Trump says he was 'very strong' against Putin and would hold him personally responsible for election meddling
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- President Donald Trump said that he would hold Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for meddling in the 2016 presidential election because "he's in charge of the country."
- Trump said he was "very strong" on Putin during a private meeting at the Helsinki summit and suggested that his stance was firmer than President Barack Obama's.
- Despite the apparent disagreement between US intelligence assessments and Putin's denials that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election, Trump stopped short of alleging Putin was lying.
Following the wave of bipartisan concern after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said he would hold Putin personally responsible for meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
During an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Jeff Glor on Wednesday, Trump said he agreed with the US intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered with the 2016 election: "I have said that numerous times before, and I would say that is true."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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