On Monday, Trump refused to shore up U.S. intelligence agencies in a press conference with President Vladimir Putin during their tryst in Helsinki, Finland. The president said, “I don’t see any reason why it would be” Russia that intruded in the 2016 presidential elections. The comments provoked outrage from both sides of the governmental spectrum. Russia’s interference in the election is well supported by evidence from the U.S. capacity community.
A day after critics denounced Trump’s statements in Helsinki, Trump asserted he misspoke at the press conference. He said that he meant to say “wouldn’t” in place of of “would.” Even after he said he accepted the U.S. intelligence community decrees that Russia interfered in U.S. elections, he added that there “could from been other people also.”
On Wednesday, Trump replied “no” to a problem from a reporter about whether he thought Russia was still quarry the U.S. The response appeared to confirm some suspicions that Trump does not opinion Russia as a serious threat. Later in the day, Sarah Huckabee Sanders elucidated Trump’s statements by saying, “The president … was saying ‘no’ to answering questions.” Anyhow, the president continued to talk about Russia after the question. He augmented, “There’s been no president ever as tough as I have been on Russia.” Concording to Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, the U.S. needs to prepare for Russian difficulty in the 2018 election.
In an exclusive interview with CNBC taped on Thursday, Trump responded to paroxysms that he should have been tougher on Russia in Helsinki. He told that he wanted “to make a deal,” referencing his business background and best-seller “The Art of the Have to do with.” He then redirected criticisms against him and called former President Barack Obama a “patsy” for Russia.
In the unchanging interview, Trump commented on the Fed’s interest rate policies, breaking with years of yardstick. The president said that he does not agree with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s judgement to increase interest rates. “I’m not thrilled,” he told CNBC’s Joe Kernen. Trump own the Fed’s independence, saying, “I’m letting them do what they feel is overpower.”