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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is the U.S. president<\/strong> speaking when asked if he had a response to Putin expelling more than 750 U.S. mission staff members in retaliation for the veto-proof sanctions bill Trump was forced to sign:<\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank him because we\u2019re trying to cut down our payroll and as far as I\u2019m concerned I\u2019m very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll. There\u2019s no real reason for them to go back. I greatly appreciate the fact that we\u2019ve been able to cut our payroll of the United States. We\u2019re going to save a lot of money.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Trump Thanks Putin for Expelling U.S. Diplomats: \u2018We\u2019re Trying to Cut Down on Our Payroll\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n