India, Aug. 19 -- US President Donald Trump was caught on hot mic telling French President Emmanuel Macron that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to make a deal." The conversation between the two world leaders took place ahead of the multilateral meeting.

Trump was caught on hot mic after he had a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office and was heading for talks with European leaders. "I think he wants to make a deal," Trump whispered to Macron in the East Room.

"I think he wants to make a deal for me, you understand that? As crazy as it sounds," Trump added.

Trump is believed to have paused his meeting with Zelensky and other European leaders to call Putin. A source told CNN that the European leaders were no...