Summit fallout hits White House
Trump has endured one of the worst weeks of his tenure since Monday’s disastrous press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and he is not out of the woods yet.
The initial storm over the news conference was prolonged by a series of missteps and fresh controversies for the administration.
Trump’s subsequent invite to Putin to visit Washington in the fall was met with consternation even by many Republicans. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was apparently taken by surprise when the news of the invite was given to him at a live event in Aspen, Colo., by Andrea Mitchell of NBC News.
The White House also took almost 24 hours to clear up confusion as to whether it would be willing to make American citizens available for questioning by Russian authorities — the kind of request that had previously been considered out of bounds by members of both parties.
Then there was another mini-drama over whether Trump had meant, in comments to the media as they were being ushered out of the White House Cabinet room, that he did not believe Russia was still targeting the United States.
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The emperor has no clothes and it's not a pretty sight. 
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