Today, Trump reads a scripted walk back from yesterday's blundering fiasco. Trump attempted on Tuesday to clarify his widely criticized comments in Helsinki. Trump said today, "I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia." At the Monday press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said about election meddling in 2016: "(Putin) just said it's not Russia. I will say this: I don't see any reason why it would be." Trump said about election meddling in 2016:
Trump also said on Tuesday that he had "full faith and support" for the American intelligence community and supported their assessment that Russia meddled in the election, although the president claimed that others could also be responsible (off script).