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Trump flies home to storm after backing Putin over FBI

by The Editor
July 17, 2018
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Trump flies home to storm after backing Putin over FBI

Donald Trump is heading back to the US and into a furious storm of controversy after he suggested he trusts Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence services.

US intelligence agencies believe Russian hackers and propaganda experts intervened in the 2016 election, in which Mr Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

During a joint news conference at a summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Finland, Mr Trump told reporters: "I have great confidence in my intelligence people but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today."

His comments were strongly criticised by a long list of American political figures, including many from his own party.

Image: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki

Mr Trump also criticised the probe into alleged meddling as "a disaster for our country", adding: "There was no collusion at all – everybody knows it."

Mr Putin added: "The Russian state has never interfered and is not planning to interfere in the USA's internal affairs, including the election process."

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after their joint news conference in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland 0:40
Video: US-Russia ties 'never been worse – until now'

But he admitted he had wanted to see Mr Trump win the election, because "he talked about bringing the US-Russia relationship back to normal".

:: Russian woman charged with infiltrating US groups

Mr Trump even blamed his own country's "foolishness and stupidity" for the state of the relationship between the two countries.

After the conference, he tweeted:

As I said today and many times before, “I have GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people.” However, I also recognize that in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past – as the worlds two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

The US president's pliable manner at the summit was a contrast to the combativeness he displayed towards NATO allies last week in Brussels.

US President Donald Trump (3L), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2R) and others wait for a working lunch meeting at Finland's Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. - The US and Russian leaders opened an historic summit in Helsinki, with Donald Trump promising an 'extraordinary relationship' and Vladimir Putin saying it was high time to thrash out disputes around the world. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Image: Donald Trump was keen to create a bond with the Russian president

Sky News US correspondent Mark Austin said: "These have been astonishing statements from Donald Trump, even by his standards.

"First of all, to say that America is as responsible as Russia for worsening relations between the two countries is quite simply to ignore the attack on Ukraine – the annexation of Crimea – the assassination of opponents on foreign soil, the backing of Bashar al Assad in Syria… Not to say, the meddling in the election.

"And then he follows it up in the news conference by saying that in effect he believes President Putin's denials rather than his own intelligence services.

"And this at a time when Russian interference in the 2016 election is becoming ever more conclusive."

:: Journalist dragged out of Trump-Putin summit

0:54
Video: Man removed from Trump-Putin presser

Mr Trump's behaviour was also met with anger back in the US, with John Brennan, CIA director between 2013 and 2017, leading the charge.

He wrote on Twitter: "Donald Trump's press conference performance in Helsinki rises to and exceeds the threshold of high crimes and misdemeanours.

"It was nothing short of treasonous.

"Not only were Trump's comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin."

Even some Republican politicians were critical.

Republican senator Jeff Flake said: "I never thought I would see the day when our American president would stand on the stage with the Russian president and place blame on the United States for Russian aggression."

 0:59
Video: Winking Trump tells Putin 'let's get on'

Fellow Republican senator John McCain described the Helsinki summit as a "tragic mistake", adding: "Today's press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.

"The damage inflicted by President Trump's naivety, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate."

House speaker and Republican Paul Ryan, who has been reluctant to criticise Mr Trump in recent months, said there was "no question" that Russia had interfered in the presidential election.

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He said Mr Trump "must appreciate that Russia is not our ally", adding: "There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, which remains hostile to our most basic values and ideals."

Director of national intelligence Dan Coats said: "We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy."

Original Article

Sky News

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Donald Trump is heading back to the US and into a furious storm of controversy after he suggested he trusts Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence services.

US intelligence agencies believe Russian hackers and propaganda experts intervened in the 2016 election, in which Mr Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

During a joint news conference at a summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Finland, Mr Trump told reporters: "I have great confidence in my intelligence people but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today."

His comments were strongly criticised by a long list of American political figures, including many from his own party.

Image: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki

Mr Trump also criticised the probe into alleged meddling as "a disaster for our country", adding: "There was no collusion at all – everybody knows it."

Mr Putin added: "The Russian state has never interfered and is not planning to interfere in the USA's internal affairs, including the election process."

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after their joint news conference in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland 0:40
Video: US-Russia ties 'never been worse – until now'

But he admitted he had wanted to see Mr Trump win the election, because "he talked about bringing the US-Russia relationship back to normal".

:: Russian woman charged with infiltrating US groups

Mr Trump even blamed his own country's "foolishness and stupidity" for the state of the relationship between the two countries.

After the conference, he tweeted:

As I said today and many times before, “I have GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people.” However, I also recognize that in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past – as the worlds two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

The US president's pliable manner at the summit was a contrast to the combativeness he displayed towards NATO allies last week in Brussels.

US President Donald Trump (3L), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2R) and others wait for a working lunch meeting at Finland's Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. - The US and Russian leaders opened an historic summit in Helsinki, with Donald Trump promising an 'extraordinary relationship' and Vladimir Putin saying it was high time to thrash out disputes around the world. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Image: Donald Trump was keen to create a bond with the Russian president

Sky News US correspondent Mark Austin said: "These have been astonishing statements from Donald Trump, even by his standards.

"First of all, to say that America is as responsible as Russia for worsening relations between the two countries is quite simply to ignore the attack on Ukraine – the annexation of Crimea – the assassination of opponents on foreign soil, the backing of Bashar al Assad in Syria… Not to say, the meddling in the election.

"And then he follows it up in the news conference by saying that in effect he believes President Putin's denials rather than his own intelligence services.

"And this at a time when Russian interference in the 2016 election is becoming ever more conclusive."

:: Journalist dragged out of Trump-Putin summit

0:54
Video: Man removed from Trump-Putin presser

Mr Trump's behaviour was also met with anger back in the US, with John Brennan, CIA director between 2013 and 2017, leading the charge.

He wrote on Twitter: "Donald Trump's press conference performance in Helsinki rises to and exceeds the threshold of high crimes and misdemeanours.

"It was nothing short of treasonous.

"Not only were Trump's comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin."

Even some Republican politicians were critical.

Republican senator Jeff Flake said: "I never thought I would see the day when our American president would stand on the stage with the Russian president and place blame on the United States for Russian aggression."

 0:59
Video: Winking Trump tells Putin 'let's get on'

Fellow Republican senator John McCain described the Helsinki summit as a "tragic mistake", adding: "Today's press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.

"The damage inflicted by President Trump's naivety, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate."

House speaker and Republican Paul Ryan, who has been reluctant to criticise Mr Trump in recent months, said there was "no question" that Russia had interfered in the presidential election.

More from Donald Trump

He said Mr Trump "must appreciate that Russia is not our ally", adding: "There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, which remains hostile to our most basic values and ideals."

Director of national intelligence Dan Coats said: "We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy."

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Sky News

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