White House: Trump Was Just Saying 'No' To More Questions, Not Russia Threat!
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Nicole Lafond | July 18, 2018 2:50 pm
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that President Donald Trump was saying “no” to additional questions from journalists, not “no” to the existence of a threat from Russia when he spoke to the press on Wednesday.
“ I had a chance to speak with the President after his comments and the president was — said thank you very much and was saying no to answering questions,” she told reporters Wednesday. “The President and his administration are working very hard to make sure that Russia is unable to meddle in our elections as they have done in the past and as we have stated.”
On Wednesday, Trump responded “no” to questions from reporters about whether Russia is still targeting the U.S. That response appeared to contradict statements from his intelligence director last week. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Friday that the U.S.’s digital infrastructure was “literally under attack.”
The clarification comes just one day after Trump made a rare correction to his own remarks. He told reporters he meant to say “wouldn’t” not “would” during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-no-to-reporters-not-russia-threat
White House: Being Redheaded Does Not Make Someone A Russian Spy
By Kate Riga | July 18, 2018 3:01 pm
When asked about the arrest of Mariia Butina, the Russian national charged with acting as a foreign agent, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pivoted to the brief frenzy of speculation earlier this week that Butina was present during an Oval Office meeting with President Trump.
“But just to clarify, there was massive media hysteria yesterday over confusion between that individual and a White House staffer, which I think shows, frankly, the outrageousness and the desire to find the negative in everything that this President does,” she said after dodging the question.
“Just because somebody is redheaded, they were accused of being some sort of spy for Russia. I think that this has gotten totally out of control,” she continued. “You guys need to take a little bit of a step back, slow down, and quit going after the Trump administration on every single thing that takes place.”
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White House ‘Not Aware’ Of Any Recording Of Trump-Putin Meeting
By Matt Shuham | July 18, 2018 3:27 pm
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that she was “not aware” of any recording made of President Donald Trump’s one-on-one meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Was there a recording made of their one-on-one meeting? Does that exist?” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked Sanders at a press briefing Wednesday.
“I’m not aware of one,” Sanders replied.
Democrats were critical of Trump’s decision to meet privately with Putin without any other foreign policy officials in the room. Now, some lawmakers are calling for the American interpreter present during the meeting to testify before Congress.
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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-not-aware-recording-trump-putin-meeting
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What the hell difference does it make whether or not this woman - Russian spy or not - was in the room during that meeting? There was a whole GAG-gle of high ranking Russians in that room, including the Russian Ambassador! And the Russian press! The entire MEETING was ABOUT Russians!
I can tell you who was NOT in that room - because they were not allowed - the US MEDIA, that's who!
Wah! Leave Britney alone! 