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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums5 words that reveal Trump still isn't convinced Russia meddled in the 2016 election
(CNN)President Donald Trump had one clear mission when he spoke to the press Tuesday afternoon before meeting with a handful of congressional Republicans: Clean up the damage he did on Monday when he broke with the intelligence community by suggesting that Russia might not have been behind the 2016 election interference and arguing that there was blame on both sides of the matter.
"I have a full faith and support for America's great intelligence agencies," Trump said, reading slowly from a page of written remarks -- a major break from his usual freewheeling style in these sorts of situations. Then, Trump added this: "I accept our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place -- could be other people also."
Focus on the five words at the end there: "Could be other people also."
Those five words not only totally undermine what Trump was trying to do with his post-Helsinki summit comments but also run afoul of the intelligence community's 2017 report on Russian interference in the election. That report, which carried the unanimous endorsement of the entire US intelligence community, said that Russia interfered in the election with the express goal of helping Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton. Nowhere else in the IC report is there a mention of another country being even possibly responsible for the broad and deep election-meddling effort focused on the 2016 campaign.
"I have a full faith and support for America's great intelligence agencies," Trump said, reading slowly from a page of written remarks -- a major break from his usual freewheeling style in these sorts of situations. Then, Trump added this: "I accept our intelligence community's conclusion that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place -- could be other people also."
Focus on the five words at the end there: "Could be other people also."
Those five words not only totally undermine what Trump was trying to do with his post-Helsinki summit comments but also run afoul of the intelligence community's 2017 report on Russian interference in the election. That report, which carried the unanimous endorsement of the entire US intelligence community, said that Russia interfered in the election with the express goal of helping Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton. Nowhere else in the IC report is there a mention of another country being even possibly responsible for the broad and deep election-meddling effort focused on the 2016 campaign.
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5 words that reveal Trump still isn't convinced Russia meddled in the 2016 election (Original Post)
spanone
Jul 2018
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HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)1. It's not about what he believes
It's about what he wants others to believe. He knows damn well Russia meddled in the election.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)2. Of course Trump knows Russia interfered. "Could be other people also" is intentional obfuscation.
leftstreet
(36,101 posts)3. So he admits there was something wrong with the election
As POTUS, I wonder what he intends to do about it
Because, theoretically, these "could be other people also" would have the potential to "meddle" in the next election against the GOP
Trueblue Texan
(2,420 posts)4. Well, here's the thing...
OF COURSE he knows the Russians interfered with the election! He was totally in agreement with their interference! But he's afraid if he admits he knows it, Putin will make life hard on him--oh, so many ways for Putin to do that! AND he'll have to admit his presidency isn't legitimate. OF COURSE HE KNOWS! But he cannot admit it. Of COURSE!
Roland99
(53,342 posts)5. Nope. That is 100% intentional diversion