Putin Says Vote For Joe!

Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 10:40 p.m.

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Love is in the air\\u2026or is it? Vladimir Putin expressed his preference for the next American president on Valentine\\u2019s Day - but critics suspect there might be more to his endorsement than meets the eye. His comments come in the wake of Donald Trump\\u2019s disparaging declaration against NATO and that Russia should \\u201cdo whatever the hell they want\\u201d to countries that don't pay up.

And after our emergency episode on Special Counsel Robert Hur\\u2019s report on Joe Biden\\u2019s handling of classified documents, we respond to your questions about how, if at all, President Biden could be removed from office.

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This episode was made by George Dabby with Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo, and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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