06:21Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he didn't know whether to be 'insulted' or grateful after Russia's Vladimir Putin suggested he wanted Kamala Harris to win in November, during a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.
"Putin came out today. He endorsed Kamala. And I didn't know, was I supposed to call him up and say, 'Thank you very much. I appreciate it'? But he endorsed Kamala. I have a feeling. I don't know. I don't, I don't know exactly what to say about that. I don't know if I'm insulted or he did me a favour, but we have to get along," he said.
Earlier, the Russian leader joked that Harris was his 'favourite' in the upcoming US presidential election, claiming that Trump had "imposed more restrictions and sanctions on Russia than any president before him".
"He [Joe Biden] recommended that all his supporters support Mrs Harris," Putin said. "And that’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to support her. <...> Secondly, she has such an expressive and infectious laugh that it shows she’s doing well."
Meanwhile, Trump told the audience about his own achievements in office, saying he had ended NAFTA - 'the worst trade deal ever made in the history of our country' - and had 'stood up to China like no-one else'.
He also claimed that the current government 'allowing our country to be invaded' by migrants, and even accused Harris of stealing his 'no tax on tips' policy'. He promised to 'send her a MAGA cap' because she was 'copying a lot of my plan.
Trump touched on his own legal battles, claiming that the Democrat were 'censoring speech, weaponising the justice system and trying to throw their political opponents, me, in jail'.
The Biden administration has strongly rejected Trump's claims that his legal issues are 'political'. They include allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, which he strongly denies. Trump faces off with Harris in the presidential election on November 5.
'I don't know if I'm insulted or he did me a favour!' – Trump after Putin gives 'backing' to Harris
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he didn't know whether to be 'insulted' or grateful after Russia's Vladimir Putin suggested he wanted Kamala Harris to win in November, during a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.
"Putin came out today. He endorsed Kamala. And I didn't know, was I supposed to call him up and say, 'Thank you very much. I appreciate it'? But he endorsed Kamala. I have a feeling. I don't know. I don't, I don't know exactly what to say about that. I don't know if I'm insulted or he did me a favour, but we have to get along," he said.
Earlier, the Russian leader joked that Harris was his 'favourite' in the upcoming US presidential election, claiming that Trump had "imposed more restrictions and sanctions on Russia than any president before him".
"He [Joe Biden] recommended that all his supporters support Mrs Harris," Putin said. "And that’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to support her. <...> Secondly, she has such an expressive and infectious laugh that it shows she’s doing well."
Meanwhile, Trump told the audience about his own achievements in office, saying he had ended NAFTA - 'the worst trade deal ever made in the history of our country' - and had 'stood up to China like no-one else'.
He also claimed that the current government 'allowing our country to be invaded' by migrants, and even accused Harris of stealing his 'no tax on tips' policy'. He promised to 'send her a MAGA cap' because she was 'copying a lot of my plan.
Trump touched on his own legal battles, claiming that the Democrat were 'censoring speech, weaponising the justice system and trying to throw their political opponents, me, in jail'.
The Biden administration has strongly rejected Trump's claims that his legal issues are 'political'. They include allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, which he strongly denies. Trump faces off with Harris in the presidential election on November 5.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he didn't know whether to be 'insulted' or grateful after Russia's Vladimir Putin suggested he wanted Kamala Harris to win in November, during a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.
"Putin came out today. He endorsed Kamala. And I didn't know, was I supposed to call him up and say, 'Thank you very much. I appreciate it'? But he endorsed Kamala. I have a feeling. I don't know. I don't, I don't know exactly what to say about that. I don't know if I'm insulted or he did me a favour, but we have to get along," he said.
Earlier, the Russian leader joked that Harris was his 'favourite' in the upcoming US presidential election, claiming that Trump had "imposed more restrictions and sanctions on Russia than any president before him".
"He [Joe Biden] recommended that all his supporters support Mrs Harris," Putin said. "And that’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to support her. <...> Secondly, she has such an expressive and infectious laugh that it shows she’s doing well."
Meanwhile, Trump told the audience about his own achievements in office, saying he had ended NAFTA - 'the worst trade deal ever made in the history of our country' - and had 'stood up to China like no-one else'.
He also claimed that the current government 'allowing our country to be invaded' by migrants, and even accused Harris of stealing his 'no tax on tips' policy'. He promised to 'send her a MAGA cap' because she was 'copying a lot of my plan.
Trump touched on his own legal battles, claiming that the Democrat were 'censoring speech, weaponising the justice system and trying to throw their political opponents, me, in jail'.
The Biden administration has strongly rejected Trump's claims that his legal issues are 'political'. They include allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, which he strongly denies. Trump faces off with Harris in the presidential election on November 5.