Once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york, day 425 of the trump administration. The president s telephone call with realization president Vladimir Putin, who was just elected to another sixyear term, though no one believes the election was an actual contest. The Washington Post reports president Trumps National security advisers warned him not to congratulate putin but he did so despite the warning. I had a call with president putin and congratulated him on the victory, his electoral victory. And i suspect that well probably be meeting in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race, which is getting out of control, but we will never allow anybody to have anything even close to what we have. Washington post says the president s briefing Materials Included a section that had all capital letters stating do not congratulate according to officials familiar with the call. The piece goes on to say trump chose not to heed talking points from aides instructing him to condemn
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