Political Quotes

“I join with my colleagues this afternoon to talk about the President's deeply embarrassing and disgraceful meeting with President Putin yesterday. But first, allow me to comment on what we just heard from the President. A few minutes ago, President Trump seemed to say that he accepts the findings of the intelligence community that Russia meddled in our election. Well, welcome to the club, President Trump. We have known since the middle of the 2016 election that they meddled. For the President to admit it now is cold comfort to a disturbed public that has watched him bend over backward to avoid criticizing Putin directly. President Trump may be trying to squirm away from what he said yesterday, but it is 24 hours too late--and in the wrong place--for the President to take a real stance on Putin's election meddling. Amazingly, President Trump, after reading his statement that he accepted the intelligence community's conclusion that Putin meddled in our election, added, in his own words, ``could be other people also. A lot of people out there.'' This is just like Charlottesville. He made a horrible statement, tried to back off, but couldn't even bring himself to back off. It shows the weakness of this President. It shows the weakness of President Trump--that he is afraid to confront Mr. Putin directly. Like a coward, he tries to squeal away from it when he is several thousand miles away. What is President Putin going to take out of the President's actions today?…”