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2026-10-07 · CNBC

Trump doesn't think Russia plague incident is bioweapon, plans Putin call Wednesday

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. does not think the death of a Russian laboratory worker from a suspected case of plague is the result of a bioweapon. Trump also said he planned to call Russian President Vladimir Putin , who turned 74 on Wednesday, later in the day. Trump previously had said that call would focus on the plague-related incident. Trump's comments came at an Oval Office event promoting Trump Accounts , the new tax-deferred savings and investment accounts that more than 60 million American children under age 18 have been automatically enrolled in.

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