Trump Initiated Call with Putin

President Trump “initiated a lengthy call with his Russian counterpart on Friday, in which Vladimir Putin urged sanctions relief for North Korea and warned against interference in Venezuela,” Bloomberg reports.

“The leaders’ call lasted for 1.5 hours.”

“Trump told reporters at the White House that Putin had assured him Moscow isn’t seeking to ‘get involved’ in the crisis in Venezuela, despite assertions by the U.S. president’s top national security advisers that the Kremlin is offering critical support to Nicolas Maduro’s regime… The conversation, which Trump went on to describe as ‘very positive,’ appeared to be another example of Trump taking Putin’s claims at face value despite contrary evidence from his own government.”

CBS News: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says Trump gets “totally dazzled” and “googly eyed” when talking to Putin.