.MaddowBlog: Alongside Putin, Trump makes light of foreign election interference.
Donald Trump sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the side of the G-20 summit in Japan a few hours ago, and as the two briefly addressed reporters, the American president reveled in the attention. “It’s like the Academy Awards,” Trump said to his Russian counterpart. As reporters shouted questions and cameras clicked, Trump cocked his head when asked by NBC News whether he would tell Putin not to interfere in the vote next year.
Over the din in the meeting room, it was unclear whether Trump had initially said “Don’t meddle in the election, please,” or “Don’t meddle in the election, president.” Journalists in the room and watching video of the exchange heard him say “please,” but a White House transcript later maintained that Trump had said “president.”This is an instance in which the way Trump spoke matters at least as much as what he said. If you watch the clip, you’ll hear NBC News’ Freddie Tunnard ask, “Mr.
Last month, Robert Mueller delivered public remarks in which he said, “[T]here were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election – and that allegation deserves the attention of every American.” Four weeks later, Trump seems to find this funny, while sitting alongside the Russian president responsible for the attack.
So why is Trump making light of the threat? Does it have anything to do with his recent assertions that he would welcome foreign election interference as part of his re-election campaign?
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