Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin complained to Pres. Biden about calling him a 'killer' in an ABC News interview, according to a new book.
"I'm upset you called me a killer," Putin said to Biden on an April 13 phone call, Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa wrote in their new book,"Peril."with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, was"not something premeditated," according to the book.
"Peril" also chronicles the first several months of Biden's presidency, detailing his administration's efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, early efforts to work with Congress and internal deliberations over the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.This includes how Biden has apparently adjusted to life in the White House, which he reportedly called"the tomb" and likened to the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
The book also describes how Biden and his aides reportedly refer to Trump in private: The president and his advisers"hated to utter Trump's name," and aides avoided using"the 'T' word," the authors claim.
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