HELSINKI (Reuters) - Standing side-by-side with Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday refused to blame the Russian leader for meddling in the U.S. 2016 election, casting doubt on the findings of his own intelligence agencies and sparking a storm of criticism at home.
On a day when he faced pressure from critics, allied countries and even his own staff to take a tough line, Trump spoke not a single disparaging word in public about Moscow on any of the issues that have brought relations between the two powers to the lowest ebb since the Cold War.
Instead, he denounced the “stupidity” of his own country’s policy, especially the decision to investigate election interference following the conclusions drawn by U.S. intelligence agencies. A prosecutor announced an indictment three days ago of Russian spies for hacking into Democratic Party networks.
Trump’s handling of a joint news conference in Helsinki stirred a wave of condemnation in the United States, where the White House has struggled for months to dispel a suggestion that Trump was unwilling to stand up to Putin.
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7 comments:
Would you trust the Obama FBI bastards who are still trying to take out Trump ? Plus Obama said there was NO MEDELLING in the 2016 election and what about HILLARYS RESET BUTTON with Russia ? The HYPOCRISY is AMAZING.
No one seems to understand the reason behind Trump's actions.
If you were the subject of fictional accusations for the first 2 years of your presidency, wouldn't you try to deflect any light on substantiated claims?
I don't agree with the way he handled the summit, but I understand the psychology behind it.
after all, the number one reason the witch-hunt started was to find collusion. The only thing uncovered - and the Dem's act like it was a bombshell and the reason Hillary lost - was to discover that a few Russian operatives tried to influence the election. BFD!
Again, no evidence of collusion and no impeachable offenses, Aunt Maxine.
Most of the critics have no understanding of the game of poker.
Absolutely abhorrent
Yet*
Seth Rich and josh Uretsky/Uretski hacked the DNC. Why do you think Putin was laughing the whole time? He knows what Trump knows, that this whole Russia thing is a joke
930 so many false claims in such a short comment. LOL
Heads up buddy, Trump's own picks, several of which come from the conservative side, are in charge buddy.
"Obama said no meddling?" The man pushed for sanctions exactly because of meddling. You guys are totally off your rockers these days. Have you been getting your news from Tom Clancy?
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