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Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting


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Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting

 

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FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria//File Photo

 

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month.

 

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to New Jersey, Trump also said he would discuss the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine and other international issues with Putin during the July 16 summit.

 

"I'll talk to him about everything," Trump said.

 

"We're going to talk about Ukraine, we're going to be talking about Syria. We'll be talking about elections ... we don't want anybody tampering with elections."

 

Russia has denied U.S. intelligence agencies' assessment that Moscow sought to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election to boost Trump's prospects of becoming president.

 

After Trump and Putin met briefly in Vietnam in November 2017, Trump was criticized in the United States for saying he believed Putin when he denied Russian meddling.

 

Trump denies wrongdoing and calls an investigation into possible collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia a "witch hunt."

 

Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States in response, and its military intervention in the war in Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad are major causes of strain in the two countries' relations.

 

Asked if the United States would recognize Crimea as part of Russia, Trump said: "We're going to have to see."

 

He gave a similar answer when he was asked if he would lift the sanctions on Russia. "We'll see what Russia does," Trump said.

 

 
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14 minutes ago, otherstuff1957 said:

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin

 

"So Vlad, let's talk about 2020... "

 

? 

Yes. I can hear it now, "so Vlad, old buddy, good job so far, wait and see, it will be the G8 before you can blink your eye."

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30 minutes ago, ramrod711 said:

Yes. I can hear it now, "so Vlad, old buddy, good job so far, wait and see, it will be the G8 before you can blink your eye."

I think Trump's conversation on that score will be a lot more succinct:

"Thanks."

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Ho hum. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Mr trump will report that he ask Vlad about meddling. Answer, "he said he didn't do it" !!!! This is standard trump MO when issues come up involving his questionable buddies. Like <deleted>, this becomes the end of the issue, "he said he didn't do it" ?

And as for 2020 (if trump is still around); "Vlad, are you going to mess with our 2020 elections?".

Then trump reports to the American people that Vlad said, "no, I will not interfere". And all the trumpsters consider that as "case closed".

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4 hours ago, Andaman Al said:

How is Trump going to raise an issue that he said didn't happen?

Trump has never said it was an issue. To him it's just a topic that has from his viewpoint has no importance or relevancy to his presidency.

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

We'll be talking about elections

All Putin has to do is start the conversation with how Trump won the popular vote and has to date been the greatest American president ever.

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38 minutes ago, Emster23 said:

You guys got it all wrong. He'll meet with Putin to get some tips

Tips: That is why trump has added Kim to his best buddy list recently (for now). Both Vlad and Kim can tender valuable advise on the type of "state" that trump would like to convert America to.

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