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During his press conference with Vladimir Putin in Finland on Monday, Donald Trump was given a chance to walk back his tweet from earlier in the day blaming poor U.S.-Russia relations on past American presidents and Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in U.S. politics. The real culprit, according to Trump, was not Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election or illegal annexation of Crimea or support for Syria's murderous dictator, but rather "many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!" "Do you hold Russia at all accountable for anything in particular?" asked Jeff Mason of Reuters.
Lawmakers in both major parties and former intelligence officials appeared shocked with Trump's suggestion that he believes Putin's denial of interfering in the 2016 elections. That's the swift and sweeping condemnation directed at President Donald Trump on Monday after he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a stunning appearance in Helsinki - and that's just from the Republicans.
Standing next to Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump openly questioned his own intelligence agencies' conclusions that Moscow was to blame for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election to Trump's benefit and seemed to accept Putin's insistence that Russia's hands were clean. Trump's comments, at a joint news conference Monday after summit talks with Putin, drew heavy criticism back in the U.S., including from prominent Republicans.
JULY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues including the 2016 U.S Election collusion.
President Donald Trump choosing not to endorse the U.S. intelligence community's assessment Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election is "the most serious mistake of his presidency," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tweeted Monday. President Trump must clarify his statements in Helsinki on our intelligence system and Putin.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., characterized his colleague Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as being wrong for four decades after the latter made critical remarks about Monday's U.S.-Russia summit in Helsinki. Paul appeared on Fox News and said McCain's comments - the ailing senator called the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin a "tragic mistake" - were misguided.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of the press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.
Russia's Vladimir Putin said Monday he did want Donald Trump to win the 2016 U.S. presidential election but took no action during the campaign to make it happen. He said he favored the celebrity businessman because of his policies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his trademark macho posture converged with President Donald Trump and his classic power stance as the leaders met on the world stage in Finland. Seated in Helsinki's ornate Gothic Hall, Putin appeared to slouch in his chair and looked off to the side at times on Monday, avoiding eye contact with Trump at the start of their high-profile talks.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich hoped he he was wrong - that President Donald Trump would emerge from his private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin having achieved something “significant.” But the Republican who aspires to run again for president in 2020 - after failing to take down Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016 - did not have high hopes for the Helsinki meeting. “It's very concerning … I just view this with great trepidation,” Kasich told CNN's Anderson Cooper during a TV appearance on the cable network on Monday morning.
President Trump is holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin today in Helsinki, Finland. This morning, Trump and Putin made a statement at a photo op before their private meeting, in which Trump said he and Putin would discuss China, trade and nuclear weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 2, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 2, 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Monday. Trump and Putin arrived Monday at Helsinki's presidential palace for a long-awaited summit, hours after Trump blamed the United States, and not Russian election meddling or its annexation of Crimea, for a low-point in U.S.-Russia relations.
President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin opened their long-awaited summit Monday with a wink and slouch, respectively, then talked one on one behind closed doors for two-plus hours before the American leader declared their meeting was off to a "very, very good start for everybody." Neither leader revealed what was discussed.
President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart met for a longer-than-expected two hours on Monday, with Trump saying they would discuss "everything from trade to military to missiles to nuclear to China." One agenda item Trump did not mention, however, was Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election, a topic Trump had promised to press Russian President Vladimir Putin on after 12 Russian intelligence officers were indicted last week for stealing Democratic campaign emails.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the airport in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, July 15, 2018 on the eve of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the airport in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, July 15, 2018 on the eve of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rep. Joe Crowley on Sunday once again congratulated Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her upset primary win last month, saying his loss is his fault. '' "But I think there were a number of factors.
In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama will urge youth around the world to work for human rights and fair societies, highlighting the late South African leader's example of persevering in the struggle for democracy and equal rights for all. The speech on Tuesday, one of Obama's most high-profile since leaving office, is meant to draw attention to values that today are under threat and to rally people in Africa and elsewhere to push for tolerance and justice.
President Donald Trump blamed the United States, and not Russian election meddling or the country's annexation of Crimea, for a low-point in U.S.-Russia relations hours before a summit with Vladimir Putin that played out against a backdrop of fraying Western alliances, a new peak in the Russia investigation and fears that Moscow's aggression may go unchallenged.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit at the G20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Hamburg. It's not an anti-Trump conspiracy and it's not fake news.