daily Mail German chancellor Angela Merkel remained calm in the face of Trump's aggression, sources said (they are pictured together at a G7 summit last year) Donald Trump 'demeaned and denigrated' his female counterparts in 'near-sadistic' fashion, the report says.
© Provided by Daily Mail Donald Trump told former UK prime minister Theresa May (pictured together on a presidential visit to London in 2019) that she was weak and lacked courage, it is claimed By contrast, German chancellor Angela Merkel remained calm in the face of Trump's aggression when they met at the White House in 2018 and 'countered his bluster' on the phone by reciting facts, the report says. 
© Provided by Daily Mail Trump had regular calls with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured together at the White House in November last year) Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was fast-tracked through to Trump when he called the White House, it is claimed.
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© Provided by Daily Mail Trump dished out verbal 'whippings' to Emmanuel Macron (pictured together in France last year) after becoming irritated at the French leader's constant calls, the report says Trump dished out verbal 'whippings' to Emmanuel Macron after becoming irritated at the French leader's constant calls, the report says. 
Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch pharmaceutical company in Reading, Berkshire, and lost his husband Ian, 32, to colon cancer in 2014.Joe Ritchie-Bennett, from Philadelphia in the US, had been working for a Dutch firm in the Berkshire town for about a decade having previously been employed by a London law firm when he first moved to England. 
Winona Ryder is coming forward with claims against Mel Gibson, saying he made anti-Semitic and homophobic comments at a crowded party.During an interview published last weekend in the U.K. by The Sunday Times, the actress said the 64-year-old actor and filmmaker made the remarks at a party but didn't specify when or to whom the comments were directed. 
Boris Johnson set a three-month deadline for concluding Brexit trade deal talks yesterday, as face-to-face negotiations resumed in Brussels for the first time since lockdown.Boris Johnson set a three-month deadline for concluding Brexit trade deal talks yesterday, as face-to-face negotiations resumed in Brussels. 
As Joe Hart is released by Burnley, Mark White looks at the drastic change in fortune that has made us forget his excellenceAndrea Pirlo places the ball on the spot. Joe Hart bounces across his penalty line like a Space Invader shooter. This is it: a Lombardian wine connoisseur against an anti-dandruff shampoo ambassador. Hart dives, exaggeratedly, in the event that Pirlo smashes the ball to the keeper’s right - but the Italian does no such thing, cutely scooping it down the centre of the goal mouth. 
From The Simpsons and Lizzie McGuire to X-Men and The Mandalorian, the are the best shows on Disney Plus Welcome to GamesRadar and Total Film’s selection of . Our team of TV series’ aficionados have watched everything and anything to bring you this comprehensive list of our favourite shows currently streaming on Disney’s Netflix rival. Yes, that includes The Simpsons and The Mandalorian, but also so much more. 
The Bush rocker reflected on life, love, his kids, his body, who should play him in a movie about his life and, of course, his headline-making divorce.According to Gavin, his most embarrassing moment was "the gross and lopsided spectre of the crumbling of my marriage." It's been nearly four years since he and Gwen announced their shocking split after nearly 13 years of marriage and 20 years as a couple. The British rocker also said he was happiest "last year, when I had all four kids — Daisy, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo — staying with me on my birthday. It was magical. 
SDCC's panels will almost all be pre-recordedTaking place between July 23 and July 26, the virtual SDCC will feature 300-400 panels according to The Wrap. 
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