{"id":2402018,"date":"2025-02-12T18:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-meetings-with-putin-during-gabbard-swearing-in-ceremony-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T18:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T23:09:12","slug":"trump-teases-meetings-with-putin-during-gabbard-swearing-in-ceremony-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-meetings-with-putin-during-gabbard-swearing-in-ceremony-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump teases meetings with Putin during Gabbard swearing-in ceremony &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-teases-meetings-with-putin-during-gabbard-swearing-in-ceremony-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402018&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a swearing-in ceremony for his new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-saudi-announcement-to-come-monday-official-says-no-new-steps-expected\/\" title=\"Biden Says Saudi Announcement to Come Monday; Official Says No New Steps Expected\">intelligence chief<\/a>, Tulsi Gabbard, \u2062President Donald Trump hinted at\u2063 prospective meetings with \u2063Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia, even\u200b though specific dates have not been established. Trump mentioned that both he and Putin would likely meet there to discuss various issues. This proclamation followed a 90-minute phone conversation Trump had with\u200b Putin, marking \u200btheir first dialog since he returned to the White House. The talks occurred as the Trump administration worked toward a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">peace deal<\/a> \u200camid ongoing tensions due to Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. Trump indicated that \u2064a ceasefire might\u200c be achievable soon, while\u200d acknowledging the impracticality of Ukraine \u2063joining\u2064 NATO and the unlikely return of its \u200cterritories lost to Russia.\u2063 he emphasized continued U.S. support\u2064 for Ukraine but stressed \u2062the\u2062 need\u200b for secured aid.Gabbard&#8217;s confirmation to her new role, which was narrowly approved by the Senate, \u200ddrew some \u2063criticism related to her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">past foreign policy positions<\/a>.\u2064 Trump expressed strong support for her appointment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump teases meetings with Putin during Gabbard swearing-in ceremony<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1992333\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is expecting to meet with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian<\/a> counterpart,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> President Vladimir Putin<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>, but a date has yet to be set.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We expect that he&rsquo;ll come here, and I&rsquo;ll go there, and we&rsquo;re going to meet also, probably in Saudi Arabia,&rdquo; Trump told reporters Wednesday at the swearing-in ceremony of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>, his new intelligence chief. &ldquo;The first time we&rsquo;ll meet in Saudi Arabia, [to] see if we get something done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump previewed the meeting after his first announced call with Putin since returning to the White House, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-williams-surprises-steven-spielberg-by-telling-him-hes-not-retiring-after-all\/\" title=\"John Williams Surprises Steven Spielberg by Telling Him He\u2019s Not Retiring After All\">90-minute conversation<\/a> that preceded a discussion with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The telephone diplomacy came as the Trump administration helped broker a peace deal almost three years after Russia launched another invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\" target=\"_blank\">Treasury Secretary<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Bessent<\/a>&nbsp;was in Kyi<\/span>v on Wednesday to meet with Zelensky before the Ukrainian sat down with Vice President&nbsp;JD Vance&nbsp;and&nbsp;Secretary of State&nbsp;Marco Rubio&nbsp;on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in&nbsp;Germany&nbsp;on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Defense Secretary <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth <\/a>earlier Wednesday also told a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/belgium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Belgium<\/a>, that the United States does not consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATO<\/a> membership for Ukraine to be &ldquo;a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Attorney General<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> swear in Gabbard, a former Hawaii Democratic congresswoman, Trump said it was not &ldquo;practical&rdquo; for Ukraine to become a member of NATO, agreeing with Hegseth that it was similarly &ldquo;unlikely&rdquo; that Ukraine&rsquo;s territory would return to its 2014 borders after Russia&rsquo;s annexation of Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Putin said that he wants it to end. He doesn&rsquo;t want to end it and then go back to fighting six months later,&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll probably end up at some point getting a ceasefire in the not-too-distant future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When pressed on whether he was pushing Zelensky out of the talks or conceding the war to Putin, Trump disagreed but encouraged Ukraine to hold an election, citing the Ukrainian&rsquo;s polling. At the same time, the president recommitted to sending aid to Ukraine, though he was adamant that it be &ldquo;secured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump was expected to take executive action to enact reciprocal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> on Wednesday afternoon but said he would do so later because he did not want to detract from Gabbard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to take anything away from this young lady&rsquo;s day because this is her day, and I may do it later on, or I may do it tomorrow morning, but we&rsquo;ll be signing reciprocal tariffs,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;The world has taken advantage of the United States for many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> confirmed Gabbard on Wednesday, 52-48, with Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) casting the lone Republican vote against her. Her nomination was criticized due to her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">foreign policy<\/a> views on Russia and meeting with deposed former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syrian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bashar Assad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s nobody like her for the job,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1992333\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1992333\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints at meeting Putin in Saudi Arabia during Gabbard&#8217;s swearing-in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2402019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-6-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3927,3733,3634],"class_list":["post-2402018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gabbard","tag-putin","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-6-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402018"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402022,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402018\/revisions\/2402022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}