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With the president after the comments, the president was -- said thank you very much and was saying no to answering questions. >> just no to answering questions. those walkbacks pale next to one empowering so many jokes and memes this week. the reference to a double negative to spin his embrace of putins defense at the summit. >> 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 thin...

Been -- i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia. sort of a double negative. you can put that in. i think it probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> reporter: in a telling moment yesterday as the president read from that piece of paper where he tried to walk back his comments, he added one point -- that it could be russia, but it could have been a lot of other people. that led a lot of people to believe that perhaps the president was reverting back to some of his past talking p...

Why it wouldnt be russia, sort of a double negative. i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> sort of a double negative, you can put that in. the presidents referring to this. >> they said they think its russia. i have president putin, he just said its not russia. i will say this. i dont see any reason why it would be. trump was saying theres no reason why it would be russia that hacked the u.s. that is putins message, now, tonight he wants everyone to change the "would" ...

Would 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. >> this morning the tabloid covers in new york making sure to lampoon the presidents cleanup efforts. the new york daily news "lost in the woulds." and "the new york post," whoopski. you heard kellyanne conway say the president himself sussed out the error and worked quickly to ...

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. >> yeah. that clarifies pretty good by itself. he cant even come up with that explanation and say it without making a mistake. if youre asking yourself does that even pass the laugh test, here is at least one answer. it comes from michael hayden, the former nsa and cia director, a retired four-star general, no less, known best perhaps...

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Communitys conclusion there russias meddling took place. i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia, sort of a double negative so you could put that in and i think that probably clarifies these good by itself. >> fast forward to a cabinet meeting today. >> is the president still pressuring russia? >> make your way out. >> that was the president seeming to assert that the russians are not still targeting the u.s. which is at odds with the settled view of the intes -- intelligence. the white h...

The idea there are these tapes. today its very clear, you know, we dont know who leaked this story, this information. but given the reporting i think its pretty clear it might be coming from michael cohen himself. so hes trying to speak to trump, the idea of the pardon and him wanting this pardon is always in the backdrop and clear i think with this story. >> i think the point liz makes wouldnt not be a bad theory, by which i mean -- im sorry, double negative. i botched it. >> its interesting, t...

Need for some clarification. it should have been obvious. i thought it would be obvious. but i would like to clarify just in case it wasnt. in 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 why it wouldnt be russia. so, just to repeat it, i said the word would instead of wouldnt. and the sentence should have been and i thought it would be maybe a little bit unclear on the transcript or unclear on the ac...

And i thought it might be unclear on the transcripts or the actual video -- the sentence should have been, "i dont see any reason why it wouldnt be russia." sort of a double negative. you can put that in and i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself.hi >> tucker: so thats the hostage tape. the president buckled to criticism. that is what happens, he buckle buckled. that happens, this is politics after all. what is amazing, unusual, and ominous is who made him buckle. the peopl...