Donald Trump says Russia no longer targets the United States before the White House clarifies the comment – Donald Trump's America

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M. Trump, faced with his failure to deal with Russia's interference in the US elections in 2016, adopted his usual defensive stance two days after their Helsinki summit and called his detractors out of order

. reporter before a morning cabinet meeting if Russia was still targeting the United States, Mr. Trump looked at the reporter, shook his head and said, "No".

This response suddenly put the president in disagreement with But the White House quickly stepped in to say that his answer was not what it seemed.

At a briefing later, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president was saying "no" to answering questions, not

US secret service officials said the efforts of the Russia to undermine the elections are continuing and are now targeting the parliamentary elections of 6 November.

Ms. Sanders said that the Russian threat to undermine these elections remained. 19659008] When questioned later in an interview with CBS News on the question of whether he personally held Mr. Putin responsible for the interference in the 2016 elections, Mr. Trump responded by saying that he was not responsible for the interference in the 2016 elections. affirmative

"Well, I would do it, just as I consider myself responsible for what is happening in this country," he said.

The US president said that during his talks with Putin he was "very convinced that we could not interfere."

"I told him that we could not have that. will not have it, and that's how it's going to be, "said Trump

but Trump also seemed to wonder if such statements would have an impact on Russia.

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Ms. Sanders' explanation of Mr. Trump's" No "was the second time since Monday's summit that Mr. Trump and the White House have made an error or misunderstanding on the issue. Russia.

Mr Trump had already stated that he had misrepresented himself at a press conference in Helsinki with Mr Putin and that he had accepted the conclusions of the meeting. intelligence agency on Russian electoral interference

. also. Trump stunned the world on Monday by avoiding criticizing the Russian leader for Moscow's actions to undermine the elections, stirring bipartisan fury at home and urging some US politicians to demand tougher sanctions.

"We are doing as well as anyone else has ever done with Russia"

Critics accused Mr. Trump of being sided with Russia on his own country by omitting to criticize Moscow for this information. Agencies last year described Russia's electoral interference as an attempt to sow discord, to help Mr Trump's candidacy and to denigrate his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.

Putin denied the allegations. Mr Trump told the Council of Ministers: "And no president has ever been so harsh as me in Russia," he said, adding that Putin "understands he is not is not happy. "

In a series of Twitter messages early in the morning, the Republican president said the summit would eventually produce "big results" and accused critics of "Trump Derangement Syndrome"

I got along well with the president Putin from Russia, "writes the president

" They would rather go to war than see this, it's called the Trump Derangement Syndrome! "

He has already seen evidence that Russia is targeting the November elections when control of the House of Representatives and the Senate is at stake."

Refuting Monday Mr Trump's disdainful comments on services US secrets, Mr. Coats said: was clear in our badessments of Russian interference in the 2016 elections and their ongoing and pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy. "

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July 19, 2018 05:21:59