Donald Trump said in a 2020 interview that he preferred world leaders to be mean.
I'm a big fan of Putin. Our relationship should be great. CNN obtained a copy of Trump's interview with Bob Woodward, in which the president said he wanted to get along with Russia, China and everyone else. It's a good thing to get along with Russia. They have 1,332 nuclear weapons.
The better I get along with them, the more I like them. You're aware? Trump said something else. Someday, I would like to know that. It might be a good thing. The ones that I don't like as much are the easy ones.
He talked about his relationship with Turkey's president.
Trump said that he gets along well with the Turkish leader even though he is not supposed to. For me, it works out well.
While alienating allies such as Canada, France and Germany, Trump bragged about his good relationship with authoritarians.
The tapes from 20 interviews Woodward had with Trump from 2016 to 2020 will be released as an audiobook. An advance copy of the audiobook was obtained by CNN.
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