Trump on Putin: ‘I Believe that He Believes’ That Russia Did Not Meddle in the Election

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TRUMP: " I am surprised is any conflict on this. What I said there is I believe that he believes that and that’s important for someone to leave. I believe that he feels that he and Russia did not meddle in the election. As to whether I believe it or not, I am with our agencies especially as currently constituted with their leadership. I believe in our Intel agencies and our intelligence agencies and I worked with them very strongly and there weren’t 17 as was previously reported there were four but they were saying there were 17 and there were actually four but as currently led by fine people, I believe very much in our intelligence agencies. Now, at the same time, I want to be able because I think it’s very important to get along with Russia and to get along with China and to get along with Vietnam and to get along with lots of countries because we have a lot of things we have to sell and frankly, Russia and China, in particular, can help us with the North Korea problem which is one of our truly great problems. So, I am not looking to stand and start arguing with somebody when the reporters all around and cameras recording and seeing our conversation. I think it was very obvious to everyone that I believe president Putin really feels and feel strongly that he did not meddle in our election. What he believes is what he believes. What I believe is that we have to get to work and I think everyone understood this that heard the answer we have to get to work to solve Syria and some North Korea, to solve Ukraine, to solve terrorism and, you know, people do not realize Russia has been very, very heavily sanctioned. They were sanctioned at a very high level and that took place very recently. It is now time to get back to healing a world that his shattered and broken. Those are very important things and I feel that having Russia in a friendly as a post to always fighting with them is an asset to the world and an asset to our country, not a liability. By the way, Hillary Clinton had the reset button. She wanted to get back together with Russia. She even spelled reset wrong. That is how it started and then it got worse. President Obama wanted to get along with Russia but the chemistry was not there. Getting along with other nations is a good thing, not a bad thing. Believe me. It’s a good thing, not a bad thing."