Did Trump mean his walk back today?

If this is Charlottesville redux, then expect Trump to get mad tonight that this afternoon’s do-over, wrong-word excuse didn’t garner glowing headlines, and then come out tomorrow doubling down on what he really wants to say, which is what he said alongside Putin.

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 17, 2018

BREAK: Senior Trump official says his Putin walk back is a lie. “I think he was more truthful yesterday than today and is capitulating to an angry caucus.” https://t.co/Okz88hqdkW

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) July 18, 2018

With @MarkLandler, the president calms almost no one by claiming he simply said "would" instead of "would not" alongside Putin https://t.co/V97PGQlL5y

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 17, 2018

Trump is deathly afraid of being laughed at. News flash, Mr President: The world is laughing at you. This is the silliest spin ever! https://t.co/a8F0eKPxVc

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) July 17, 2018

MSNBC's @KatyTurNBC asks if Trump is 'peeing on our leg and telling us it's raining' https://t.co/4YJprBcC0N

— Raw Story (@RawStory) July 18, 2018

Analyst: Trump looked like he was in hostage tape https://t.co/CZXhs1gHl8

— Harvey J Kaye (@harveyjkaye) July 17, 2018

Perspective: Trump’s attempt to clean up the Putin event was an insult to America’s intelligence https://t.co/awtOJPgPWS

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 17, 2018

Analysis: In his prepared remarks, Trump removed a line about bringing election hackers to justice https://t.co/vFFqprQb0L

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 17, 2018