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Russian President Putin Defends Trump Against Sex Video Claims

HeadlineJan 18, 2017

At a news conference in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to unsubstantiated memos prepared by a British intelligence operative that say Russia has compromising information on Trump, including a sex tape of Trump from 2013 involving prostitutes in Moscow. This is Putin.

President Vladimir Putin: “Trump arrived and straightaway rushed to meet with Moscow prostitutes? This is an adult man, first of all, and, apart from that, is a man who for many years took part in organizing beauty contests. He has socialized with the most beautiful women in the world. It is hard to believe that he ran to a hotel to meet with our girls of loose morals, although they are the best in the world.”

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