Page 2 - Return Putin News Today

Unfortunately. now -- paul: he stepped back from it. >> because of that backlash from congress, he stepped back. thats a good thing. that also shows that checks and balances in the american system work. but the very idea that the white house spokesperson sarah huckabee sanders didnt immediately shut that down, that putin request, when she was asked about it this week, to me shows a fundamental lack of communication within the administration and a lack of understanding of putins method and his ta...

Huge effort into working the issues, prepping the president, preparing him for the four-hour summit, either the bilateral with staff or the one-on-one, but why didnt they prepare for the press conference? paul: the most obvious question that he would get at that press conference. >> yes. it is an appendage to the summit but it is the only place where the whole world is watching you. im not an executive position like that, but i have had a few press conferences in my life because things bad happe...

Story. did anyone catch this comment monday in helsinki when trump was talking election interference. >> spent a great deal of time talking about it and president putin may very well want to address it and very strongly because he feels very strongly about it and he has an interesting idea. >> an interesting idea. so now we know what that interesting idea is. in their private meeting putin tosses out the suggestion which is this, he said that russia will allow robert muellers team to come into h...

Democrats and republicans, president trump this week walked back his comments on russian election meddling, claiming he misspoke monday during a news conference with vladimir putin when he said he couldnt see any reason why moscow would have interfered in the 2016 campaign. those comments causing a firestorm and putting the president at odds with the u.s. intelligence community and members of his own party in congress. this as secretary of state mike pompeo gets set to head to the hill next week...

Latest updates on this topic.

Answer a question from tucker carlson on montenegro. >> membership in nato obligates the members to defend any other member thats attacked. lets say montenegro is attacked, why should my son go there to defend it? >> i understand what you are saying. montenegro is a tiny country with very strong people, very aggressive people, and they may get aggressive, and congratulations you are in world war iii. paul: deterrence is the core function of nato or any alliance like this. does a comment like tha...

Latest updates on this topic.

President? >> you know, theres a lot of misunderstanding about this. in talking to the people around the president, who i know, the president drives foreign policy and national security, make no mistake about it. paul: correct. >> and listen, i think this president -- i mean despite this week of criticism, hes the toughest guy on russia since ronald reagan, and the facts are on the table. look, the trump defense buildup comparable to the reagan buildup. it has to last a few more years to be sure...