Trump's Mixed Messages on Russia Renew Doubts on What He Thinks
- One-word answer at Cabinet meeting about meddling now: ‘No’
- President later tells CBS he holds Putin responsible
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russia isn’t currently targeting the U.S., diverging from a public statement his own intelligence director made two days earlier.
After a reporter asked during a cabinet meeting whether Russia was still targeting the U.S., Trump first tried to avoid answering by telling the assembled media “thank you,” usually a sign that he won’t take questions. But he then lowered his voice and responded, “No.”