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>> no, i have serious questions about it. i think the reason why he met one-on-one is because he knew that if he brought in members of his own administration, including people like the secretary of state who i think we have a lot of respect for, that he did not believe that they wouldnt leak. thats extraordinary. its also use of a double negative, which we can do. and that tells you something very disturbing, that on this russia/putin issue, that literally the entirety of trumps administration s...

Attempt to do real damage control. >> he lost fox, his official affirmati affirmation, and republicans. you cannot defend an american president doing this. what is pathetic is the separate attempt to fix it. it is just absolutely desperate. it was just a double negative, but it contradicts what he has consistently said. he really believes theres wasnt any meddling. the most troubling part is the line crossout. >> yeah, that somebody would be held responsible. we will take justice, we will insist...

Co collusion before or russians have something on him or even more scary, hes not nervous about the possibility that theyre doing it again. and thats why words like, you know treason and undermine iingr republican, little case, government are being used. >> asha, words matter. today he answers the question, according to everyone in the room, his press secretary left to say shes interpreting what he said and he didnt say what everyone said he said. let me just play the one thing that he tried to ...

He misspoke, but that has done little to kwul tquell the fire from both sides of the aisle. >> in a key sentence i said would instead of wouldnt. >> caving to an avalanche of fury, walking back one of his remarks siding with vladimir putin over russias attack on the 2016 election. he said its not russia. i will say this, i dont see any reason why it would be. >> it should have been i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia. sort of a double negative. >> criticizing the intelligence communit...

Youve got to make a decision. do you want to rub putins nose in the past, or do you want peace in the future because you need russia to do it, and thats what trump was doing in helsinki, and you are making a mistake by trying to make him fix it. >> yeah, no. i actually dont agree with that. i would say at what cost? peace at what cost, right? not at the sake of truth. i think that we owe this country the opportunity to hear truth from the commander in chief and the commander in chief has an obli...

That what he meant to say that s that he wouldnt have reason to doubt that it was vladimir putin but listen to yourself to what he said in both meetings over the last couple of days. >> he just said its not russia, i will say this. i dont see any reason why it would be. the sentence should have been "i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia." sort of a double negative. so you can put that in and i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> a double negative. well, thats...

Nato. now hes had disagreements with the leaders there and thats different than saying were going to make nato strong. >> just to put a button he said theres good evidence that over the past year the russians have been meddling powerfully inside montenegro politics so the need to protect our allies like montenegro if youre going to be tough on russia plays right in there. let me get you the presidents explanation of what he says he meant to say in helsinki. here he is then, here he is yesterday....

The attempted aboutface? why do it? >> i was saying wouldnt. not would. a double negative. >> reporter: a double negative. thats the hard to believe explanation that the white house is sticking with as president trump attempts to explain away this widely criticized remark in helsinki. >> he just said its not russia. i will say this. i dont see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: by saying this. >> i said the word would instead of wouldnt. >> reporter: an explanation that doesnt make much se...

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You got to make a decision. do you want to rub putins nose in the past, or do you want peace in the future because you need russia to do it, and thats what trump was doing in helsinki, and you are making a mistake by trying to make him fix it. >> yeah, no. i actually dont agree with that. i would say at what cost? peace at what cost, right? not at the sake of truth. i think that we owe this country the opportunity to hear truth from the commander in chief and the commander in chief has an obliga...