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struggle4progress

(118,348 posts)
Sun Feb 18, 2018, 07:24 PM Feb 2018

Blames everyone but Russia

Analysis by Dan Merica and Jeff Zeleny, CNN
Updated 11:51 AM ET, Sun February 18, 2018

... Trump, inside his estate and restrained from golfing for two straight days for fear of bad optics, .. unleashed on Twitter.

... Rather than outlining steps to protect the nation against more shootings or tampering in upcoming elections, he made the moment about himself.

The messages shed light on a President who has been almost entirely focused on the past -- how the Russian allegations impact the legitimacy of his presidency and accusations against his 2016 campaign -- and not how he will work to stop Russia from meddling in the future.

... The Trump administration decided last month not to impose new sanctions on Russian individuals for meddling in the 2016 election ...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/18/politics/trump-blame-fbi-parkland-shooting-russia-investigation/index.html

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