PTI
Hanoi, Nov 12: US President Donald Trump unleashed a twitter storm from his Asia tour Sunday, slamming “haters and fools” playing politics with US-Russia ties and declaring that he would never describe North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as “short and fat”.
Currently on the Vietnam leg of a five-nation sweep through the region, the US President, who has been relatively quiet on Twitter since leaving Washington, put out half-a- dozen tweets in quick succession ahead of his official welcoming ceremony in Hanoi.
The missives covered a range of subjects from Trump’s relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, China’s efforts to rein in Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme, and a sarcastic tweet about his efforts to make “a friend” of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
The US president, who met with Putin several times on the margins of the just-concluded APEC summit in the Vietnamese resort of Danang, took a fresh swipe at critics of his efforts to forge a close working relationship with the Russian leader.
“When will all the haters and fools out there realize that having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing,” he tweeted. “There (sic) always playing politics – bad for our country. I want to solve North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, terrorism, and Russia can greatly help!” he added.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One while flying to Hanoi Saturday, Trump said he believed Vladimir Putin was being sincere when he denied meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. Trump, whose key former aides are under US investigation for possible collaboration with the Kremlin, said he had repeatedly asked Putin about the claims during their chats in Danang.
