Kelly lobbied Republicans to rebuke Trump after Putin press conference: report

[babylonsister]

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Kelly lobbied Republicans to rebuke Trump after Putin press conference: report
Emily Birnbaum


White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly gave GOP lawmakers the green light to rebuke President Trump's controversial remarks from his joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Three sources told Vanity Fair on the condition of anonymity that Kelly was furious after Trump stood with Putin during their summit in Helsinki and sided with his denial that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump sparked major backlash among U.S. lawmakers and the intelligence community by siding with Putin's denial instead of the assessment of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia did intervene in an effort to help Trump win.

Trump also blamed special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation for keeping the U.S. and Russia "separate."

Kelly told Trump that his remarks might worsen the situation with Mueller, according to Vanity Fair, which reported that the chief of staff then called Republicans on Capitol Hill and told them they could publicly speak out against Trump's comments.

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[tanyev]

1. Furious? OK, but what else did he think was going to happen?

Trump’s behavior was very predictable.