Barack Obama: “What is true is that the Russians intended to meddle and they meddled.…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2017

What is true is that the Russians intended to meddle and they meddled. Vladimir Putin is not on our team.

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Obama acknowledges Russian interference in the U.S. election and emphasizes that Putin is not an ally.

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Barack Obama: “What is true is that the Russians intended to meddle and they meddled. Vladimir Putin is not on our team.”