Court documents reading like a bond script about the agent trying to use the gop to help mother russia. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. The assertions about russian cyberattacks are not limited it turns out to what happened in 2016. We also learned today that the president s doubting of his intelligence agencies applies the cyberattacks right now. The president this afternoon when asked if russia is targeting the United States said, no. Take a listen. Is russia still tar getting the u. S. , mr. President . Make your way out. No . You dont believe thats the case . To recap, the reporter said is russia still targeting the United States, mr. President . The president says, thank you very much, no . She says, no . You dont believe that to be the case . He says, no. That seems to be a stunning turn around. The warning lights are blinking red. Again. The day the Digital Infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack. In regards to state actio
question asked and for people around the president to then come out and suggest just like they did yesterday that somehow there was a misunderstanding here, it kind of is suggested that they think they re all stupid. look. this is an issue of preparation. when the president goes out and he makes a statement, if the plan is for the president to simply make his namt astatement then usher the press out, he has to stick to the plan and to keep kaw quiet and time and time again the president gets in trouble because he doesn t stick to the plan. one of your roeeporters, wit usa today was in the room. daily beast. sorry. i forgot. he was the white house reporter, the pooler today. the designated reporter going in for other roerpts. representing mack sens or print? print. he was there and saying there s no cross talk and no question