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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Sat Nov 11, 2017, 08:57 AM Nov 2017

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Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence On Election Meddling

Contradicting U.S. intelligence agencies, President Donald Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the Kremlin did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 election.

Trump spoke with the Russian leader this week in Vietnam during a joint summit with other Asia-Pacific countries. When a reporter asked if the subject of Russian election interference came up, Trump said that, “He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election, he did not do what they are saying he did... every time he sees me he says I didn’t do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it. But he says I didn’t do that.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-putin-election-hacking_us_5a06de14e4b01d21c83ebdf7?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

Trump is a mess!

He also took multiple unprompted shots at Hillary Clinton.

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Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence On Election Meddling (Original Post) UCmeNdc Nov 2017 OP

Yep, America 2nd uponit7771 Nov 2017 #1

Im Shocked!!! tavernier Nov 2017 #2

Well that settles it then genxlib Nov 2017 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #4

not surprising, he sided with China over himself on trade DrDan Nov 2017 #5

What's his other choice? rock Nov 2017 #6

He could have kept his stinky fish mouth shut. MoonRiver Nov 2017 #8

So these two conspirators get together to try to get their stories straight & to call our CI liars. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #7

I am Jacks complete lack of surprise Roland99 Nov 2017 #9

Lol...it IS about to that point, isn't it? Volaris Nov 2017 #10

He doesn't believe the FBI, the Congress, the investigators, the facts, but.... kentuck Nov 2017 #11

tRump bdamomma Nov 2017 #24

He sounds like a four year old. hedda_foil Nov 2017 #12

If it had been any other President, I would assume some of this was just being diplomatic Blue_Adept Nov 2017 #13

Obama would have refrained from making any comment I think. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #15

Putin's press secretary Dmitri Peskov told CNN that Putin and Trump did not discuss meddling HipChick Nov 2017 #14

This is an important story. kentuck Nov 2017 #16

Ted Lieu weighs in: Ezior Nov 2017 #17

"POTUS is LYING" oasis Nov 2017 #20

Trump is a traitor DesertRat Nov 2017 #18

If PBO did this, every Republican in Congress would be fighting Thrill Nov 2017 #19

And Putin's spokesperson denies the subject ever came up. Kaleva Nov 2017 #21

Comrade Two Scoops, was happy when Kislyak was in the Oval and yesterday shaking Vlad's hand. sarcasmo Nov 2017 #22

How much bdamomma Nov 2017 #23

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

1. Yep, America 2nd

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 08:58 AM

Nov 2017

tavernier

(12,392 posts)

2. Im Shocked!!!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:03 AM

Nov 2017

said no one ever.

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

3. Well that settles it then

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:04 AM

Nov 2017

Surely Putin wouldn't lie right?

I wonder if he actually thinks this helps his case?

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Name removed Message auto-removed

DrDan

(20,411 posts)

5. not surprising, he sided with China over himself on trade

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:06 AM

Nov 2017

rock

(13,218 posts)

6. What's his other choice?

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:06 AM

Nov 2017

Yep, Putin cheated for me and got me elected. I'm an illegitimate president!

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

8. He could have kept his stinky fish mouth shut.

Reply to rock (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:13 AM

Nov 2017

Easy to say something like I cannot comment about an ongoing investigation. I think Putin put the screws to him, bigly.

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

7. So these two conspirators get together to try to get their stories straight & to call our CI liars.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:09 AM

Nov 2017

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

9. I am Jacks complete lack of surprise

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:20 AM

Nov 2017

Volaris

(10,272 posts)

10. Lol...it IS about to that point, isn't it?

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 09:40 AM

Nov 2017

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

11. He doesn't believe the FBI, the Congress, the investigators, the facts, but....

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 10:01 AM

Nov 2017

he believes Vladimir Putin???

bdamomma

(63,875 posts)

24. tRump

Reply to kentuck (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 01:45 PM

Nov 2017

is a traitor, go ahead and keep badmouthing these agencies, more facts will keep coming out. What a POS tRump is. Putin owns tRump period.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

12. He sounds like a four year old.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 10:02 AM

Nov 2017

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)

13. If it had been any other President, I would assume some of this was just being diplomatic

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 10:05 AM

Nov 2017

And it would have been phrased vastly different in explaining it.

But he's made such a mockery of every US institution that works to serve and protect us and we know that everything he does is self-serving that it's almost comical when he says it. It's far more a mix of maddening and saddening.

Irish_Dem

(47,131 posts)

15. Obama would have refrained from making any comment I think. nt

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 10:15 AM

Nov 2017

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

14. Putin's press secretary Dmitri Peskov told CNN that Putin and Trump did not discuss meddling

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 10:07 AM

Nov 2017

So Trump lied...color me shocked ..not..

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

16. This is an important story.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:10 PM

Nov 2017

Don't let it slide by.

Ezior

(505 posts)

17. Ted Lieu weighs in:

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:15 PM

Nov 2017

Link to tweet

"I have seen the classified information on Russian hacking. @realDonaldTrump has received classified briefings. I can tell you that @POTUS is LYING. Trump knows the Kremlin hacked America last year."

oasis

(49,389 posts)

20. "POTUS is LYING"

Reply to Ezior (Reply #17)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:39 PM

Nov 2017

Exactamundo!

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

18. Trump is a traitor

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:27 PM

Nov 2017

And on Veteran's Day of all days!

Thrill

(19,178 posts)

19. If PBO did this, every Republican in Congress would be fighting

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:36 PM

Nov 2017

To get in front of the camera, to bash him and call him a weak President.

Kaleva

(36,309 posts)

21. And Putin's spokesperson denies the subject ever came up.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 12:40 PM

Nov 2017

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

22. Comrade Two Scoops, was happy when Kislyak was in the Oval and yesterday shaking Vlad's hand.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 01:30 PM

Nov 2017

The face tells the truth.

bdamomma

(63,875 posts)

23. How much

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 01:41 PM

Nov 2017

more lying can he spew up about the election, go ahead and dig your grave.

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