Trump Admits to Russia 'Helping Me to Get Elected'

[meow2u3]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped “me to get elected,” and then quickly retracted the idea.

“No, Russia did not help me get elected,” Mr. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for Colorado Springs. “I got me elected.” He spoke less than an hour after his Twitter post.

The original comment, a clause in one of several Twitter posts this morning, is an extraordinary admission from Mr. Trump, who has avoided saying publicly that Russia helped him win the presidency in 2016 through its election interference. American intelligence agencies and federal prosecutors have long concluded that Russia tried to influence voters.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/us/politics/trump-russia-help-elected.html

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Trump deleted the tweet, but David Corn has the screenshot:

Link to tweet

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. This OOPS will make a great counter ad to the Election by Democrats.....

Use Trump's words against him in a flurry of ads, most effective.

Make Trump deny that was even him spouting such dribble.

[DarthDem]

2. Click on the Link

. . . to the screenshot. Great stuff. What a maroon.

[meow2u3]

3. What an imbessil!

[DarthDem]

17. Love It!!

Go, Bugs! Thanks for posting that, which made me smile.

[Stuart G]

4. Please show the entire quote that is the circle..that is the important statement from Trump

[UpInArms]

6. The quote

Russia, Russia, Russia! That’s all you heard at the beginning of this Witch Hunt Hoax...And now Russia has disappeared because I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected. It was a crime that didn’t exist. So now the Dems and their partner, the Fake News Media,.....

[Stuart G]

7. ..Here are the key 12 words .... "I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected"

[meow2u3]

9. He sure did give away the game

I spotted that, too.

[Stuart G]

10. Not only did he "give the game away"..when he tried to take it back,

he lied about it. For all to see about an important thing he said.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. The full screenshot:

And that, of course, is an admission it's not a 'hoax' or 'witch hunt'; Russia interfered, and an investigation into that was needed. And obstruction of that investigation is a crime, even if Trump wasn't shown to be active in the initial interference.

[progressoid]

15. Thanks.

[MontanaMama]

5. Words matter.

It’s in writing and does not matter that MF45 deleted it.

[Stuart G]

11. Yep, "Words matter." "It's in writing and does not matter that MF-45 deleted it"

Nothing else to say..

[blugbox]

18. I'd even argue it matters MORE because he deleted it

It is forever on the internet in writing, AND he tried to erase it from the world.

Words definitely matter, and he just invoked the Barbara Steisand effect on some particularly important words.

[MontanaMama]

19. Yes indeed.

Agree 100%. Gawd he is such a tool.

[duforsure]

12. He knows he's illegitimate,

As a president, as a business man, and as a person who cares about America, and each day he shows it even more by his comments , actions, and lies about it. He isn't working for America, and that's the hoax going on , not his being held accountable for all his criminal activities. That's also why he hides everything but claims he's being transparent to con people into believing the opposite of the truth. It may also be why Nancy Pelosi is trying to hold off on impeachment knowing a lot more is about to come out proving his level of corruption , and treasonous activities. I trust her , and that she knows a lot we don't is why she's holding off like she is now.

[PSPS]

14. Pelosi doesn't have enough votes in the house to start impeachment.

[littlemissmartypants]

16. That cannot be stated enough. It's like a baseball team without a pitcher,

batter and shortstop, among other missing positions. No amount of trying will result in a home run. The players (votes) just aren't there. It's very frustrating, almost embarrassing, to see how many people here just don't get it.

[Achilleaze]

13. The republican-russian betrayal of America must be punished at the ballot box

and the court of justice.