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The Pmsldentbruughl up the "Golden Showers lhlng"and said itreally Imthered hhh if his wife had any duum abflut it He then explains-1,35 he did atour dinner, that he hadn'l'srayed overnight in Russia duringlhe Miss Universe lrip Twice dur is noflhe conversation Reince med to i en‘ecla comment hhiiul the lid "why iLwas even in there.“ but the President ignored hlm. The Presldem sald “the hookers thing" is nonsense but that Putin hall

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lle men pivoted to the Russians wantingan apology (mm Bill O'Rellly‘ Isaid Hind seen Ilia: and O'Rcilly's reply, which was as "call him “'1 2023.“ The President lhcn said that a'RciIlys question aha whether he respected Putin had been a ham une He sald he dues respect {h Inader ofa major cuulllry and thoughnhalw esi answer He then said "Yuu think my ilnswul‘ was good, nlzlix'r'” lsald thb answer was "via. except the part about klllem, humus: we aren‘nhl: kind of klllurs that Putin is When i said this, thH Prpsldenl paused llnticeublyt ldnn'l know whatm make ul'il‘ hm he clcarly noticed 1 had direnly Criticich him

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