Putin wanted Hillary to win election to weaken America
Putin wanted Hillary to win election to weaken America:- President Trump said Wednesday in his only public appearance in the U.S. this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have preferred Hillary Clinton as president because she would have made America weaker.
In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson, Mr. Trump tried to debunk claims that Russia wanted to help him win the election last year. He said that conclusion is illogical because Mr. Putin presumably wants weak leadership in Washington.
“We are the most powerful country in the world, and we are getting more and more powerful because I’m a big military person,” Mr. Trump said. “As an example, if Hillary had won, our military would be decimated. Our energy would be much more expensive. That’s what Putin doesn’t like about me. And that’s why I say, why would he want me? Because from Day One, I wanted a strong military. He doesn’t want to see that.”
Mr. Trump’s comments, to be broadcast on “The 700 Club” on Thursday night, constituted his lone appearance in the U.S. after four days of isolation as the latest furor erupted over suspected collusion with Russia, this time involving his eldest son, Donald Jr. The president hadn’t been seen publicly since returning from a European summit Saturday night, and he departed the U.S. again Wednesday evening for France to attend a Bastille Day celebration.
White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Mr. Trump has held meetings this week with top economic advisers on trade and with other officials on cybersecurity. She rejected a suggestion that he was being secretive.
“There’s nothing secret about having meetings … with members of his staff or members of the administration,” Mrs. Sanders told reporters. “The president had an incredibly robust schedule overseas in both Poland and Germany. And he’s preparing to leave [for France]; he’s spending quite a bit of time with a lot of those of you who are traveling.”
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