The White House reacted to the possible communication between Trump and Putin

The White House has yet to confirm that former US President Donald Trump, who is running for a second term, has spoken on the phone with Russian dictator Putin at least seven times since he left office . White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said this on Wednesday, October 9, in a briefing.

He emphasized that if this is true, it “raises serious concern.”

“I have no confirmation of any of these calls. But if this is indeed true, do we care, do we have serious concerns? Yes,” she said.

At the same time, Karine Jean-Pierre said that this is especially disturbing because the former US president opposed increasing aid to Ukraine, which is defending itself from Russian aggression.

“So, if it’s true, it’s concerning,” a White House spokesman said.

As found out, in the book of the famous journalist Bob Woodward war Trump is said to have had at least one phone call with Putin since early 2024. The book does not say what the parties discussed.

At the same time, an unnamed Trump aide cited in the book said the former US president may have spoken with the Russian dictator at least seven times since leaving the White House in 2021.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that information about seven phone conversations between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and former US President Donald Trump is false.