Political Quotes

“in the 3 days since the President returned from his humiliating display of obsequiousness in Helsinki, he has offered numerous explanations for his behavior. First, he said the media was too focused on the negative and that his summit with Putin was a great success. Then, admitting there was, in fact, a problem, he attempted to walk back some of his comments, but even he couldn't commit to that and ad- libbed that other people could also have been responsible for interfering in the 2016 elections. A mere 24 hours later, the President was back to claiming it was not his fault and that the media was biased. Then, astoundingly--the President not having learned his lesson--when he was asked yesterday whether Russia was still attacking our election system, the President replied ``no.'' This was, of course, followed by yet another implausible clarification when--surprise--his Press Secretary told reporters that was not what the President meant. Although, when you actually look at the tape, it is clear as a bell it is what the President meant. He was saying Russia was not still attacking our election system--once again, disbelieving all of the fine men and women who have reported this, who labor quietly, diligently in our intelligence agencies. The constantly shifting, insincere, and thoroughly unconvincing explanations for the President's performance reveal that the President and his team do not understand the depth of President Trump's blunders with Putin.…”