New book claims that Trump was 'surprised' when Nikki Haley confronted him over his head-scratching Helsinki summit with Putin

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• Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley writes in her new book that President Donald Trump was "surprised" when she confronted him about his wild July 2018 press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• During the joint press conference with Putin, Trump said that he didn't see "any reason" why Russia would have meddled in the 2016 US election, despite his own intelligence agencies assessments. 
• In her new book "With All Due Respect," Haley writes that she confronted Trump after the summit and told him that his siding with Putin on the issue of election meddling made her "very uncomfortable."
• Trump later claimed that he misspoke on the issue and reiterated his confidence in US intelligence agencies.
• Haley said that she appreciated that Trump issued additional remarks, and said it was all part of his strategy to "disarm" global leaders with his candor. 
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Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that President Donald Trump was "surprised" when she confronted him about his wild July 2018 press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which Trump backed Russia instead of his own intelligence agencies on Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. 

In her new book "With All Due Respect," which Business Insider obtained in advance of its November 12 release, Haley said that after Trump and Putin met in Helsinki, Finland, for a two-hour private meeting where only their interpreters were present, followed by a head-scratching joint press conference, she immediately requested a meeting with the president. 

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