A double negative was just too confusing for the dotard to pull off

[Orangeutan]

See, there's a perfectly innocent explanation for it all!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-dismantles-trumps-absurd-double-negative-defense-points-for-being-creative

[Orangeutan]

1. He is one slippery devil.

[regnaD kciN]

2. ...because A Very Stable Genius can't be expected to understand double negatives!

[unblock]

3. most people realize by the age of five that "oopsies, i meant 'not'" doesn't actually work.

[Different Drummer]

4. Does he even know what a double negative is?

I'm thinking not.

[uponit7771]

7. +1

[DoctorJoJo]

5. Especially, a Double Dotard!

[boston bean]

8. LOL

[Mc Mike]

6. He made a mistake when he made today's statement, though.

He meant that he meant to say that he doesn't see any reason why it wouldn't NOT be Russia.