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Trump calls panned Putin summit a success - Amid furor, president promises 'big results'
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump struggled Wednesday to contain the furor over his summit with Vladimir Putin, giving conflicting signals about whether he believes Russia is still a threat to American elections.
For a third day, Trump and his aides were in damage control mode in the face of criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers dismayed by the president’s friendly demeanor toward Putin and his failure to confront the Russian leader about Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump started the day insisting on Twitter that the Helsinki meeting with the Russian president had been a success and those blasting it were afflicted with “Trump Derangement Syndrome!”
After a morning Cabinet meeting, when asked whether the Russians are still targeting the United States, Trump said “no” twice. Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, warned this week that Russia is engaged in “ongoing, pervasive efforts” to meddle in American elections.
For a third day, Trump and his aides were in damage control mode in the face of criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers dismayed by the president’s friendly demeanor toward Putin and his failure to confront the Russian leader about Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump started the day insisting on Twitter that the Helsinki meeting with the Russian president had been a success and those blasting it were afflicted with “Trump Derangement Syndrome!”
After a morning Cabinet meeting, when asked whether the Russians are still targeting the United States, Trump said “no” twice. Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, warned this week that Russia is engaged in “ongoing, pervasive efforts” to meddle in American elections.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/18/donald-trump-claims-ill-fated-vladimir-putin-meeting-success/794910002/