Tag Archives: Trump Helsinki

The Helsinki Wiggle, They Call it Treason

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Spin City: Facing critics who call his words in Helsinki “treasonous,” President Trump claims he misspoke when he failed to confirm the assessment of US intelligence that the Russians hacked the US election. “The sentence should have been ‘I don’t …

To the Finland Betrayal

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The Finland Betrayal: With Russian President Vladimir Putin at his side, President Trump yesterday refused to affirm the conclusions of US intelligence and the special counsel’s office that Russia attacked and attempted to steer the 2016 election toward Trump. In …

Competitors and Foes, Poisoned Relations

Monday, July 16, 2018

Friend or Foe: Shortly before meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Helsinki today, President Trump said the two would be talking about “everything from trade to military to nuclear.” He didn’t mention last week’s indictment of 12 Russian agents for hacking …