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Utah Sen. Curtis questions Trump’s decision to invite Putin to G20 summit in Miami
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 1999.
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More on Wikipedia ↗A group of 14 senators, including seven Republicans, wrote a letter to Trump expressing “serious concern” about the invite to Russian President Putin for the December event.
Utah Rep. Blake Moore said on Thursday that he “absolutely agrees” with Sen. John Curtis’ call to investigate Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish, private-island wedding after-party that was bankrolled by a Russian oligarch with ties to President Vladimir Putin. “Maybe one of the most tone-deaf things I’ve ever seen,” Moore…
Seven Republican senators signed onto the open letter, which was led by Democrats and expressed "serious concern" about the possibility of Putin attending the summit in December amid a war with Ukraine.