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What phrase did press secretary Karoline Leavitt use to describe the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, sharply downplaying chances of a peace deal?

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Leavitt used the phrase "listening exercise" at the August 12, 2025 White House briefing — three days before the summit — saying Trump would go "to get a more firm and better understanding of how we c...

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