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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe White House Transcript Is Missing the Most Explosive Part of the Trump-Putin Press Conference
Its not clear whether the omission was intended, but the meaning of a key exchange is dramatically altered as a result.
But the exchange doesnt appear in full in the White Houses live-stream or transcript of the press conference, and its missing entirely from the Kremlins transcript of the event. The White House did not immediately provide an explanation for the discrepancy.
Understanding what Putin said depends on what you watch or where you look. If you watch the video of the news conference provided by the Russian government, or by news outlets such as PBS and the Associated Press, you will hear the Reuters reporter Jeff Mason ask a bombshell of a question: President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?
Putin then responds with a bombshell of an answer, according to the English translation of his remarks: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S.Russia relationship back to normal.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/trump-putin-press-conference-transcript/565385/
Freethinker65
(10,009 posts)magicarpet
(14,144 posts)boston bean
(36,221 posts)nature-lover
(1,469 posts)tavernier
(12,377 posts)Mitch said so and no one crosses the turtle.
LAS14
(13,783 posts).... report the "official White House and Russian versions." History will highlight the lying. THEY ARE SO STUPID!!!!
sinkingfeeling
(51,445 posts)Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)strikes again!
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)That's all Fux News does. Edit, chop, and otherwise butcher everything Democratic politicians say to make it look worse. And edit, chop and otherwise butcher everything Republicans say to make it sound better.
Not surprised by this...but they need to be called on it!
dalton99a
(81,451 posts)TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Vinca
(50,261 posts)TeamPooka
(24,221 posts)BlueJac
(7,838 posts)did anyone think other wise?
Jim__
(14,075 posts)Or, more likely, the Kremlin just e-mailed a copy of the official transcript to the WH.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)No way to hide it...unless Vlad copies Trump's craven walk back and says he misspoke and meant to say "Nyet."
FakeNoose
(32,633 posts)I doubt very much if this will be shown on Faux News.
Just sayin'