Trump now accepts that there was Russian "interference" in the 2016 elections but "no conspiracy"

We all misunderstood. According to Donald Trump, a slip of the tongue in the transcript of his statements in Helsinki made us understand that he was supporting Putin on his own intelligence services. Where he said that he saw no reason for Russia to intervene in the elections, we must now deduce that yes. The US president left on Tuesday to try to stop the indignation that awakened his role at the summit in Finland.

At a meeting at the White House with Republican congressmen, Trump said, reading a few notes, that he had "full confidence" your intelligence services. "I accept the findings of our agents," conceded the president, while stressing that Russia's interference in 2016 has not affected the election result. And again, Trump wanted to point out that there was no conspiracy between Russia and its campaign. Likewise, he pledged to prevent any form of interference in the November elections

. But on Tuesday, there were protests of outrage, bewilderment, shame, desolation … and the fear of losing control of the elections in November. two rooms, where Republicans now have a majority. Donald Trump's statements at the joint press conference with Vladimir Putin were part of the president's party and ignited alarms. The range of reactions among conservatives ranges from anger to silence, with very little public support.

One of the exceptions was that of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who pointed out that the "hatred" of the media and the left towards the president is what makes them disqualify his meeting with Putin. Trump broke hours of silence on Twitter to thank him for his support, especially for his opinion that "the president has suffered a year and a half of totally partisan investigations, what are you supposed to think?" "You understand it!", Celebrated President

Republican Reactions

Paul's brace contrasts with the mug shots he received from John McCain. In a harsh statement, the Arizona senator, who faces a tough battle with cancer and hardly participates in political activity, accused Donald Trump of reading "the same scenario as Putin's when the president has consciously chosen to defend a tyrant against issues of the free press, "critics who have been joined by other comrades of the party who have already expressed their opposition to certain policies and comments of Donald Trump, in the case of Jeff Flake ("Shameful"), Bob Corker ("I'm disappointed") and Ben Sbade ("This is a mess")

At a media appearance, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Republican Paul Ryan said he "understands the desire and need to have good relations, but Russia is a government that threatens and does not share our interests, nor our values."

Shameful Action

The CIA, the FBI, the Age National Security Council, the Ministry of Justice and even the Senate and Congress Intelligence Committees have concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections. Despite this, Trump put Putin's word before the investigations of his own agencies. which leads his country to an unusual situation. Last Friday, Dan Coats, National Intelligence Director, warned that "the alarm lights are blinking red again," comparing the cyberattack-related warning situation against the country to warnings prior to the September 11 attacks. . of 2001.

The faces of many American journalists and political badysts who followed Trump in Helsinki were quite a poem. NBC star Rachel Maddow has prepared her viewers to face "the worst possible scenario," which, according to the journalist, includes the option that "someone who serves the interests has acceded to the presidency the United States. From another country instead of ours. "

A great scenario that fought at the same time Trump's favorite channel, Fox News, with a message in the form of a conversation between the president and his friend Sean Hannity, recorded in Helsinki after the summit. who gave an interview to Putin, in which the journalist Chris Wallace was much more incisive with the Russian leader than Trump, showed signs of misguidance.

Implacable

Tuesday's editorials in the American press difficult " The Washington Post "accused the president of" colluding with Russia "after" destroying the judicial system of his own country, "and published an editorial by its national section chief, Dan Balz, in which he stressed that Trump, by mixing the issue of the possible conspiracy of his campaign with Russia with "Russian attacks on the democratic process in the United States, continues to undermine the entire investigation."

"The New York Time For its part, Trump can no longer be trusted to defend "the interests of the United States and the democratic alliance that they lead". From the more conservative point of view of the "Wall Street Journal", his editorial describes the president's performance as a "personal and national shame". (Www.abc.es)