The president rebuffed a reporter’s question on whether he had confronted Vladimir Putin about reports of meddling.
President Donald Trump asserted on Monday that a force other than foreign adversaries was interfering in U.S. elections: Democrats.
“I’ll tell you who was meddling in our elections,” the president said at a White House news briefing. “The Democrats are meddling by wanting and insisting on sending mail-in ballots when there’s corruption all over the place.”
Trump had just rebuffed a question on whether he had confronted President Vladimir Putin of Russia on reported efforts to meddle in U.S. elections. Instead, he said Democrats were playing unfairly by pushing for more mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading.