The US President Donald trump said that he meant quite the opposite when he said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putinthat Russia had not intervened in the American elections in 2016.
Today, July 17, the White house told reporters that he meant that he does not understand why Russia «will not» be held responsible for hacker attacks and other actions that were carried out during the presidential race. According to him, the misunderstanding arose because of the use of «double negation».
Trump also confirmed that he agreed with the conclusions of American intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the elections, but he denied that his staff had conspired with the Russian side.
«I have repeatedly drawn attention to the results of our intelligence that the Russians tried to interfere in our elections,» said the US President told reporters.
After yesterday’s summit, trump and Putin at the US President poured a barrage of criticism from us officials, celebrities and activists. For example, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said that trump close to Putin looked like a little wet noodle and boy fan.
One of the main opponents trump in his own party, Senator John McCain, called the speech trump «one of the most shameful among all American presidents.» A former FBI Director , James Comey, whom trump fired in the past year, believes that trump «has refused to support their country.»
