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Willingness to tweak one word. so called double negative. secondly, people i talked to have said, look, this isnt going to stop. all of the critics, people criticizing him at first are still going to keep criticizing him, but what he needed to do was reassures base or at least give republican members of congress cover to say look, this president understanding our world view. hes in line with us on putin, in line with us on believing the conclusions of the national -- his own national security co...

Hours before he finds himself back to his natural place, his original position, as if the walk-back never happened. did tonights tweet give us any clues? >> well, i think there is sort of a release -- steam release valve theory for this president. for that cycle were in about the middle. ill explain what i mean. the president gave, again, a begrudging walk-back. you could tell from his body language, his arms were folded, which is sort of his default posture of peak. he was reading from the pape...

So the white house called the media in to a preexisting meeting he was having with members of congress about taxes and reading off a printed statement, the president said he got a word wrong yesterday. >> i said the word would instead of wouldnt. and the sentence should have been, and i thought it would be a little bit unclear on the transcript or unclear on the actual video. it should have been i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia. sort of a double negative. so you can put that in. i ...

It wouldnt be russia. just to repeat it. i said the word instead of wouldnt. 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. >> i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. the president did not explain why he wanted until today to explain the record instead of doing it in the fox news interviews he taped. which might explain why some...

The sentence should have been, i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia. sort of a double negative. >> is russia still targeting the u.s., mr. president? >> no. >> forever ruining the double negative for me. that was the presidents long side journey from i believe putin on election meddling and back in just three days. it raises the glaring questions weve been talking about all hour, what did trump and putin talk about in the one on one meeting behind doors with no aides president and why ...

Walk-back never happened. did tonights tweet give us any clues? >> well, i think there is sort of a release -- steam release valve theory for this president. for that cycle were in about the middle. ill explain what i mean. the president gave, again, a begrudging walk-back. you could tell from his body language, his arms were folded, which is sort of his default posture of peak. he was reading from the paper. so what will happen is probably the walk-back, as charlie said, is not going to change ...

Now the walk back, president trump reading from prepared remarks delivering ahis attempt at a do-over, offering this explanation what he mane to the say in helsinki. >> and a key sentence in my remarks, i said the word would instead of wouldnt. the sentence should have been, i dont see any reason why i wouldnt or it wouldnt be russia. sort of a double negative. so you can put that in. i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> reporter: but here is what the world heard. >> ...

Of wouldnt. the sentence should have been, and i thought it would be maybe a little bit unclear on the transcript or unclear on the actual video, 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. i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> again, heres what hes talking about, his original comments alongside putin yesterday in helsinki. >> my people came to me, dan coats came to me and some others...

And that just about brings this hour to a close. thank you for watching "velshi and ruhle." im going back here at 3:00 p.m. my colleague will be back at 9:00 tomorrow. check us out. im going to hand things over to chris jansing. >> good morning. good to see you. hello everyone. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," art of the word. right now at the white house, president trump holding a bit of a cleanup session in the cabinet room. after the walkback that wasnt. all concerning those comments f...

L closely, when he is forced to do a walk back or corrective statement, it is somewhere around 24 hours before he finds himself back to his natural place and his original notion as if the walk back never happened. did tonights tweet give us any clues? >> there is a sort of release theory for this president. for that cycle, we are in about the middle. i will explain what i mean. the president gave again a begrudging walk back. his arms were folded which is his default peak reading from the paper....