Associated Press Retracts Story Falsely Claiming Gabbard Said Trump, Putin Were Good Friends

The incident comes after the White House removed the Associated Press from its press pool.
Associated Press Retracts Story Falsely Claiming Gabbard Said Trump, Putin Were Good Friends
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks in New Delhi, India, on March 18, 2025. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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The Associated Press has retracted its story that claimed U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “very good friends.”

A spokesperson for the outlet, whose stories are widely distributed around the world, told The Epoch Times in an email that the story, published on March 17, was removed “because it did not meet our standards.”

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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