U.S. President Donald Trump played down the significance of John Ratcliffe’s trip, saying it was “sort of semi-routine.”
Published Aug 26, 2026, 10:11 AM EDT
U.S. President Donald Trump played down the significance of John Ratcliffe’s trip, saying it was “sort of semi-routine.”
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Published Aug 26, 2026, 10:11 AM EDT
President Donald Trump, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe speak as they depart following a cabinet meeting at Camp David, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s mysterious trip was “semi-routine,” the president says
The US president said Ratcliffe travelled to Russia on a routine trip, while the Kremlin said the CIA director did not meet Putin.
The CIA director’s trip was not officially announced, raising widespread speculation over why he flew to Moscow.
