[CedarDave]

Again, Trump’s instincts are spot-on! If he had come out tough on “meddling”, the press could then say, “Aha!”, he admits his election is illegitimate! WooHoo!”; and 2), they’d have accused him of being rude. The way he did it was right. He said Putin had his say, and who is to disallow that? And both of them said that in this setting, you don’t come out and insult one another for the benefit of the slobbering press. Great instincts! The nattering nabobs shall not prevail...

Exactly. Rush is right on it again this morning saying the same. Everyone knows Russia meddles and that it has had no impact on elections. But admitting meddling in that forum gives it more importance than it deserves.

[scottinoc]

admitting meddling in that forum gives it more importance than it deserves.

Bingo. The ruling class are aghast that Trump didn't do the politically advisable thing. They wanted him to sanctimoniously needle Putin like Chris Wallace did. Oh he would have been their hero then. Gosh, what a missed opportunity /s