The Washington Post reports:
President Trump, who has been under fire for not aggressively confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin over election interference, said Russia is no longer targeting the United States. “Thank you very much, no,” Trump said in response to a question about whether Russia is still targeting the United States.
Last week, Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats said that Russia and other countries are continuing to target American businesses, the government and other institutions and that “the warning lights are blinking red.”
Dear @realDonaldTrump: I am not a stable genius, but even I know that you forgot to put in the word “Russian” before “people” in your statement below.
Also, the rest of us less intelligent people in America thought your performance in Helsinki was disgraceful.#WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/k39dyRoHY0
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 18, 2018
BREAKING: Trump just claimed that Russia is no longer targeting the US.
FACT: Russia continues to target the US election system according to Trump’s own Intel agencies.
It took exactly 22 hours for Trump to backpedal on his backpedal.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) July 18, 2018
JUST IN: Trump contradicts his own intel chief, claims Russia is no longer targeting US https://t.co/1vDsPirr50 pic.twitter.com/u4lScSGoeH
— The Hill (@thehill) July 18, 2018
President Trump just told our @CeciliaVega Russia is no longer targeting the US. And this response from former CIA chief Michael Hayden: https://t.co/HjzMgLKiVZ
— David Muir (@DavidMuir) July 18, 2018