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– I trust both sides, said Trump when asked if he believed in US intelligence or Putin.
– I see no reason why they should be, said President Donald Trump, when he believed the conclusions of his own intelligence organizations that Russia has interfered with the US elections in 2016.
Trump also said Putin was "very strong and convincing" in his refusal to stand next to Putin at the press conference with the Russian president. Then he accused the FBI of not doing a good job, repeating the previous accusations against Hillary Clinton and returning the conversation to his election owner.
– We had a brilliant election campaign and we used to, Trump said.
Trump was directly challenged by the Associated Press to find out if he was saying "Putin and the whole world" that Russia had made it was not acceptable. 19659002] Robert Mueller, a senior researcher, on Friday accused 12 Russian secret service agents of being illegally involved in US elections. During the weekend, many of Trump's political opponents asked the president to cancel the summit.
Putin, for his part, called the charges for "joke".
Believe in Both Parties
– All I can do is ask the questions. My people, [blant dem etterretningssjef] Dan Coats, said that it was Russia. Putin says it was not Russia. I believe in both parties, says Trump.
He ended the press conference calling the Russians a "witch hunt" and a "disaster".
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting nearly two hours on tomannshand. The two also had a working lunch where their closest advisors were present.
The meeting with the Russian leader marks a significant change in Trump's tone last week before flattering his NATO allies at a meeting in Brussels and then severely criticizing the British prime minister Theresa May in an interview.
– Nothing would be more politically simple than refusing to meet, said President Donald Trump at a press conference in Helsinki Monday after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
– But that would not change anything.
Trump said that it was important to restore diplomacy and not be distracted by political shooters. The two presidents called the summit for success, and a starting point for a better relationship and stronger cooperation. The meeting came following a proposal by Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation between the two leaders in March.
Strong reactions in the United States
The press conference provoked strong reactions in the United States.
– There is no doubt that Russia has interfered with the elections and continues to undermine democracy around the world. (…) This president must understand that Russia is not our allies. There is no moral balance between Russia and the United States, hostile to our most fundamental values, said Republican House Leader Paul Ryan in a statement
]. . Neil Cavuto called Trump's comments "disgusting."
– Trump's response will create a lot of reactions, and I think he's created a lot of problems with these answers, said Fox anchor Bret Baier, who was in Helsinki to cover the Mountain peak.
Former CIA director John Brennan called the president's comments for "landsvvik". Brennan, who headed the intelligence service at Trump became president in January 2017, said in an interview with NBC that he was "shocked" by the president.
– I do not understand how Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo, Security Advisor John Bolton and Chief of Staff John Kelley can continue their work after, says Brennan .
Thomas Countryman was Acting Under Secretary of State and US Diplomatic Disarmament until Trump took over the leadership of the White House in 2017. He told Aftenposten that he was deeply shocked by what he had heard
– it was a shameful sight. I am embarrassed to be American today, said Countryman, who has a 35-year career as a diplomat.
– Even when he had the perfect opportunity for a reporter to make a clear message to the Russians, refused Trump gave a warning to Putin
Senator Marco Rubio called the rhetoric of Trump's "a little productive and perhaps dangerous," while Senator John McCain has termed it "one of the most shameful of a US president."
Jeff Flake, a Senator who is among the first critics of Trump in the Republican Party, is also not merciful:
"I would never have thought that I was going to live the day our US President would come on the scene with the Russian President on the United States for the Russian aggression.It is shameful. "
The United States was accused of having a bad relationship
Just before Monday morning's meeting, Trump USA blamed the bad relationship between the United States and the US Russia. Thanks to many years of American idiocy and madness, and now this fake witch hunt, "wrote Trump on Twitter.
July 16, 2018
The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs retweeted the comment to Trump, with the answer "We agree."
At the press conference, Trump repeated that the two countries were blamed Russia invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014. The relationship became even worse after the FBI and CIA were interfered with the Russians in the 2016 election campaign.
The US intelligence department Dan Coats said just before the weekend concerns Russian interference in the democratic processes of the United States.
