Donald Trump on the "Meddling" in the 2016 Election:
❝ '"I think it was Russia, I think it could have been other countries," Trump said. "I won’t be specific." He added: "So it was Russia and it was probably others also, and that’s probably been going on for a long period of time." ❞
Translation: So no big, right? Yeah, Russia, sure, everyone knows that, but other countries, too, probably Chi-na and North Korea, and everyone does it, always have, always will, so it's not a big deal, amirite? Can we move on?
It will be interesting to see how long this particular rhetorical tack lasts. I mean, it's moderately more reality-based, so that's good, but it feels more like he's dismissing the matter than anything else, and I'm not sure folk are quite willing yet to just shrug and dismiss those crazy Russian hi-jinx.
(Oh, also, "pretty severe things" — I'm sure the North Koreans are shaking in their boots over that.)
Trump Weighs ‘Pretty Severe Things’ for North Korea Over Launch
President Donald Trump said he is contemplating some “pretty severe things” to retaliate against North Korea after it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile this week that brings it closer to being able to hit the U.S. mainland.
Severe? " The Apprentice Goes to Pyongyang."