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Trump Aides Did Damage Control on Air Force One After Putin Meeting
Wall Street Journal ^ | July 18, 2018 | Peter Nicholas and Michael C. Bender

Posted on 07/19/2018 6:54:50 AM PDT by reaganaut1

Flying home Monday after the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump and his senior aides recognized that he had made a mistake that risked lasting damage and needed to be fixed quickly, people familiar with the matter said.

Playing on a loop on television was footage of the president standing next to Mr. Putin, casting doubt on the U.S. intelligence community’s finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and aligning himself with Moscow’s denial of any meddling.

Mr. Trump, aboard Air Force One, spoke to his staff about how best to correct what they knew was a miscue, and the discussions continued with staff meetings Tuesday morning in Washington. Aides considered various responses and passed them back and forth, culminating in Mr. Trump’s afternoon announcement in the Cabinet Room that he had misspoken, a person familiar with the matter said.

What he meant to say, he told reporters, was: “I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be Russia” that had intruded in the U.S. election and not what he actually said: “I don’t see any reason why it would be Russia.”

The rare admission of error on Mr. Trump’s part came after bipartisan criticism of his remarks, which some of his closest allies have said could weaken his presidency and other Republicans feared would drive away voters in the November midterms.

It isn’t clear whether Mr. Trump’s statement will quell the backlash. The White House found itself under scrutiny again Wednesday when Mr. Trump, at a cabinet meeting, appeared to say that he didn’t believe Russia was trying to influence this year’s midterms.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: putin; trump; trumpputin

1 posted on 07/19/2018 6:54:50 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
Trump aides would have been doing damage control no matter how things went. There is literally nothing Trump could have said or done that would not have been attacked by the left and media and required damage control.
2 posted on 07/19/2018 7:01:56 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: reaganaut1
Obama tells Trump elections cannot be rigged.

Obama tells Trump rigged election comments are ridiculous.

3 posted on 07/19/2018 7:03:31 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: LostPassword

You don’t do damage control when you hold your ground.


4 posted on 07/19/2018 7:03:35 AM PDT by joesbucks
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A lot of speculation here or Trump still has bad leak problem.
In this instance I think it’s the former.


5 posted on 07/19/2018 7:08:16 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: reaganaut1

One thinks that truly useful advisors would have predicted in advance exactly this Leftist-MSM narrative. It was pretty obvious it was coming, wasn’t it?


6 posted on 07/19/2018 7:16:02 AM PDT by PGR88
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“people familiar with the matter said.”

Out of all the hit pieces by the MSM each day, they never name a source.

Not a name, position, title nothing.

Spit.

5.56mm


7 posted on 07/19/2018 7:18:08 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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“people familiar with the matter said.”


The WSJ called me and asked if I was familiar with the matter. (sarc)

In the USA we need to get to the point where people demand the news media must state the name of who gave them the information. Otherwise, what the media says is a fabricated story.


8 posted on 07/19/2018 7:34:54 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: reaganaut1

I’ve wondered if this was purposeful, to take attention off the Supreme Court nominee.

Trump has followed this tactic many times over the past two years.


9 posted on 07/19/2018 7:50:52 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: reaganaut1

None of this has anything to do with Russia. This is an attemp to weaken him so they can get rid of tarrifs


10 posted on 07/19/2018 7:56:13 AM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jeffersons)
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Peter_Nicholas_and_Michael_C_Bender_WSJ

We are Peter Nicholas and Michael C. Bender of the Mocking Bird Media.

You ask why don't we report on Hillary receiving the dirty money from Browder?

HA HA HA!! HA! HA HA! Do you have to ask? DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO ASK??? HA! HA! HA HA!

11 posted on 07/19/2018 8:08:20 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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More usual and customary fake news BS from the pink panty press.


12 posted on 07/19/2018 8:14:04 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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Isnt it odd---the Halfrican told Russians he was getting reelected....but he NEVER told Americans.

The Halfrican KNEW he was going to be reelected but hit up Demos for campaign money.

13 posted on 07/19/2018 8:38:10 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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14 posted on 07/19/2018 8:40:25 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (I speak hyperbolically)
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Big whoopty do. I’ve left off “n’t” in countless posts on FR. It happens. You correct and move on. No big deal.


15 posted on 07/19/2018 8:56:51 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: reaganaut1

What damage?


16 posted on 07/19/2018 8:58:52 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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If that was damage control then they did a poor job of it.


17 posted on 07/19/2018 9:05:56 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: reaganaut1

This is fake news


18 posted on 07/19/2018 9:26:49 AM PDT by enumerated
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Does the WSJ ever publish any non-Fake News about President Trump?


19 posted on 07/21/2018 5:28:49 PM PDT by jospehm20
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Why would President Trump need any damage control? 79% of Republicans approve of the way President Trump handled that meeting and presser with Putin. The WSJ agrees with 91% of democrats and the MSM. That says a lot about the low reliability and quality of information published by the WSJ.

https://www.mediaite.com/online/new-poll-reveals-huge-majority-of-republicans-approve-of-how-trump-handled-putin-summit/


20 posted on 07/21/2018 5:37:39 PM PDT by jospehm20
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