Trump v. the truth
When historians look back on the Trump presidency, they'll say that last week was the moment something changed -- when uncomfortable Q's about Russia moved into the mainstream in a whole new way.
And if Helsinki was fresh kindling for a raging fire, Trump poured even more fuel on the 🔥 Sunday night. With the click of a button, he tweeted that "Russia" -- shorthand for the Russian interference campaign in 2016 -- was "all a big hoax."
Trump seemed to be contradicting his own claims that he believes US intelligence. He's been briefed on the intel repeatedly...as I said to CNN's Ana Cabrera... but he feels compelled to return to this "hoax" lie again and again.
The upshot: Trump ensured that the start of a new workweek will be consumed by Q's about his refusal to really acknowledge Russia's attack.
brian.stelter@turner.com

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