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Washington.- Stuck by a hail of criticism and faced with one of the most important scandals of his term, US President Donald Trump could only retract and correct his official statement on the discredits the conclusions of his intelligence agencies and trust, on the other hand, in Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The US President, totally isolated, assured that he "expressed bad" in his attack on Monday at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other intelligence agencies, discrediting their finding by pointing to Russia as directly responsible for the interference in the elections of 2016. "In the key phrase of my speech, I said the word" could "instead of" could not "[19459006Laphraswouldhavetobe:"Jenevoispaspourquoicen&#"Itwasn'tRussia"hesaiddismissinghiscolleaguesintheconferencewhichheadouncedonHelisinkiaonPastinesday
Experts wonder why, if it was a mistake, it took more than 24 hours (27, to be exact) to fix it. justified it as an oversight that he only noticed during the examination of the transcript of the press conference he had given to Putin.
"I accept the conclusion of our re community about Russia's interference in the 2016 elections, "he said. But, although he said he had "all the faith in the world and the support of the fantastic US intelligence agencies" and "always" supported them (which is not true), he added , almost by the way, that Moscow could have been His positioning alongside Putin and against the intelligence agencies seemed for a moment the drop of water that broke the back of the camel, uniting Democrats and Republicans in criticism , and even with the Fox News television channel, the president's blind defender, demands a "clarification". "No negotiation is worth throwing his own people and his country under the bus," tweeted Abby Hutnsman, co-anchor of Fox & Friends.
They turned their back on the main Republican leaders who reaffirmed their confidence in Russia. United States and were the culprits for the attempt to affect (unsuccessfully) the outcome of the 2016 elections.
Republican Leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, issued a public statement addressed to US allies at NATO and in Europe, with whom Trump had a confrontation during his hectic trip to Europe last week. "The European countries are our friends and the Russians are not," he said. "Let's be very clear so everyone is aware: Russia has been ingested in our elections," said lower house speaker Paul Ryan. Some lawmakers have stated that they would seek measures against Russia in Congress.
The Democrats led the offensive. His Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, argued that Trump "tried to stray from what he said yesterday [moons] .It arrives 24 hours late and in the wrong place. he can not say directly to President Putin that he is wrong and that our intelligence services are right, it is ineffective, and worse, it gives a sign of weakness. "The Democratic leader in the House representatives, Nancy Pelosi, was more direct and aggressive. "Well tried, but seriously, no one believes you," he tweeted, former Vice President Joe Biden also referred to the issue, lamenting Trump's "great international damage" in a action which, according to him, is "well below [lo que representa] the office of the presidency".
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