Donald Trump has said he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin more than the “lower class” working for US intelligence.
New Delhi,Has been updated: Jan 31, 2023 10:09 IST
Former US President Donald Trump (file photo)
India Today Webdesk: Former President Donald Trump reiterated on Monday that he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin more than the “lower class” working for US intelligence.
In 2018, Donald Trump sent shockwaves across Washington when he explained it for the first time standing next to Vladimir Putin.
The former president was criticized at the time by both Republicans and Democrats for defaming the work of America’s intelligence services and, in particular, for taking the Russian president’s words more seriously than his own Director of National Intelligence.
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But on Monday, he said little changed in his beliefs, following a wave of criticism he received at the time in a post that supposedly described members of the intelligence community, including the CIA, NSA, FBI, and cybersecurity agencies, as “vulgars.” , reported The Independent.
“Remember when in Helsinki a third-rate reporter basically asked me who I trusted more, Russian President Vladimir Putin, or our low-intelligence lives?[?]” the former president wrote to Truth Social.
“My instincts at the time were in the form of James Comey, McCabe (his wife was being rescued by Crooked Hillary while Crooked was being investigated!), Brennan, and Peter Strzok (his wife is in the SEC). ) and lover Lisa Page.Add McGonigal and other slimes to the list.Would you choose Putin or the misfit?” he added.
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Trump has been repeatedly criticized for taking Putin’s side as president and since leaving the White House.
The former president was criticized for acknowledging a US intelligence agency’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
The Independent reports that Russia’s involvement in the election has led to years of politically damaging investigations into Donald Trump and his inner circle, led by Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller. caused, and in the end no criminals came out. Indictments against the President (although some were convicted of unrelated indictments in the course of the investigation).
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