Washington Post: Analysis: Trump checks a box on Russia but questions remain
HAMBURG, Germany — President Donald Trump did what he had to do: He confronted Vladimir Putin about the issue of Russian interference in last year’s U.S. elections during his much-anticipated first meeting with the Russian president.
Under intense pressure to do so from his Democratic opponents and even some fellow Republicans, Trump would have been pilloried even before he got home from his European trip had he not broached the subject.
The president can now point to the Putin meeting when challenged on whether he’s been tough enough on the Russians.
But it’s still to be seen how forcefully Trump will deal with the issue going forward to prevent future meddling and to ensure consequences for what’s already occurred. On Saturday, he didn’t address specific questions about the meeting with Putin, describing it as “tremendous.”
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WNU Editor: Zero Hedge has a very good summary on what was discussed .... Tillerson: Putin Asked Trump For Proof Of Russia's Interference In The 2016 Election .... but I suspect that there is a lot that we will not know for a long time.
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