Sunday, July 21, 2019

Trump laughs off Russian election interference, and Putin is very much in on the joke

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/6/28/1867934/-Trump-laughs-off-Russian-election-interference-and-Putin-is-very-much-in-on-the-joke?fbclid=IwAR2ogeue0GCQkkwkxrO_rDvNjVXtmmgPvtvwpsE00hyUODRQGRoiANVaJnA
"Trump opened by telling everyone what an honor it was to meet with Putin, making no mention of the election interference. In fact, he didn’t bring up the issue at all. It was a reporter speaking from the audience who asked, “Will you tell Russia not to meddle in the 2020 election?” At that point, Trump smirked, rolled his eyes, and made his mocking request of Putin. The Russian autocrat, for his part, played along. He laughed during Trump’s finger-wagging statement, then returned his own broad smile as he answered, “Of course I won’t"."