"Yes, I did. Yes, I did."

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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
I’m very concerned that Russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming Election. Based on the fact that no President has been tougher on Russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the Democrats. They definitely don’t want Trump!
11:50 AM - 24 Jul 2018

but...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he wanted President Donald Trump to win the 2016 election because he believed Trump's policies would be more friendly to the Kremlin.

"Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the U.S.-Russia relationship back to normal,” Putin said, standing alongside Trump at a joint news conference.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/16/putin-trump-win-election-2016-722486

[dalton99a]

1. Smell Test: If Putin is helping the Democrats, then why are you being so nice to him?

And why are you not doing anything about it?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. He inhabits a world without any context whatsoever.

"No President has been tougher on Russia than me" can only be said by someone who thinks all history started yesterday, maybe the day before.

[lagomorph777]

3. "...Putin, did you want...Trump to win...and did you direct any of your officials to help him...?"

It's important to look at the whole 2-part question.

Putin admitted he helped Trump.

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