Trump says Russia isn't targeting U.S., again contradicting intel community
Trump says Russia isn't targeting U.S., again contradicting intel community
By Dartunorro Clark NBC NEWS
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not believe Russia is still targeting the U.S., day after he attempted to quell the backlash over his widely rebuked comments in Helsinki that contradicted the intelligence community's assessment that Moscow had interfered in the 2016 election.
"No," the president answered when asked if Russia is still trying to influence American elections. "We're doing very well, probably as well as anybody has ever done with Russia."
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By Dartunorro Clark NBC NEWS
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not believe Russia is still targeting the U.S., day after he attempted to quell the backlash over his widely rebuked comments in Helsinki that contradicted the intelligence community's assessment that Moscow had interfered in the 2016 election.
"No," the president answered when asked if Russia is still trying to influence American elections. "We're doing very well, probably as well as anybody has ever done with Russia."
READ MORE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tr...
The president did not answer a shouted question from reporters about whether he believed Putin's assertion that his country did not orchestrate a campaign to interfere in the 2016 election.