Trump called stupid opponents of communication with Putin

US President Donald Trump called some employees of his administration “stupid people”. So during the March telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Trump spoke about those who discouraged him from this call, writes The New York Times with reference to a source in the White House.

On the eve of the visit to Europe and the summit with the President of Russia, Trump refused to listen to those who warned him about possible manipulations by the Russian president, the source reports.

Earlier it was reported that the telephone conversation in March took place on the initiative of the American side. The discussion concerned bilateral interaction and was “constructive, business character”.

The meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States will be held in Helsinki on July 16. It is planned that the leaders of the two countries will discuss issues of the international situation and prospects for the development of relations between the two countries.