BAD PRESIDENT
Trump: I Accept US Intelligence Assessment of Russian Interference but It Could Have Been Other People Too

President Donald Trump Tuesday afternoon tried to walk back his disastrous performance in Helsinki during which he announced he support’s President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that Russia did not interfere in the U.S. election.
Trump’s remarks were so damaging that even Fox News hosts denounced them.
The U.S. president just read a statement to reporters, saying he has “full faith and support” in America’s Intelligence agencies and accepts their conclusion that Russia interfered in the election.
But he insisted that Russia’s actions had no impact on the election, which has not been proven.
President Trump also claimed that while Russia interfered, “it could be other people also.”
That’s actually false, per the U.S. Intelligence agencies he says he supports.
“There was no collusion – at all,” Trump claimed, angrily.
Watch:
President Trump: "I have full faith and support for America's great intelligence agencies, always have." https://t.co/ZU0DDFnp0P pic.twitter.com/SzOpRHU5vG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2018
Here’s CNBC’s report – more to follow:
JUST IN: Trump says election meddling took place, but Russian actions had no impact https://t.co/d6s6E63h5h pic.twitter.com/NeVU5F4Dem
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 17, 2018
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