‘I Think It Was Russia But…’: Trump Addresses Hacking Scandal
“A disgrace” and “an absolute disgrace” are phrases that Donald Trump used to describe unverified opposition report published by Buzzfeed last night during his long-awaited press conference today. Then, so fast it could have gone unnoticed, he conceded that yeah, he thinks Russia was behind the hacking that took place during the election.
Trump and his camp have repeatedly brushed off suggestions (and reports!) that Russia tried to directly influence the election, even siding with Julian Assange over the government’s intelligence community about it all. For him to say the words, “As far as hacking, I think it was Russia…” is a big deal.
He did follow that up with a sort of qualifier: “…but we get hacked by other countries.”
Watch the entire thing above.
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