Donald Trump hits back while Vladimir Putin jokingly supports Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON – Republican candidate Donald Trump jokingly alluded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, during a campaign appearance Thursday.

“I don't know if I'm insulted or if he did me a favor,” Trump said of Putin as he presented his economic proposals to a group of New York City and Wall Street officials.

Four years ago, Putin said he preferred then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden over Trump, a sentiment he made clear when he spoke about Harris this week during an economic conference in Vladivostok.

“We will support her,” Putin said ahead of the 2024 US elections, according to published reports, adding: “Her laughter is so expressive and infectious that it means everything is fine with her.”

That support – whether real or not – came just hours after the Justice Department charged two Russian nationals with running a $10 million campaign to influence the 2024 election through online platforms promoting Trump's candidacy.

Trump, who was investigated for Russian election interference in 2016, claimed without evidence after the charges were announced that the Biden administration was again trying to link him to those efforts. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said it was Harris and the Justice Department who were “trying to interfere in the election and suppress it in favor of the Democrats by reviving the Russia-Russia-Russia hoax.”

Trump also mentioned Putin during a question-and-answer session following his economic speech to the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.

Minutes earlier, Trump had questioned the continued usefulness of sanctions against Russia and other rival states, in the case of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. He said sanctions must be used “very carefully” because they could undermine the US dollar. He added that he would try to negotiate a deal between Russia and Ukraine.

“I want to use as few sanctions as possible,” Trump said.

Critics have long targeted Trump's relationship with Putin in the White House. Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams told CNN this week: “I think everyone knows who dictators and tyrants around the world prefer in this election.”

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