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Trump says he holds Putin personally responsible for election meddling
The Hill ^ | July 18, 2018 | Brett Samuels

Posted on 07/18/2018 3:22:34 PM PDT by John W

President Trump says in a new interview that he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for Russian meddling in the 2016 election, despite his refusal to condemn Putin publicly during a joint press conference earlier in the week.

Trump told CBS News' Jeff Glor on Wednesday that he believes Putin is responsible "because he's in charge of the country."

"Just like I consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country," Trump said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: russianmeddling; trumpputin
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1 posted on 07/18/2018 3:22:34 PM PDT by John W
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To: John W

Don’t forget Obama ,he gave Putin the OK


2 posted on 07/18/2018 3:23:42 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: John W

Buying internet ads, meh.

The three big issues — Hillary’s server, Podesta’s emails, and the DNC server — have not been proved to be Russia.


3 posted on 07/18/2018 3:26:33 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: John W

If Trump accepts proclamations by the American intel agencies headed by Brennan, Clapper and Comey as true, and that he has confidence in them, then the President is not the man I thought him to be. I don’t accept anything those three, who worked tirelessly under the last administration to undermine those things good for America. They have proved themselves to be the real enemies of our nation.


4 posted on 07/18/2018 3:29:16 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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Did Trump look at the DNC servers?


5 posted on 07/18/2018 3:31:04 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: butlerweave

I hold “The Hill” personally responsible for projectile vomiting.


6 posted on 07/18/2018 3:32:24 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: butlerweave

I hold “The Hill” personally responsible for projectile vomiting.


7 posted on 07/18/2018 3:32:45 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: butlerweave
Trump can say this stuff now. Putin knnows he is posturing and he did NOT say he upbraided Putin for meddling. He surely did not. 2 hours meeting with the Russian leader is not enough time to throw around trivialities. The fact that it went 2 hours instead of the scheduled 1.5 hours says that much weightier things were discussed.

And Russian election meddling is, indeed a triviality. Of Course it was done. The difference between now and 35 years ago is that the meddling was so penny-ante. Every government meddles in the politics of at least its neighbors. We and Russia and China do it the most. China probably is the most effective.

8 posted on 07/18/2018 3:33:54 PM PDT by arthurus (ghjk>><<""""""""""""""""""")
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To: John W
What was it Obama was going to do once he had more flexibility...after he won the election? Wait a minute, how did Obama know he was going to win that election?


9 posted on 07/18/2018 3:35:06 PM PDT by yoe
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To: elpadre

He says he accepts that intel’s declaratioin that Russia meddled is true. It is true. Also inconsequential.


10 posted on 07/18/2018 3:35:58 PM PDT by arthurus (ghjk>><<""""""""""""""""""",,,,,,)
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To: elpadre

When Trump said he believes his intelligence service he was not necessarily referring to the CIA,NSA,FBI. He said “his” intelligence service. He has his own.


11 posted on 07/18/2018 3:38:04 PM PDT by arthurus (G)
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To: John W
"Just like I consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country," Trump said.

Isn't that a breath of fresh air! King Obama NEVER EVER took responsibility for anything that put his lordship in a bad light.

12 posted on 07/18/2018 3:38:23 PM PDT by yoe
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To: butlerweave

And Israel holds Obama personally responsible for their election meddling.


13 posted on 07/18/2018 3:38:56 PM PDT by blackdog
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Mexico does the most meddling in our elections.

They send millions to vote Democratic in our elections.


14 posted on 07/18/2018 3:39:47 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: MUDDOG

Good point


15 posted on 07/18/2018 3:42:22 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: John W

WTH? What brought about this 180 degree maneuver? And don’t say this is 4-1/2D chess. Not buying it.


16 posted on 07/18/2018 3:45:21 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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wow, what a mess.


17 posted on 07/18/2018 3:49:09 PM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: John W

Don’t get why Trump is conceding the point here - so far no evidence Russia was behind any of it.


18 posted on 07/18/2018 3:49:32 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: butlerweave

Still waiting for someone, anyone to define “meddling”!!!!!


19 posted on 07/18/2018 3:57:50 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: backwoods-engineer
You're not buying it?

Well stop the train everyone, backwoods-engineer isn't buying it.

Were you ever a Trump supporter (i.e. did you ever understand how he operates?)?

I would rather believe Trump than the Democrats and Never-Trumpers.

I guess we see where you line up.

20 posted on 07/18/2018 4:00:08 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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