Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet at the G20 summit in Osaka (Japan) on June 28, 2019. Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
An ex-Trump press secretary published new details about a meeting with Putin in 2019.
An NYT extract shows that an aide believed Putin was trying to distract Trump by using an attractive woman.
Putin uses mind games and other tactics to gain an advantage in meetings.
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According to a new book written by Stephanie Grisham, former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, Russian President Vladimir Putin hired a beautiful female interpreter to "distract” President Donald Trump during a G20 summit.
According to excerpts from the book, published in The New York Times, Grisham's memoir, "I Will Take Your Questions Now," describes the meeting between Trump, Putin, and their conversation at the 2019 G20 summit.
Grisham was reported to have pointed out how Putin tried to throw Trump off balance during a meeting between the leaders.
According to an extract from the Times, Grisham wrote that Fiona Hill asked me if I noticed Putin's translator as we began our meeting. She was a beautiful brunette woman with long, straight hair and a lovely figure.
"She told me that she believed the woman was being selected by Putin to distract our president."
Insider reviewed footage of the Trump-Putin summit meeting. It shows a translator sitting right opposite Trump.
This video, which was taken by Ruptly, a state-backed Russian video agency, shows Trump looking on as the woman interprets Putin's words in English.
Trump's relationship to Putin was the focus of intense scrutiny during his term. US intelligence agencies concluded that Russia had launched an effort to help Trump win the White House in 2016.
Previous reports have detailed the attempts of Putin to outfox Trump by phone and in meetings.
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Greg Miller's 2018 book, "The Apprentice", reveals that Putin tried to exploit Trump's weaknesses and encouraged Trump to fear that a "deep-state" of US officials was plotting against him.
Trump has spoken out in support of Putin and authoritarian leaders. The Grisham book says that Trump once told him that he would try to be tough with Putin for the sakes of the cameras.
Trump made a statement retaliating against Grisham for the claims in his book without directly addressing any.
Trump stated Tuesday that Stephanie didn't possess the necessary skills and that it was evident from the beginning. He also claimed that she became "very angry" and "bitter" after ending a relationship.
We felt she should solve her own problems. She is now paid by a radical left-leaning publisher to tell bad and false things.
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