So now Trump backtracks and tries to “clarify” what he “meant.” He said what he said.
He said what he meant and he meant what he said at the time.
Immediately after appearing on Putin and repeatedly, emphatically, making it clear he believes PUTIN — the Russian czar — over SEVENTEEN unanimous USA intelligence agencies ALL HEADED BY HIS APPOINTEES (hardly “deep-state” career holdovers) — Trump had a series of interviews with various media, including multiple interviews with his personal public relations agency (Faux “News”).
If he had misspoken or had any clarification or correction to make, he had plenty of chances to do it while still in Helsinki. Instead, he waits more than 24 hours, after being pushed by his closest advisors and media cheerleaders, tepidly, hesitantly reads a script with no enthusiasm and NO CREDIBILITY.
So now Trump backtracks and tries to “clarify” what he “meant.” He said what he said.
He said what he meant and he meant what he said at the time.
Immediately after appearing on Putin and repeatedly, emphatically, making it clear he believes PUTIN — the Russian czar — over SEVENTEEN unanimous USA intelligence agencies ALL HEADED BY HIS APPOINTEES (hardly “deep-state” career holdovers) — Trump had a series of interviews with various media, including multiple interviews with his personal public relations agency (Faux “News”).
If he had misspoken or had any clarification or correction to make, he had plenty of chances to do it while still in Helsinki. Instead, he waits more than 24 hours, after being pushed by his closest advisors and media cheerleaders, tepidly, hesitantly reads a script with no enthusiasm and NO CREDIBILITY.