Trump appears to forget Alaska is in US as he frets over facing Putin amid DC crime

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President Donald Trump appeared to mix up Russia with Alaska ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a White House press conference about crime in Washington, DC and his plans to deploy the National Guard and put the city’s police under his control.

Trump appears to forget Alaska is in US as he frets over facing Putin amid DC crime

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