Opinion: Why does Donald Trump believe Vladimir Putin on Venezuela instead of his advisers?
‘I had a very good talk with President Putin — probably over an hour,” President Trump said on Friday. “And we talked about many things. Venezuela was one of the topics. And he is not looking at all to get involved in Venezuela, other than he’d like to see something positive happen for Venezuela. And I feel the same way.” Mr. Trump added: “I thought it was a very positive conversation I had with President Putin on Venezuela.
It’s also the opposite of what the rest of his Administration and nearly every outside observer believes....
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