Trump downplays Russia's role in massive hack of U.S. government, contradicts Pompeo – Ya Libnan
File photo of President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin President Donald Trump addressed the ongoing cyber hacks of the U.S. government for the first time on Saturday, seeking to turn blame away from Moscow while downplaying their gravity. In a bizarre outburst on Twitter, he contradicted his top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who on Friday pinned the breaches that have afflicted at least five major federal agencies “clearly” on Russia, and the president even floated the possibility that the true culprit “may be China (it may!)” Trump’s aversion t...