Coverage dated March 21, 2025

Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says

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Steve Witkoff said the Russian leader had an artist paint a portrait of Trump and gave it to the American president as a gift. Witkoff called Putin “super...

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NBC News
Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend’ Donald Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says (opens NBC News)
Published Mar 21, 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he prayed for “his friend” Donald Trump after an assassin’s bullet grazed the then-presidential candidate’s ear last year, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview Friday.
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Putin said he prayed for ‘his friend' Trump after 2024 assassination attempt, U.S. envoy says (opens NBC4 Washington)
Published Mar 21, 2025
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Steve Witkoff said the Russian leader had an artist paint a portrait of Trump and gave it to the American president as a gift. Witkoff called Putin “super...
New York Post
Putin went to church and prayed for ‘his friend’ Trump after assassination attempt: Steve Witkoff (opens New York Post)
Published Mar 21, 2025
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin claims he rushed over to his local church and prayed to God for President Trump's safety during the aftermath of the Butler, Pa. rally last July, according to special envoy Steve Witkoff.

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