Trump gave Putin COVID test machine for personal use early in pandemic, new book reveals
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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, then-President Donald Trump sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a COVID-19 test machine, according to the new book "War" by Bob Woodward.
"This is a moment when COVID is running wild, not just in the United States, in the world," Woodward told "CBS Sunday Morning" in a recent interview. "He gives Abbott point-of-care testing kits to Putin. I mean, these are precious assets to anyone in the world, in the country, and he gives it to him for his personal use."
Putin insisted Trump keep quiet about the gift, according to Woodward.
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