He just can’t quit him
by digby
It’s hard to believe that after everything that’s happened Trump thought this was a good idea, but he’s basically saying “fuck it, Vlad and I are doing what we want and you can’t stop us.”
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Friday and both agreed “there was no collusion” between Moscow and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said.
Sanders said that the two briefly discussed special counsel Robert Mueller’s report “essentially in the context of that it’s over and there was no collusion.” She added that she was “pretty sure both leaders were very well aware of (the Mueller report’s finding) long before this call took place” because it was “something we’ve said for the better part of two and a half years.”
When asked if they also discussed election meddling by Russia that Mueller detailed in his report, she said that the administration is committed to securing American elections and blasted the Obama administration for not taking action in 2016.
“This administration, unlike the previous one, takes election meddling seriously,” she said.
Trump later confirmed the call in a Friday tweet in which called the accusation of collusion the “Russian Hoax.”
Obviously, he didn’t mention the election interference. He basically said, “Vlad we got away with it. All systems are go for 2020.”
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